Los Angeles, California, United States
Chanel Verdult (UnicornDAO, former Bright Moments) is a founding member of two of the most active galleries and DAO’s in Web3 co-creating experiences from IRL live minting to international on chain festival “NFT Art Berlin” at Kraftwerk Berlin. She contributed to Bright Moments’ early stages of creative development, curation and community. Verdult has built art galleries and immersive experiences in Los Angeles, Soho, New York City, Berlin, and Mayfair, London. The exhibition NFT Art Berlin at Kraftwerk Berlin celebrated a dynamic lineup of over 150+ exhibiting renowned artists defying ways in which digital art and performance are experienced in an 8,000 square meter brutalist power station. Verdult describes a revolution driven by decentralization, art, activism & happenings. Verdult has curated exhibitions at Venice Biennale, Art Dubai, Art Basel, SXSW, NeoShibuya Tokyo Digital, Zorlu Performing Arts Center Istanbul, LA Live and more. She has traveled as a guest lecturer to speak in web3 conversations at Italian Tech Week Turin, Dongdaemun Design Center by Zaha Hadid, Istanbul Contemporary, Art Basel Miami x Tezos, Proof of People London and more. Currently, As the head of curation and a member of UnicornDAO, she works with co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova and its core members to put their mission in front of a global audience in their initiative to create a fairer arts society for WMN+ artists to exist equally. Her curation on behalf of UnicornDAO was recently featured in Gagosian Quarterly where Gagosian highlights the DAO's collection of curating renowned emerging and established artists. In 2024 a Taschen published book "On NFTs" will feature a spread on Pussy Riot, UnicornDAO and pioneers who have helped the digital art ecosystem flourish on chain. She has worked one on one with over 300 artists sourcing their diverse portfolio of artworks for web3 companies. She's worked with artists in generative, AI, gaming, metaverse, animation, film, blockchain and contemporary art. Her passions lie on the brink of art and technology, collaborating with and seeking provocative visionaries who find all mediums boundless.
Exhibitions 2022 to Present: SXSW, UnicornDAO Opening Exhibition + Showcase - Austin, Texas NFTLA, Superchief Gallery, UnicornDAO Exhibition - Los Angeles, California Neo Shibuya Tokyo - Digital Billboard Exhibition - Tokyo, Japan NFTNOW x Moonpay, The Gateway, Art Basel Miami - UnicornDAO Exhibition - Miami, Florida Beyond Basel Miami - UnicornDAO Exhibition - Miami Florida POSTGENDER by Chanel Verdult & Alice Scope - UnicornDAO x Vellum Gallery Exhibition Powered by Tezos - Los Angeles, California POSTGENDER by Chanel Verdult & Alice Scope - UnicornDAO Exhibition, NFT Biennial x Tezos - Zorlu Performing Arts Center - Istanbul, Turkey CONNECTOME by Chanel Verdult, MOCDA - Italy & The Metaverse Unsigned by Operator & Anika Meier, Chanel Verdult - Linz, Austria and Los Angeles, California Nadya Means Hope by CIRCA x Pussy Riot - London, United Kingdom; Berlin, Germany; Tokyo, Japan POSTGENDER at Beeple Studios Art Week - Charleston, South Carolina
UnicornDAO's Current Art Collection & Commissions by: Operator, Yatreda, Grimes x Mac Boucher, Pussy Riot, Matthew Stone, Nick Knight x Jazzelle, Marina Abramovic, Holly Herndon & Matt Dryhurst, Mariko Mori, Sasha Stiles, Nancy Baker Cahill, Claire Silver, Sofia Crespo, Evelyn Bencicova, Sarah Meyohas, Laurie Simmons, Yulia Shur, Tabitha Swanson, Nicole Ruggerio, Petra Cortwright, Jen Stark, Emily Xie, Alida Sun, Olive Allen, Seneca, Cibelle, Sasha Katz, Klara Vollstaedt, Mikey Woodbridge, Ksti Hu, Lauren Lee McCarthy, DRAUP x Nicolas Sassoon, IODF & more.
