Chanell Stone is an American photographer. She is Black and known for her "Natura Negra" series.[1][2] Stone lives and works in Oakland, California.[2]
Chanell Stone | |
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| Born | 1992 (age 31–32) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Alma mater | California College of the Arts, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College |
| Known for | Photography |
| Awards | 2020 Artist in Residence, Real Time and Space
2019–2020 Emerging Artist Award, Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco 2018–2019 Purchase Prize Award, Center for Photography at Woodstock |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editShe received an associate degree in English from Los Angeles Trade-Technical College in 2017.[citation needed] Stone received a BFA degree in photography from California College of the Arts in 2019.[citation needed]
Work
editChanell Stone's work predominantly features black and white self-portraits. She first took an analog photography class in high school[3] and continues to use film in her practice, primarily shooting with a Pentax.[4]
Stone was a featured photographer in W Magazine's "These Are the 8 Young Photographers to Follow in 2020".[3] She was also a shortlisted finalist for the 2020 San Francisco Artadia Award.[5] She attributes her interest in representation and self-portraiture to growing up with social media, namely Myspace.[3] Portrait photography continues to be her primary focus.[6]
Her series "Natura Negra" explores the connection of black bodies and nature,[7] specifically the nature that can be found in dense cities[4] or what she refers to as "urban nature".[3] This series sets out to reclaim and reconnect black bodies to nature, even if it is in an urban setting.[1] Stone says, "As Black people, it feels like these rural spaces aren't for us. I want to turn that idea on its head."[2] Stone also aims to dispel the problematic idea that Black people’s only connection to nature is through slavery.[6] "Natura Negra" won her an emerging artist award from the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco.
Stone has also worked as an editorial photographer for the California Sunday Magazine, documenting a family affected by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California in 2018.[8]
For Black History Month in February 2021, Apple, Inc. commissioned 30 photographers to contribute to the Shot on iPhone campaign, "Hometown".[9] Stone contributed pictures of Oakland, California that were featured on Apple's Instagram account as well as billboards around the San Francisco Bay Area.
Awards and fellowships
editAmong the honors which Stone has earned are:
- 2020 Artist in Residence, Real Time and Space[10]
- 2019–2020 Emerging Artist Award, Museum of the African Diaspora San Francisco[11]
- 2018–2019 Purchase Prize Award, Center for Photography at Woodstock[12]
- 2018–2019 Kate V. and Harry W. Davies Memorial Scholarship, California College of the Arts
- 2017–2019 Diversity Scholarship, California College of the Arts
- 2017–2019 Faculty Honors Scholarship, California College of the Arts
Exhibitions
edit- Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, California, "Poetics of Conflict" (2018)
- Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY, "Photography Now" (2018)
- Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY, "Vice Versa" (2018)[13]
- Aperture Foundation, New York, NY, "Aperture Summer Open: Delirious Cities” (2019)[14]
- SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA, "Forecast" (2019)[15]
- Hit Gallery, San Francisco, CA, "Brass Tacks" (2019)[citation needed]
- Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA "Experiments in the Field: Creative Collaboration in the Age of Ecological Concern” (2020)[16]
- Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA, "Natura Negra" (2020)[1]
- Apple, Inc., Shot on iPhone, "Hometown" (2021)[citation needed]
Collections
editStone's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, New York[citation needed]
- Meyer Library: Artist Book Collection, Oakland, California[17]
References
edit- ^ a b c "MoAD Emerging Artists presents Chanell Stone". MoAD Museum of African Diaspora. 2019. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c Matsuda, Will (February 27, 2021). "Housing Projects And Empty Lots. How Chanell Stone Is Reframing Nature Photography". NPR.org. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "These Are the 8 Young Photographers to Follow in 2020". W Magazine | Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "The Faces and Conversations of MoAD's Winter Opening Reception". KQED. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "In the Artist's Studio | Chanell Stone". MoAD Museum of African Diaspora. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Policarpio, PJ Gubatina. "Episode 9: Chanell Stone with PJ Gubatina Policarpio". Art Practical. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ LensCulture, Chanell Stone |. "Chanell Stone". LensCulture. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "High School Students Escape the Paradise Fire". The California Sunday Magazine. October 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Apple celebrates Black History Month". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "REAL TIME & SPACE | RESIDENCY". Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Emerging Artists Program". MoAD Museum of African Diaspora. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "CPW – Photography Now 2018". cpw.org. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Vice Versa". Ortega y Gasset Projects. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Summer Open: Delirious Cities, July 25 – August 29, 2019". Aperture Foundation NY. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Forecast 2019". SF Camerawork. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "MutualArt.com – The Web's Largest Art Information Service". mutualart.com. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ American night: bootleg edition of Paul Graham's American night. Oakland, CA – via Library Catalog (Koha).