Chanell Stone is an artist living and working between San Francisco and Southern California. In her practice, Blackness emerges as a complex nexus, intersecting as both a geographical site and tangible material deeply rooted within the fabric of the American landscape. Stone wields her body as the primary medium, serving as a bridge between personal experiences and broader collective narratives of the Black diaspora. Her efforts are often expressed through photography, film and written word.
Stone earned her BFA in photography from the California College of the Arts in 2019 and her MFA in visual arts from the University of California San Diego in 2024. She has exhibited in galleries across the United States and internationally. Her solo exhibition Natura Negra appeared at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco in 2019-20. More recently, Stone’s work has been displayed at the Carnegie Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Pier 24 Photography, Museo Cabanas in Guadalajara and Fotografiska New York. Stone has been featured in several publications including The New York Times, NPR, California Sunday, Pop Up Magazine and Vogue.