Cole Sternberg

Sternberg was born in Richmond, VA and grew up in Saratoga, CA. He spent his early life drawing endlessly, but hated the concept of being told how to perceive art, hence his educational pursuits led to B.A. degrees from Villanova University in business, and a Juris Doctor from American University. While at American, Sternberg received the university's Highest Award for Scholarship at the Graduate Level.[http://www.american.edu/universityawards/Student-Awardees.cfm Student Awardees, American.edu] He hung oil paintings in a bar in his spare time as a student at American.[http://flavorwire.com/26952/exclusive-an-interview-with-la-artist-cole-sternberg/ Exclusive: An Interview With L.A. Artist Cole Sternberg, FlavorWire.com, July, 2009]

Cole Sternberg lives and works in Los Angeles.[https://www.artsy.net/artist/cole-sternberg/ Artsy] His practice touches a range of formats including painting, installation, video, and writing. Series of his work has focused on a variety of social issues, from current human rights activism and its relationship to the law, to the environment, to the media and concepts of content overload.

The works tend to be subtle or subversive in nature, driven by elegant visual concepts and poetry. He is interested in the intersection between humanity and humankind and how their lack of congruity hinders social progression and development.

Sternberg has exhibited both nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at The American University Museum (Washington, DC),[https://american.edu/cas/katzen/calendar/index.cfm?id=2084491/ Late Fall Exhibitions on the American University Museum, American University] El Segundo Museum of Art (El Segundo, CA),[https://archpaper.com/2014/12/view-home-art-el-segundo-museum-art/ HOME is Where the Art Is at the El Segundo Museum of Art, Architects Newspaper, Dec 2014] Hochhaus Hansa (a Ruhr.2010 Museum, Dortmund, Germany),[http://theartreserve.com/blog/cole-sternberg-featured-at-hochhaus-hansa Cole Sternberg Featured at Hochhaus Hansa, TheArtReserve.com] Primary (Miami),[http://www.pamm.org/blog/2015/02/pamm-core-creative-enjoyed-artful-evening-primary-projects/ PAMM, Feb 2015] David B. Smith Gallery (Denver),[https://www.davidbsmithgallery.com/artist/show/cole-sternberg/ David D Smith Gallery] Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND, Los Angeles),[https://nomadicdivision.org/exhibition/tribute-to-ed-kienholzs-watercolors-barter-show/ Tribute to Ed Kienholzs Watercolors, Nomadic Division, March 2012] the Getty Museum's Pacific Standard Time, Paris Photo (Los Angeles),{{Cite web |url=https://mama.gallery/cole-sternberg-paris-photo/ |title=MAMA Gallery, May 2015 |access-date=2018-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516103436/https://mama.gallery/cole-sternberg-paris-photo/ |archive-date=2018-05-16 |url-status=dead }} Zona Maco (Mexico City),[http://zsonamaco.com/february/arte-contemporaneo/2017/awards ARTZ Pedregal Acquisition Award, Zona Maco, 2017] ArtBo (Bogota),[https://news.artnet.com/market/artbo-2016-latin-american-fairs-722507/ Colombia’s ArtBo Strengthens Bid to Lead Latin American Art Fairs, Artnet, Oct 2016] Art Los Angeles Contemporary (ALAC),[https://news.artnet.com/partner-content/art-los-angeles-contemporary-2018/ 5 Booths to Check Out at This Year’s Art Los Angeles Contemporary Fair, Artnet, Jan 2018] e105 Gallery (Berlin), LA>[http://legacy.laxart.org/events/view/cole-sternberg/#images/ LA> and MAMA (Los Angeles & Berlin).{{Cite web |url=https://mama.gallery/cole-sternberg/ |title=MAMA Gallery |access-date=2018-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516103328/https://mama.gallery/cole-sternberg/ |archive-date=2018-05-16 |url-status=dead }}

His works are held by major collections throughout the world, such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA),[https://collections.lacma.org/node/2257605 LACMA Collection Database, 2018] Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), El Segundo Museum of Art (ESMoA), American University Museum (AUM) and Deutsche Telekom.

