Chloë Bass facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chloë Bass
Bass meets with the New York Arts Practicum, 2013
Born	1984 (age 40–41) Manhattan
Nationality	American
Education	Brooklyn College, Yale University
Known for	Social Practice
Spouse(s)	James McNally

Chloë Bass (born 1984) is an American artist. She creates art that makes people think. Her work often involves performances and projects that connect with communities. Chloë's art often explores feelings and relationships between people.

She helped start and organize 'Arts in Bushwick' from 2007 to 2011. This group puts on 'Bushwick Open Studios'. Today, she teaches art at Queens College, CUNY. She studied at Yale University and Brooklyn College. Chloë Bass used to write for the art website Hyperallergic until 2018.

Early Life and Education

Chloë Bass was born in New York City in 1984. She grew up in the Upper West Side area. In 2002, she moved to New Haven to study Theatre Studies at Yale University.

While at Yale, two big labor strikes happened in 2003. One strike involved dining hall workers. These events greatly influenced Chloë and her later interest in community organizing. She finished her master's degree in Performance and Interactive Media at Brooklyn College in 2011.

Chloë Bass's Art Career

Bass moved to Bushwick in 2006. There, she became a main organizer for Arts in Bushwick from 2007 to 2011. She helped plan the Bushwick Open Studios. This event lets artists open their studios to the public.

While living in Bushwick, Chloë also worked to help people register to vote. She also created a project about how people were being moved out of their homes. This project helped her get a seat on Community Board 4. She served on this board until 2012.

Art Projects and Exhibitions

In 2011, Bass moved to Bed-Stuy, where she still lives. In 2014, she worked with the Laundromat Project in Bed-Stuy. She created a project called The Department of Local Affairs. For this, she gathered information from local people. This included their writings, drawings, and conversations. She wanted to see how this information differed from what companies collect for ads.

From 2015 to 2017, Chloë worked on an eight-part project. It was called The Book of Everyday Instruction. This project explored how people interact with each other every day. Parts of this work have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). One part involved creating poetic art in bathrooms. Another invited visitors to smell jars of different spices.

Her art has been shown in many places. These include the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts and The Bronx Museum of the Arts. She has also received special art residencies. These are programs where artists can focus on their work.

In 2019, the Studio Museum in Harlem asked her to create her first big solo show. This exhibition, called Wayfinding, was shown at St. Nicholas Park. Later, she took the artwork on tour across the country. She also created a new part of the work for the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.