Charlotte Hailstone

Charlotte Hailstone (b. 1994) is a New York-based color field painter and curator. Her practice is rooted in graphic design, where formal composition, color theory, and translating spatial ideas onto a flat surface became foundational. That sensibility carries into her paintings, which often mimic printmaking techniques and explore how color and light create depth and visual vibration.

While grounded in the lineage of color field painting, Hailstone brings in the precision of design through geometric forms and sharp color relationships that oscillate between structure and disruption. Through layered acrylics, she creates surfaces that mimic the reflective distortion of plexiglass, translating its sculptural qualities into a flat, optical plane. Her Shattered Glass body of work explores this directly, using color and transparency to simulate light shifts and dimensional tension.

She also draws from Op Art, Josef Albers’ color studies, and the Light and Space movement, invoking the perceptual shifts of artists like Helen Pashgian and Larry Bell while working through the lens of painting. Her palettes often pull from pop culture and historical references, refracted through a diaristic lens that imbues each piece with personal rhythm and coded symbolism.

Hailstone’s visual language is shaped by her upbringing. Her father worked in art conservation at the Baltimore Museum of Art, instilling a sensitivity to materials and art history. Her background in dance and performance adds a physical immediacy to her process, informing the rhythm and movement of her mark-making.

In addition to her studio practice, Hailstone is a curator at Loft Projects, a curatorial platform that produces large-scale group exhibitions spotlighting emerging and mid-career artists. By fostering conversations across diverse practices, Loft Projects helps connect rising talent with new collectors, galleries, and established artists, expanding their visibility within the contemporary art world