Kori Price

Kori Price, a Black Woman with brown eyes and parted medium-length natural hair, styled with braids, poses before a gray brick wall, looking at the camera determinedly. She wears a navy patterned v-neck blouse, navy cardigan, and a silver pendant.

Kori Price is a photographer and writer based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Originally from Culpeper, Kori has been proud to call Central Virginia home for most of her life and is passionate about telling the stories of her community. Kori holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech and seeks to maintain a balance between her technical and creative interests with her work. She is also the former host of the Charlottesville chapter of CreativeMornings and is a founding member of the Charlottesville Black Arts Collective. Kori’s work has been exhibited locally at New City Arts Initiative, The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, McGuffey Arts Center, and Second Street Gallery.

Kori is also a former New City Arts Artist-in-Residence. During her residency, Kori continued her practice as a photographer and writer as well as explored fibers arts by experimenting with the use of artificial hair and adornments to make textiles. Her work during her residency culminated in her first solo exhibition called “You can’t compromise my joy.”