Cole's work has been featured in the New York Times,[https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/01/paris-photo-la-highlights/ The Distinct Californication of Paris Photo L.A., New York Times, T Magazine, May 2015] Wall Street Journal,[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324809004578638174196328996/ Cars as Canvas; Walls as Artwork, Wall Street Journal, July 2013]

Whitewall Magazine,[http://whitewallmag.com/all/art/a-moment-in-the-sun A Moment in the Sun, Whitewall Magazine, September, 2013] Issue Magazine,[http://issuemagazine.com/cole-sternberg/ Cole Sternberg, Issue Magazine, January 2016] Autre Magazine,[http://www.colesternberg.com/everything/2015/9/9/live-long-enough-to-live-forever-a-q-a-with-cole-sternberg-autre-magazine/ Live Long Enough to Live Forever, a Q&A with Cole Sternberg, Autre Magazine, May 2015] Hercules,[http://www.colesternberg.com/everything/2015/9/12/hercules-hercules-hercules/ NYC Artist Portfolio, Hercules, April 2014] Denver Post,[https://www.denverpost.com/2013/02/27/colorados-best-places-to-see-art-right-now/ Colorado’s Best Places to See Art Right Now, Denver Post, February 2013] Miami New Times,[http://www.miaminewtimes.com/content/printView/6397479/ Primary Projects “International Friendship Exhibition”: American Kitsch, Miami New Times, December 2015] LA Weekly,[http://www.laweekly.com/arts/one-of-las-most-fascinating-and-rebellious-museums-is-in-el-segundo-5325273/ One of LA’s Most Fascinating and Rebellious Museums is in…El Segundo?, LA Weekly, January 2015] Art Ltd.,[http://artltdmag.com/2011/05/cole-sternberg-david-b-smith-gallery/ Cole Sternberg: “I was here for just a moment” at David B. Smith Gallery, Art Ltd., May 2011] Architectural Digest,[https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/prewar-new-york-apartment-modern-redesign/all/ Tour a Redesigned Prewar New York Apartment, Architectural Digest, May 2017] Angeleno, Sleek,[http://www.sleek-mag.com/2017/06/28/cole-sternberg/ Cole Sternberg on the Link between Painting and the Environment, Sleek Magazine, June 2017] Metal Magazine,[https://metalmagazine.eu/en/post/interview/cole-sternberg-the-sky-the-ocean-and-everything-in-between/ Cole Sternberg, the Sky, the Sea and Everything in Between, Metal Magazine, March 2016] Flaunt,[http://www.flaunt.com/content/art/cole-sternberg/ Cole Sternberg, Candy Apple Grey Paint, Flaunt Magazine, October 2015] ArtNet,[http://www.artnet.com/artists/cole-sternberg/news/ Cole Sternberg Artist News, ArtNet, January 2018] Huffington Post,[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/madelaine-dangelo/artist-interview-cole-ste_b_8454358.html/ Artist Interview: Cole Sternberg, Huffington Post, November 2015] Cool Hunting,[http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/cole-sternberg-nature-of-breathing-in-salt/ Artist Cole Sternberg’s Boat Voyage from Japan to Portland, Cool Hunting, January 2016] Santa Barbara Magazine,{{Cite web |title=Santa Barbara by Santa Barbara Magazine - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/santabarbaramag/docs/169_fall_2020 |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=issuu.com |language=en}} Huffington Post,{{Cite web |date=2015-11-04 |title=Artist Interview: Cole Sternberg |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/artist-interview-cole-ste_b_8454358 |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2011-02-07 |title=Cole Sternberg: The Content Is Bleeding Through |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cole-sternberg-the-conten_b_818334 |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=HuffPost |language=en}} Lum Art Magazine,{{Cite web |title=Year One • The Free Republic of California at CGBF |url=https://www.lumartzine.com/articles/cole-sternberg-ojai |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=LUM |language=en-US}} Carla{{Cite web |date=2021-05-27 |title=Cole Sternberg at El Segundo Museum of Art (ESMoA) |url=https://contemporaryartreview.la/cole-sternberg-at-esmoa/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Carla |language=en-US}} and Elephant.[https://elephant.art/5-questions-with-cole-sternberg/ 5 Questions with Cole Sternberg, Elephant Magazine, February 2016]