2023, Lectures NFT Korea, Dongdaemun Design Center & Lab - Seoul, Korea 2022, Lectures Art Basel Miami, Tezos Stage - Miami, United States Italian Tech Week, MOCDA x Superrare x UnicornDAO - Turin, Italy Contemporary Istanbul, MOCDA x UnicornDAO Keynote - Istanbul, Turkey Proof of People, Fabric London x Vertical Crypto Art - London, United Kingdom Proof of People Miami Vertical Crypto Art x Artblocks - Miami, United States NFTLA Superchief, UnicornDAO x Pussy Riot - Los Angeles, United States Aeternity Universe Crypto Castle - UnicornDAO - Berlin, Germany
Exhibitions 2021-2022: Los Angeles, California Jeff Davis, "Reflections" Exhibition - Artblocks - Venice Beach, California Bright Moments Venice NFT Art, Group Show Exhibition - Venice Beach, California Kitasavi, "Absolutely Real" Exhibition - Venice Beach, California Justin Boreta & Strangeloop, "Spirit Bomb" Exhibition - Venice Beach, California Justin Boreta & Aaron Penne, Rituals Exhibition - Venice Beach, California Ellie Pritts, Electric Psychedelia Exhibition - Venice Beach, California Bauhaus x Coldie, Bella Lugosi's Dead Exhibition, Nifty Gateway - Venice Beach, California H+ Creative, "A New Dawn" Exhibition - Venice Beach, California Young Gun Motion & Friends, "A Day in the Park" - Venice Beach, California Jeremiah Chechik, "Tinroof" Exhibition - Venice Beach, California New York City, New York Jeff Davis, Artblocks "Reflections" Exhibition - Soho, New York City Tyler Hobbs "Incomplete Control" Exhibition - Soho, New York City Deadmaus x Opensea, NFTNYC Exhibition - Soho, New York City Europe NFT ART BERLIN at Kraftwerk Berlin, Art Festival, Artblocks x Samsung x Bright Moments x Coinbase - Berlin Germany Venice Biennale, Artblocks x Bright Moments x Superchief Gallery - Venice, Italy Privacy Series, an Avant-Garde Immersive Dining Experience by Operator, Chanel Verdult & Bright Moments - Lisbon, Portugal Privacy Series, an Avant-Garde Immersive Dining Experience, Chanel Verdult & Bright Moments - Paris, France Privacy Series, an Avant-Garde Immersive Dining Experience, Chanel Verdult & Bright Moments - Berlin, Germany Einstein on the Beach, Robert Wilson & Philip Glass - NFT Art Berlin at Kraftwerk - Berlin, Germany Dubai, United Arab Emirates ArtDubai Digital, Artblocks: Jeff Davis, Tyler Hobbs & Bright Moments - Art Fair + Exhibition - Dubai, UAE
Curated Artists in Featured International Exhibitions: Aaron Penne, Alida Sun, Andrew Benson, Ania Catherine & Dejha Ti, Anna Malina, Anya Asano, Ariel Gardner, Ayla Elmoussa, Bauhaus, Boil Man, Boreta, Casey Reas, Chris Dorland, Chanel Verdult, Cibelle Cavalli Bastos, Coco Magnusson, David O'reilly, Ellie Pritts, Francoise Gamma, Gabriel Massan, Grimes, Holger Lippmann, Ismail Zady, Ix Shells, Jason Ting, Jeff Davis, Jesse Draxler, Jesse Woolston, Johana Kroft, Juan Segura, Justin Aversano, Kitasavi, Loren Bednar, Loudsqueak, Maxim Kroft, Matthew Stone, Merlin Ettore, Mpkoz, Nate Mohler, Nikita Replyanski, Ninocence, No Pattern, Nusi Quero, Pandagunda, Panther Modern, Pussy Riot, Qian Qian, Riniifish, Sage Morei, Sam Youkilis, Stacie Ant, Stella Particula, Stevan Dedovic, Strangeloop Studios, Telefon Tel Aviv & Effixx, Tom Sachs, Trippy, Tyler Hobbs, Viktoria Modesta, Yoshi Sodeoka, Yulia Shur, Zeitweitz & more.