Serena Bocchino, Lulu with Promise Pink 2020 (photopainting series) photograph with enamel paint on glassplexi with diamond dust

This art work has been selected by art historian David Cohen, publisher and editor of Artcritical.com for inclusion in the benefit exhibition Pets of the Pandemic.  Alpha :

Serena Bocchino

Artwork Title: Lulu with Promise Pink 2020 (photopainting series) photograph with enamel paint on glassplexi with diamond dust

Hand signed, dated and titled on the back

Unique

Measurements:

Framed 17 inches ( Vertical) by 19 inches ( Horizontal)

Work.  15.25 inches by 17 inches Vertical

This work was cited for special commendation by the judge, art historian David Cohen, publisher and editor of Artcritical, who wrote,

" Love the way the cat is caught up in the artist's abstraction..”

Serena Bocchino Biography

Artist's Statement:

Lulu during the Pandemic

Over 10 years ago, my family and I rescued Lulu from a negligent home. She is an indoor cat that enjoys watching hunting and surveying her land through windows – as the outside is too dangerous for Lulu’s calm manner. She is a fancy ocicat – with a spotted rather than striped coat, similar to that of a wild cat. However, she has the temperament of a domestic animal. (The name “ocicat” derives from “ocelot’ – the wild cat they most resemble.) ..Through this pandemic, Lulu has comforted us and we have been able to give her tons of love and attention - which is her favorite thing. Just a few minutes with Lulu calms any ounce of anxiety and gives us a “cat” perspective, particularly during these difficult times that we are experiencing. Most importantly, Lulu loves to be in the studio. Her favorite studio activity is rolling around on raw canvas when it is on the floor, ready to be stretched. These photo/paintings depict Lulu in a variety of poses, demonstrating her artist heart. Lulu is without a doubt a member of our family with the personality of a princess artist…

SERENA BOCCHINO Biography
Serena Bocchino has been recognized by many art institutions for her work and is the recipient of numerous awards including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, the PS1/MOMA International Studio Residency, the Artists Space/Artists Grant, the Art Matters Grant, the Brodsky Center Printmaking Residency and the Basil Alkazzi Award, USA. The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has granted her Fellowships in both Painting and Drawing.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York featured Bocchino’s paintings and process in a film documentary by Monica Scharf, which won “Most Inspirational Film” at The New York Film Festival. From 1989-2013 Bocchino’s work has been the subject of six films. Bocchino’s exhibitions have received critical attention from The New York Times, The New Yorker, Artnews, Art in America, Newsday the San Francisco Art Examiner, ArtCritical, On Verge magazine and the Star Ledger. In 2015, the first comprehensive monograph was released and authored by art historian, Lisa A. Banner, art writer/poet, Jonathan Goodman and Chinese Art Specialist, Lily Zhang. Kathleen Goncharov wrote the Introduction.

During the summer of 2017, Serena Bocchino participated in an international exhibition at the Taoxichuan Art Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA). The Museum has recently acquired two sculptures, one site-specific installation and one painting by Bocchino for their permanent collection. The Museo Italo Americano in San Francisco, CA recently acquired one of Bocchino’s paintings for their permanent collection, as well.

In the fall of 2017, Bocchino was chosen for the international Studio Residency Program at the Eileen Kaminsky Family Foundation (ESKFF) located at MANA Contemporary.