chelsea cody is a visual artist and writer based in los angeles.

with a background in journalism, political theory, and women’s studies, chelsea carves a circuitous path in pursuit of a more resilient and life-affirming creative existence. utilizing photography, sculpture, performance, and digital design - her practice calls into question the status quo. drawing on her interests in postmodern philosophy, social justice, power dynamics, and identity, she creates an array of written and visual work for creative agencies and individual commissions.

Born 1985 Los Angeles, California, USA

Lives and Works in Los Angeles, California, USA

education

2019 MFA Studio Art - Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA

2009 BA Journalism & Philosophy - CSU Northridge, Los Angeles, CA 

solo exhibitions [graduate work]

2019 virtual touching  mfa thesis exhibition  Art Center College of Design  Pasadena, CA

2019 soft animal of your body Art Center College of Design  Pasadena, CA

2019  be like water Art Center College of Design  Pasadena, CA

2018 no place at home Art Center College of Design  Pasadena, CA

2018 keep the vampire occupied  Art Center College of Design Pasadena  CA

group exhibitions

2020 the day that dawns for you, will also dawn for me, IG performance series - post & video

2020 i didn’t know about the inside of me, IG livestream reading series - post & video

2019 Going Clear ArtCenter DTLA, 114 W. 4th St, Los Angeles, CA [May 16 - June 23]

publications & press

2019 Graduate Thesis – Being [UN]Reasonable: Persona, Performance, Power

2018 Insomnia, experimental short film script - performance by proxy

2017 I Cannot Love A Triangle, OVERshare - experimental digital publication

2016 Superstition Review Issue 18 Fall 2016

2016 Investor’s Business Weekly Illustrator, print & digital editions

2015 Amadeus Magazine - Interview, Fleeting Landscapes

2015 East of Borneo, Contributing Photographer, print & digital