Cory Sempler

Cory Sempler is a Brooklyn-based visual artist and art educator whose multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, and multimedia collage. Thoughtfully selecting mediums to enhance each project's concept, his work focuses on material exploration, the natural world, and the complexities of personal identity.

Throughout his childhood and adult life, Sempler has always relied on the natural world as a sanctuary. From this space, he creates a personal mythology of hybrid creatures that explore themes of vulnerability, resilience, and the human experience. These lovely creatures serve as a direct metaphor for discovering, accepting, and stitching together an identity in a world that doesn't always understand it. Today, through ceramics, rich painted textures, and elements like fungi or light, Sempler builds a visual world where unique identities are celebrated.

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Sempler earned a BFA from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2015 and an M.A. in Art Education from CUNY Brooklyn in 2020. In 2022, he was an artist-in-residence at The Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia. Currently, he serves as a visual arts educator in the New York City Department of Education.