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Charisse Pearlina Weston (born 1988) is an American conceptual artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Known for her work in sculpture, installation, and photography, Weston's art explores themes of Black interiority, concealment, and resistance, often using glass as a metaphor for both fragility and resilience.[1]
Early Life and Education
[edit]Weston was born in Houston, Texas, in 1988. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Texas, a Master of Science in Modern Art: History, Curating, and Criticism from the University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh College of Art, and a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a Critical Theory emphasis from the University of California-Irvine in 2019. She is also an alumna of the Whitney Museum of American Art's Independent Study Program.[2]
Artistic Practice
[edit]Weston's work is characterized by its use of glass, which she describes as a medium of duality: fragile yet malleable, vulnerable yet resilient. Her pieces often incorporate techniques of concealment, repetition, and enfoldment, reflecting Black interior life as a space of resistance and autonomy.[1] She integrates photographs, fragments of glass, and poetic etchings into her work, using these elements to explore the theme of Black cultural production and resilience. Her works have been described as offering "yet another representation of meaning's capacity to shatter," emphasizing how repetition and fragmentation embody resilience and cultural persistence.[3]
Career
[edit]Weston has participated in numerous residencies and fellowships, including the Studio Museum in Harlem's Artist-in-Residence program (2022–2023), the Jerome Hill Fellowship, and the Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University's Lewis Center for the Arts.[2][4] Her work has been shown in solo exhibitions at the Queens Museum in New York and the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University in Houston. Weston is represented by Jack Shainman Gallery.[1][5]
In addition to gallery and museum exhibitions, Weston has been included in the 2024 Whitney Biennial, which will run from March 20 through September 2024, and her work has been highlighted in publications such as *The Financial Times* and *Art Basel*.[6][7]
Weston has published a book titled *Awaiting*, released by Ugly Duckling Presse, which combines her artwork with poetic text to further examine the themes of concealment and introspection in Black identity.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Charisse Pearlina Weston - Artist". Jack Shainman Gallery. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ a b "Jack Shainman Gallery Adds Charisse Pearlina Weston to Roster of Artists Engaged in Social and Cultural Issues". CultureType. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Charisse Pearlina Weston Interviewed by Zoë Hopkins". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Charisse Pearlina Weston - Rakow Commission". Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Of a Tomorrow: Lighter than Air, Stronger than Whiskey, Cheaper than Dust". Queens Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Young Voices from the Whitney Biennial 2024". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Young Voices from the Whitney Biennial 2024". Art Basel. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Awaiting by Charisse Pearlina Weston". Ugly Duckling Presse. Retrieved 2024-11-01.