• departed for the curve, Praz Delavallade, Los Angeles, CA{{Cite web |title=Cole Sternberg - departed for the curve |url=https://www.praz-delavallade.com/exhibition/cole-sternberg-departed-for-the-curve |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=PRAZ DELAVALLADE |language=fr-FR}}
• to join the larger raindrop of the world, Yeo Workshop, Singapore{{Cite web |title=Cole Sternberg: to join the larger raindrop of the ocean {{!}} 26 March - 14 May 2022 - Overview |url=https://www.yeoworkshop.com/exhibitions/34-cole-sternberg-to-join-the-larger-raindrop-of-opening-day-26-march-2022/overview/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Yeo Workshop |language=en}}
• The Medium as the Message, Wende Museum, Los Angeles, CA{{Cite web |title=The Medium is the Message: Flags and Banners {{!}} Wende Museum |url=https://www.wendemuseum.org/programs/medium-message-flags-and-banners |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=www.wendemuseum.org}}

• Threads and Tensions: The Interconnected World, Yeo Workshop, Singapore{{Cite web |title=Threads and Tensions {{!}} 16 January - 28 February 2021 - Overview |url=https://www.yeoworkshop.com/exhibitions/12-threads-and-tensions-featuring-cian-dayrit-cole-sternberg-fyerool-darma-marcin/overview/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Yeo Workshop |language=en}}
• Freestate, El Segundo Museum of Art (ESMoA), El Segundo, CA{{Cite web |title=FREESTATE |url=https://esmoa.org/experience/freestate/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=ESMoA |language=en-US}}

• Show Me the Signs, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA{{Cite web |title=Show Me the Signs « Exhibitions « Blum & Poe |url=https://www.blumandpoe.com/exhibitions/show_me_the_signs |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=www.blumandpoe.com |language=en}}
• Year One, Ojai Institute, Ojai, CA{{Cite web |title=Year One by Cole Sternberg |url=https://theojaiinstitute.org/collections/year-one |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Ojai Institute Online |language=en}}
• owls stirred the silence here and there, Pluto Projects, Los Angeles, CA{{Cite web |title=(20) COLE STERNBERG : OWLS STIRRED THE SILENCE HERE AND THERE : 5.23.20 — Pluto Projects |url=https://plutoprojects.space/20-COLE-STERNBERG-OWLS-STIRRED-THE-SILENCE-HERE-AND-THERE-5-23-20 |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=plutoprojects.space |language=en}}

• The Edge of Light, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA{{Cite web|url=https://www.huntingtonbeachartcenter.org/the-edge-of-light.html|title=The Edge of Light|website=Huntington Beach Art Center|language=en|access-date=2020-02-01}}
• Smoke & Mirrors, AF Projects, Los Angeles, CA{{Cite web|url=https://www.louise-alexander.com/exhibition/smoke-mirrors-group-show-november-14-january-26-2020/|title=Smoke & Mirrors, Group Show, November 14 – January 26 2020 - Louise Alexander Gallery|website=Louise Alexander Gallery / AF Projects – Contemporary Art Gallery|language=english|access-date=2020-02-01}}
• the blue water was only a heavier and darker air, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA{{Cite web|url=https://www.artsy.net/show/peter-blake-gallery-cole-sternberg-solo-exhibition-the-blue-water-was-only-a-heavier-and-darker-air|title=Cole Sternberg Solo Exhibition {{!}} the blue water was only a heavier and darker air {{!}} Peter Blake Gallery {{!}} Artsy|website=www.artsy.net|language=en|access-date=2020-02-01}}
• the trees turned to shadows in a grey fog, There-There, Los Angeles, CA{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-datebook-derek-fordjour-htmlstory.html|title=Datebook: Paintings of sport and art inspired by convenience stores and confession|date=2019-01-31|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-01}}

