CHLOÉ DUPLESSIS
Artist. Historian. Speaker.
Chloé Duplessis is a legally blind artist and historian whose work explores the intersections of memory, access, and material culture. Working across visual art, archival research, and historical interpretation, Duplessis centers non-visual ways of knowing—touch, sound, narrative, and embodied experience—as both method and subject.
Her practice explores how disability, perception, and power shape historical record-keeping and public memory. Duplessis earned a degree in Cultural Studies from The University of New Orleans, and has traveled to nine countries and twenty-four states in support of her work. She is the creator of Denver's first visually accessible ‘I VOTED’ sticker and the 2023 recipient of the Denver Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture.
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In 2024, Duplessis was selected to lead the Colorado Black Equity Study, a two year historical research program that will document practices and policies that have caused harm to Black Coloradans. Preventing access to wealth, health, education and justice.
She presents exhibitions annually and speaks on Black culture, accessibility and the importance of honoring our shared history.
Announcing Our Partnership with Athena Project!
We are grateful to announce the Athena Project as fiscal partners with me and Duplessis Art. The Athena Project is a Colorado non-profit who "amplifies the work of all women and underrepresented genders through the arts." Please visit their website to learn more about their mission and other inclusive programming and partnerships.
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With this fiscal partnership, we are able to accept donations from those who would like to support the work of Duplessis Art. Donations could support future installations, increasing team capacity through trainings, workshops and hiring of contract staff and the growth of services I can provide, like speaking engagements, virtual workshop courses, and more.
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If you feel moved to donate, big or small, it would be a blessing to myself and my team. The donation button below will take you to directly to the donation page.
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Thank you and thank the Athena Project for this amazing partnership!