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
EXHIBITIONS
Group Exhibition – Content Warning, Student Curators Group, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Spring 2023
Group Exhibition – DIY Show, Student Curators Group, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Fall 2023
Group Exhibition – Parallels, HYPERBOY, Casa Del Xolo, Seattle WA Fall 2024
Catalogue Writing – Art Faculty Exhibition, The Behnke Family Gallery Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Fall 2024
Group Exhibition – Buh OOMPH, HYPERBOY, Woodland Theatre, Seattle WA Spring 2024
Group Exhibition – Throughlines, Student Curators Group, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Spring 2024
Group Exhibition – Oh, To Return, Behnke Family Gallery at Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Spring 2025
Group Exhibition – Scholarship Showcase, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA, spring 2025
Group Exhibition – WHY2K?!, HYPERBOY, Woodland Theatre, Seattle WA Spring 2025
Group Exhibition – Hyper Drive: Multimedia Winter Fundraiser, HYPERBOY, Woodland Theatre, Seattle WA Fall 2025
Group Exhibition – Future Forward: Crisscross, Mini Mart City Park, Seattle, WA, Spring 2026
Upcoming Solo Exhibition – 2026 Art BFA Exhibition, 9th Avenue Gallery at Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University, Seattle WA, Spring 2026
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
EXHIBITIONS
Group Exhibition – Content Warning, Student Curators Group, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Spring 2023
Group Exhibition – DIY Show, Student Curators Group, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Fall 2023
Group Exhibition – Parallels, HYPERBOY, Casa Del Xolo, Seattle WA Fall 2024
Catalogue Writing – Art Faculty Exhibition, The Behnke Family Gallery Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Fall 2024
Group Exhibition – Buh OOMPH, HYPERBOY, Woodland Theatre, Seattle WA Spring 2024
Group Exhibition – Throughlines, Student Curators Group, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Spring 2024
Group Exhibition – Oh, To Return, Behnke Family Gallery at Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Spring 2025
Group Exhibition – Scholarship Showcase, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA, spring 2025
Group Exhibition – WHY2K?!, HYPERBOY, Woodland Theatre, Seattle WA Spring 2025
Group Exhibition – Hyper Drive: Multimedia Winter Fundraiser, HYPERBOY, Woodland Theatre, Seattle WA Fall 2025
Group Exhibition – Future Forward: Crisscross, Mini Mart City Park, Seattle, WA, Spring 2026
Upcoming Solo Exhibition – 2026 Art BFA Exhibition, 9th Avenue Gallery at Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University, Seattle WA, Spring 2026
Contact: cloe.short.95@gmail.com