• A Matter of Course, The Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman University, Orange, CA{{Cite web|url=http://guggenheimgallery.org/?p=4342|title=A Matter of Course » Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman University|website=guggenheimgallery.org|access-date=2020-02-01}}
• As You Like It - C’est Comme Vous Voulez, Praz Delavallade, Los Angeles, CA{{Cite web|url=http://frenchculture.org/events/8332-cest-comme-vous-voulez|title=C'est Comme Vous Voulez|website=frenchculture.org|language=en|access-date=2020-02-01}}

• the windward side off the island, MAMA, Berlin, Germany[http://www.berlinartlink.com/2017/05/25/announcement-mama-gallery-l-a-opens-exhibition-in-berlin-an-interview-with-cole-sternberg/ Berlin Art Link, May 2017]
• elsegundissimo, El Segundo Museum of Art, El Segundo, CA[https://esmoa.org/experience/elsegundissimo/ El Segundo Museum of Art, Virtual Exhibition, March 2017]

• for a moment the concrete felt soft and warm, AiOP, New York, NY[http://www.artinoddplaces.org/tag/cole-sternberg/ AiOP Archive, September, 2016]
• for a moment, it scraped, then cooled, the feet, LAXART, Los Angeles, CA[http://legacy.laxart.org/events/view/cole-sternberg/#images LAXART Event Archive, March, 2016]
• Rob Pruitt's Flea Market, Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), Los Angeles, CA[https://carlyeiseman.com/2016/02/16/rob-pruitts-flea-market/ Great Moments from Rob Pruitt’s Flea Market, Carly Eiseman, February 2016]
• the nature of breathing in salt, MAMA, Los Angeles, CA[http://www.flaunt.com/content/art/cole-sternberg-is-making-salty-good-art/ Cole Sternberg Goes Under the Sea to Find His Art, Flaunt Magazine, April 2016]

• are the green fields gone, the high seas[https://www.arethegreenfieldsgone.com/ Are the Green Fields Gone?, Official Website, 2018]
• a moment near the sea, MAMA + ARTed House, East Hampton, NY[https://autre.love/journal/2015/5/23/cole-sternbergs-arted-house-is-on-view-now-in-the-hamptons Cole Sternberg’s Arted House is Now on View in the Hamptons, Autre Magazine, May 2015]

• Erection, MAMA, Los Angeles, CA[https://autre.love/journal/2014/12/12/artist-cole-sternberg-making-art-at-mama-gallery-in-los-angeles Artist Cole Sternberg at MAMA Gallery in Los Angeles, Autre Magazine, December 2014]
• International Friendship Exhibition, Primary, Miami, FL[http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/primary-projects-international-friendship-exhibition-american-kitsch-glorified-6516057 Primary Projects’ “International Friendship Exhibition”: American Kitsch Glorified, Miami New Times, December 2014]
• Home, El Segundo Museum of Art, El Segundo, CA[https://archpaper.com/2014/12/view-home-art-el-segundo-museum-art/ On View: Home is Where the Art is At, The Architects Newspaper, December 2014]

• Art Works, e105 Gallery, Berlin, Germany
• a moment in the sun, ARTed House, Wainscott, NY[https://www.whitewall.art/art/a-moment-in-the-sun A Moment in the Sun, Whitewall Magazine, September 2013]
• all his strength was concentrated in his fists, including the very strength that held him upright, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO[http://www.davidbsmithgallery.com/exhibit/show/cole-sternberg-13 David B. Smith Gallery Exhibition Announcement, March 2013]

