Hoesy Corona

About

American, b. 1986   —   Hoesy Corona (lives and works in Baltimore, MD and Tulsa, OK) is a multidisciplinary artist working in both visual and performance art. He creates uncategorized works that draw from his personal experiences as a queer Latinx immigrant in the United States. His works oftentimes confront and delight viewers with some of the most pressing issues of our time. Recurring themes of race/class/gender, otherness, celebration, nature, isolation, and the climate crisis are all present throughout his work. His installations and colorful sculptural works fitted to the human body have been presented internationally including at The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Athens School of Fine Art, Transformer DC, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Walters Art Museum, Gilcrease Museum, and The Reach at The Kennedy Center. Recent honors include a Tulsa Artist Fellowship, a Merriweather District Artist in Residence, a Halcyon Arts Lab Fellowship, a Ruby’s Artist Grant, a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award, and an Andy Warhol Foundation Grit Fund Grant. In addition to his prolific studio practice Hoesy is also the co-founder and co-director of Labbodies (2014-present), a nomadic artist-run arts organization that creates opportunities for underrepresented artists to exhibit their work. He is also the co-host of La Valentina Podcast, a queer-centric podcast celebrating queer latinx artist and their accomplices.