Serena Bocchino is a contemporary abstract artist whose work spans painting, sculpture, and installation. Influenced by Abstract Expressionism, jazz, and the Fluxus movement, she explores the intersection of visual art and music through vibrant color, gesture, and rhythm. Her innovative approach is rooted in synesthesia, a sensory phenomenon that allows her to “see” sound, shaping dynamic compositions that transcend traditional boundaries. Bocchino’s work has been exhibited internationally in museums and galleries across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with major public art commissions and critical acclaim in The New York Times, ARTnews, The New Yorker, and more. She has received prestigious honors, including support from the Pollock Krasner Foundation, multiple New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowships, and nominations for the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award. In 2024, her artwork was digitally enlarged and televised in Times Square, New York, bringing her bold, music-inspired visuals to a global audience.
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PAINTINGS BY SERENA BOCCHINO
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November 21, 2024
A Symphony of Visual Rhythms
Check out this recent article in The Art Insight to learn more!
May 9, 2024
Review for
A Way of Seeing Everything and Nothing
at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art
INTERSECTION:
PAINTING & MUSIC
LIVE PERFORMANCE
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
Sunday, April 28 | 7 PM
Serena Bocchino takes to the stage in an electrifying live painting performance. Collaborators and Co-Creators include internationally-lauded opera star Amy Shoremount-Obra, and renowned musicians, pianist Bradley Moore, violinist Eric Silberger, violinist Mann-Wen Lo.
The Reviews Are In!
Check out Art World Daily's take on the performance with commentary by Ann Williams: “Serena Bocchino: Painting the Sound of Music”
HEROES: WOMEN ARTISTS WHO INFLUENCE AND INSPIRE
Arts Council of Princeton
March 9, 2024 - March 30, 2024
Book Signing & Opening: March 16, 3 - 5 PM
In honor of Women's History Month,
Bocchino will be showing the original works from her recent book,
HEROES: Women Artists Who Influence and Inspire
November 2024
Serena Bocchino · Lyrical Roar (2023)
This book includes artwork from 2016-2023 by Serena Bocchino. Her oeuvre is wide-ranging; from paintings and sculpture, to works on paper and installations. The book includes four essays by preeminent figures from the art world, Barbara A. MacAdam; Joseph Knight, Ivy Brown and Greg Smith. There is also an essay by the artist herself. The work is inspirational and accessible, perfect for art aficionados and novices alike. Bocchino’s distinctive creative approach is explored and examined throughout, ultimately demonstrating that her professional studio practice is a unique place of investigation and experimentation.
James Bacchi Contemporary
presents:
Jazzed:
Inspired Works by Serena Bocchino
March 18 - April 10,2023
Bocchino X Imagery Estate Winery
Limited Edition Collaboration - The Winemaker's Palette
Bocchino will join many accomplished artists - including: Sol LeWitt (CT), Terry Winters (NY), and Pat Steir (NY) -who have been chosen to create a limited edition label. Bocchino's work will be exhibited at the Imagery Estate Winery Gallery beginning March 2022.
Exhibition extended to September 11, 2022
Serena Bocchino exhibits at the
MUSEO ITALO AMERICANO
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123
Featuring selected works from the past 20 years.
This exhibition will include a homage to Bocchino’s Italian Heritage.
2022
Veils Installation at Atelier Montez
The Veils Installation
Atelier Montez
Via di Pietralata, 147/A-B,
00158 Roma, Italy
The National Museum in Gdańsk Poland
MARCH 27 - SEPTEMBER 5, 2021
THE COLLECTION: BASIL ALKAZZI’S GIFT
CURATED BY WOJCIECH ZMORZYNSKI
The Nicolaysen Art Museum
CASPER, WYOMING
MAY 25 - AUGUST 31, 2021
INFLUENCE & HEROES: WOMEN ARTISTS WHO INFLUENCE AND INSPIRE CATALOG
Director’s foreword by Andy Couch
Executive Director, Nicolaysen Art Museum
Curatorial Essay by Amanda Yonker
Curator of Art , Nicolaysen Art Museum
Also at The Nicolaysen Art Museum
HEROES
Women Artists Who Influence and Inspire
THE PREMIERE OF THE EXHIBIT OF 37 POEM PAINTINGS FOR 37 WOMEN ARTISTS with a PUBLICATION INCLUDING AN ESSAY, "WONDER WOMEN" BY LILLY WEI
RECENT ACQUISITIONS & PERMANENT MUSEUM COLLECTIONS:
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, New York
The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, Wyoming
The Lotus Museum, Beijing, China
Taoxichuan Museum CAFA, Jingdezhen, China
The National Museum, Gdansk, Poland
Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco, California
Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, Jersey City, New Jersey
Deloitte, Morristown, NJ
Serena Bocchino
The Artist
By Lisa A. Banner (Author), Jonathan Goodman (Author), Kathleen Goncharov (Introduction), Lily Zhang (Editor)
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This monograph on the life and career of artist, Serena Bocchino spans 25 years. Written by Art Historian Lisa A. Banner, Art Writer and Critic, Jonathan Goodman, Edited by Chinese Art Specialist, Lily Zhang, and includes a foreword by Curator, Kathleen Goncharov. In the book, Serena Bocchino the Artist, Goodman sites Bocchino's art historical influences of the New York School and the Abstract Expressionists. This informal group of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians active in the 1950s and 1960s in New York City was influential to Bocchino’s development as an artist.
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"Bocchino’s paintings reveal a connection in the imaginative energy of the imagery, which salutes the adventurous spirit of American creativity. Bocchino's recent works demonstrate an ongoing evolution that is exciting to witness. With nearly three decades of work already under her belt...her work has always more to discover.”
– Jonathan Goodman, Art Critic, Serena Bocchino: The Artist
"Serena Bocchino brings an ever-accelerating energy to this selection of abstract paintings and monotypes ...Improvisations like this, as every jazz musician knows, require a virtuosic blend of imaginativeness and discipline."
- Richard Vine, Editor, Art in America