• you'll miss your riding lesson tomorrow, Primary Projects, Caruso Art and Flaunt Magazine, Miami, FL[http://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Cole-Sternbergs-youll-miss-your-riding-lesson-tomorrow-Set-for-127-20121204 Cole Sternberg’s you'll miss your riding lesson tomorrow set for 12/7, Broadway World, December 2012]
• Perpetual Conceptual: Echoes of Eugenia Butler, Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), Los Angeles, CA[http://nomadicdivision.org/exhibitions/perpetualconceptual/ Los Angeles Nomadic Division Exhibition Announcement, March 2012]
• All in for the 99%, Ace Museum, Los Angeles, CA[http://www.cultistzine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/99_daytime_final.jpg All in for the 99% Exhibition Announcement, March 2012]
• Salon de Notre Societe, Primary Projects, Miami, FL{{Cite web |url=http://primaryprojectspace.com/exhibition/past/salon-de-notre-societe |title=Primary Projects Exhibition Announcement, December 2012 |access-date=2013-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112023416/http://primaryprojectspace.com/exhibition/past/salon-de-notre-societe |archive-date=2013-11-12 |url-status=dead }}
• Group Exhibition, Deutsche Telekom (Detecon), Cologne, Germany
• Group Exhibition, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO[http://denverarts.org/local_exhibits/david_b_smith_group_exhibition_2012 Exhibition Announcement, Denver Arts, February 2012]

• Here Lies Georges Wildenstein, Primary Projects, Miami, FL{{Cite web |url=http://primaryprojectspace.com/exhibition/past/here-lies-georges-wildenstein |title=Primary Projects Exhibition Announcement, December 2011 |access-date=2013-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917190151/http://www.primaryprojectspace.com/exhibition/past/here-lies-georges-wildenstein |archive-date=2012-09-17 |url-status=dead }}
• I was here for just a moment, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO[http://leannegoebel.com/2011/04/24/cole-sternberg-i-was-here-for-just-a-moment-at-david-b-smith-gallery-denver/ Cole Sternberg, I was here for just a moment, Leanne Goebel, Exhibition Essay, April 2011]

• One on One, Hochhaus Hansa (a Ruhr.2010 Museum), Dortmund, Germany[http://theartreserve.com/blog/cole-sternberg-featured-at-hochhaus-hansa Cole Sternberg Featured at Hochhaus Hansa, The Art Reserve, October 2010]
• 100 Artists See Satan, Grand Central Arts Center, Cal State Fullerton, Santa Ana, CA[http://calstate.fullerton.edu/news/Inside/2010/artists-see-satan-fundraiser-exhibit.html Artistic License, Inside CSFU, June 2010]
• Group Exhibition, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO[http://arrestedmotion.com/2010/02/preview-2010group-exhibition-part-2-david-b-smith-gallery/ Group Exhibition Part 2, Arrested Motion, March 2010]
• Transparenz, Detecon (presented by e105 Gallery), Bonn, Germany

• and those who were dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music, American University Museum, Washington, DC[http://www.american.edu/cas/museum/exhibitions/cole-sternberg-2009.cfm American University Museum Exhibition Announcement, December 2009]
• New Works, Kinsey/DesForges, Culver City, CA[http://www.justluxe.com/lifestyle/arts/feature-243890.php New Works, Just Kinsey/DesForges, Culver City, CA]

• the constitution, the free republic of california, 2021{{Cite web |title=the constitution of the free republic of california |url=https://www.thefreerepublicofcalifornia.com/shop/the-constitution-of-the-free-republic |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=The Free Republic of California |language=en-US}}
• my first summer in the sierra, words by John Muir, imagery and design by Cole Sternberg, hat & beard press, 2021{{Cite web |title=My First Summer in the Sierra |url=https://hatandbeard.com/products/my-first-summer-in-the-sierra |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Hat & Beard Press}}
• the nature of breathing in salt, hat & beard press, 2019{{Cite web|url=https://hatandbeard.com/products/the-nature-of-breathing-in-salt|title=The Nature of Breathing in Salt|website=Hat & Beard Press|access-date=2020-02-01}}
• the windward side of the island, 2017
• for a moment it scraped then cooled the skin, 2016
• all his strength was concentrated in his fists, including the very strength that held him upright, 2013
• And those who were dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music, 2010, Chronicling the exhibition of the same name at the American University Museum
• Cole Sternberg Paintings, 2008, Chronicling on canvas works from 2002–2008

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• [http://www.colesternberg.com/ Cole Sternberg Website]

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