Chloe GHiLlani
STATEMENT
Pieces, specks, minuscule particles of plastic based products are scattered throughout our world: both visible and invisible. Found in fields, forests, inside of animals, and suspended in large bodies of water such as my local Bay and Pacific Coastline. Bits of non-biodegradable consumer related objects are here stay, some would say, indefinitely. Within my practice, I strive to call attention to these type of unseen, looked-past, and ignored problems within our environment, society, e-commerce consumer market, and moral character. All of the physical materials I use are originally recommended to me through digital advertisements online, which are based on my past web searches. My most recent series within Space, "Packing: Space" are inspired by the exponentially growing use of online shopping by consumers worldwide. Within these series, I like to play between the lines of natural vs. artificial objects, familiar vs. strange forms, and space vs. place.
BIO
Chloe Ghillani is a San Francisco based artist, gallerist, curator, and consultant. She obtained a Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) graduate degree from California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco in May of 2018. She attended Roger Williams University (RWU) from Fall 2012 to May 2015 and graduated with a BA in Fine Arts and a minor in Marine Biology. When she is not producing her own work or curating based on concepts of promoting sustainability within a consumption obsessed society, she holds the position of a Gallery Associate and Consultant at Eleanor Harwood Gallery. Her tasks range from but not limited to, working with and managing the represented artists, assisting with artists’ large scale commissions (commercial/residential) through consultants, art advisors, and interior designers, sales, PR, inventory, CMS, gallery promotion and event planning, art handling and installation, and occasionally curating exhibitions.
During her time at CCA, Ghillani was the Co-Director of the student run gallery and event space, Orange Box, which is located on the CCA campus. She and her Co-Director, Amanda Rush, curated exhibitions of CCA affiliated students and professors, as well as outside artists’ work, educational workshops, and university and external funded events once a week in the space. Along side gaining her MFA, Ghillani started, managed, and produced content for the Instagram handle strictlylivin_, which consisted of food styling images, recipes, and promoting a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Her latest educational position was a Teaching Assistant for the 2D/3D programing and production class Digital Tools during her last semester at CCA, where she taught along side two professional educators within CCA’s community.
Being categorized as an artist places Ghillani in a broad spectrum of the multiple creatives within the Bay Area. She produces her own physical work, but also helps other creatives find a place and audience for their work: physically in a gallery space or through a digital platform. No matter the creative field, she strives to learn more about producing her own large scale installations, collaborating with and supporting artists and other creative professionals, curating contemporary material, and how to operate her own creative based business.
