petra cortright

Petra Cortright (b.1986) is an artist who surfes the internet. She practices the creation and distribution of digital and physical images using consumer or corporate softwares.  Cortright became renowned for making self-portrait videos that use her computer’s webcam and default effects tools, which she would then upload to YouTube and caption with spam text. Her paintings on aluminum, linen, paper, or acrylic are created in Photoshop using painting software and appropriated images, icons, and marks.

habitat extends an invitation to Cortright as a result of her practice’s post-industrial appropriation.

Cortright has exhibited at institutions including Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing; Lab for Emerging Arts and Performance (LEAP), Berlin; CCA: The Center of Contemporary Arts, Sante Fe, New Mexico; Espai Cultural Caja Madrid, Barcelona; Chelsea Art Museum, New York.

Cortright is represented by 1301PE in Los Angeles, Société in Berlin and Brigade Gallery in Copenhagen.