about
Cloe Caroljane Short is an image and object maker in Seattle, Washington. Her work is informed by material histories within the substrates of modern imperial capitalism–specifically steel and image. Cloe’s use of architectural pattern work and surveillance imagery draws attention to the manufactured separation and the control that is exercised through media and architecture. Violence hangs over our country like thick drapes, adorned with a pattern so captivating that drawing them open is hardly considered as a possibility.We did not arrive here suddenly or accidentally, there are little strings that stretch through space and time and connect everything. Through research, sculpture, and painting, Cloe attempts to trace the intersection of a few strings.
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
Fabrication Lab at Cornish College of the Arts – Lab Assistant, 2025-Present
Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA – Advancement Intern, 2025
National Stuttering Association – Conference Employee and Assistant to Executive Director, 2018-2024
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
The National Society of Leadership and Success at Arizona State University 2024–present
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society 2024–present
Cornish Merit Scholarship 2022--present
Sherry Raisbeck Scholarship 2023-2025
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards Nominee 2025
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Oh, To Return, curated by Philippe Kyojung Kim, Behnke Family Gallery at Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA
2026
Future Forward: Crisscross, curated by Noelle Whitaker, Mini Mart City Park, Seattle, WA
2026 Art BFA Exhibition, 9th Avenue Gallery at Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University, Seattle WA
(upcoming) Group Show at SOIL, Seattle, WA
(upcoming) Group Show at The Space, Columbia City, WA
(upcoming) Conduit, SOIL and Actualize, curated by Grayson Richter, Seattle, Washington
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
EDUCATION
| Cornish College of the Arts, Graduation May 2026 Bachelors of Fine Arts, Visual Art Arizona State University, Graduation May 2026 Bachelors of Art, Liberal Studies |
EXPERIENCE
Fabrication Lab at Cornish College of the Arts – Lab Assistant, 2025-Present
Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA – Advancement Intern, 2025
National Stuttering Association – Conference Employee and Assistant to Executive Director, 2018-2024
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
The National Society of Leadership and Success at Arizona State University 2024–present
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society 2024–present
Cornish Merit Scholarship 2022--present
Sherry Raisbeck Scholarship 2023-2025
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards Nominee 2025
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Oh, To Return, curated by Philippe Kyojung Kim, Behnke Family Gallery at Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA
2026
Future Forward: Crisscross, curated by Noelle Whitaker, Mini Mart City Park, Seattle, WA
2026 Art BFA Exhibition, 9th Avenue Gallery at Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University, Seattle WA
(upcoming) Group Show at SOIL, Seattle, WA
(upcoming) Group Show at The Space, Columbia City, WA
(upcoming) Conduit, SOIL and Actualize, curated by Grayson Richter, Seattle, Washington
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DIY Show, Student Curators Group at Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Fall 2023
2024
Parallels, HYPERBOY, Casa Del Xolo, Seattle WA
Buh OOMPH, HYPERBOY, Woodland Theatre, Seattle WA
Throughlines, Student Curators Group, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA
2025
Scholarship Showcase, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
WHY2K?!, HYPERBOY, Woodland Theatre, Seattle WA
Hyper Drive: Multimedia Winter Fundraiser, HYPERBOY, Woodland Theatre, Seattle WA
2026
(upcoming) PYRAMID SCHEME, Base Camp, Seattle, WA
Contact: cloe.short.95@gmail.com