I'm so honored to be featured in this article written by Vicki Larson in the Marin Independent Journal!
You can read the article here
Solo Exhibition at Artworks Downtown March 2-April 13!
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March 04, 2018
Please join me at the reception for my solo exhibition What It Feels Like For a Girl at Artworks Downtown in San Rafael, CA on Friday, March 9 from 5-8 pm!
The exhibition will be on view through Friday, April 13
March 2–April 13, 2018
Receptions: March 9 • 5–8pm + April 13 • 5–8pm
Artist Talk: March 10, 11am
Bay Area artist Serena Cole presents What It Feels Like For a Girl, a body of work based on the appropriation and reconstruction of found imagery from fashion, art history, and current events. Cole's highly detailed mixed media artwork continues tropes from the history of painting such as the female figure and the still life. She uses these traditional formats as metaphors to examine what it feels like to be female living in America today. Uncanny, forward-facing and often distraught expressions of her portraits give autonomy to the figures who can see the viewer seeing them. Still life flowers continue reflections upon expectations of beauty and explore profound and inevitable failure as the flowers droop and fade. Cole considers each piece an avatar of herself, creating a uniquely personal exhibition of self-portraiture that invites reflection from the broader audience on female-hood in the current political climate.
Serena Cole received her Master of Fine Arts degree in 2011 from the California College of the Arts. Her work has been exhibited widely including exhibitions at Hinterconti in Hamburg, Germany; the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco; Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis; and Phillips de Pury and Dodge Gallery in New York.
For information about the exhibition please contact Stan Gibbs at Artworks Downtown stan@artworksdowntown.org
TAKEOVER Art Zine Pre-Release at the San Francisco Art Book Fair July 21-23
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July 22, 2017
I am very pleased to announce that my high quality art zine TAKEOVER is finally out and available as a Pre-Release at the San Francisco Art Book Fair July 21-23 at the Gallery 16 booth at the Minnesota Street Project !
About TAKEOVER
TAKEOVER is an 100+ page art zine project I created as a means of showcasing outstanding contemporary artwork by female and genderqueer artists which is often under-recognized, as well as an opportunity to foster important conversations about what it means to be a female or gender non-binary person today. TAKEOVER features artwork and thoughts by 36 artists and 1 curator working from a variety of locations such as London, New York City, Portland, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Beaumont, TX.
Participants include Teresa Baker, Kim Bennett, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Mia Christopher, Sydney Cohen, Serena Cole, Melissa Dickenson, Christina Empedocles, Kristin Farr, Terri Friedman, Rema Ghuloum, Bean Gilsdorf, Stef Halmos, Julie Henson, Elise Irving, Mary Anne Kluth, Koak, Danielle Lawrence, Ace Lehner, Lana Licata, Bruna Massadas, Brigid Mason, Em Meine, Ashley Stull Meyers, Maysha Mohamedi, Kate Nartker, Cate Nelson, Crystal Quinn, Megan Reed, Elizabeth Russell, Sky Shapero, Sarah Thibault, Leah Thomason Bromberg, Tracy Timmins, Jamie Vasta, Marci Washington, and Carmen Winant.
Please contact me at takeoverartzine@gmail.com for more information and stay tuned for a release party and art exhibition!
Serena Cole: "Let Me Look at You" Opens at Gallery 16 this Friday, May 13!
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May 12, 2016
I'm excited to share the information about my new solo exhibition at Gallery 16 in San Francisco, CA!
Please join me for the opening on Friday, May 13 from 6-9 at 501 Third St., SF
The show will be on view until June 30, 2016
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Work in Progress for May 13 Show at Gallery 16 in San Francisco
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April 10, 2016
I have been working hard on this beast for my upcoming show at Gallery 16!
Please join me for the opening on Friday, May 13th from 6-9 pm http://www.gallery16.com/upcoming-exhibition/
Art in the Works Solo Show in May!
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February 07, 2016
I have many pieces in the works in my studio in preparation for an upcoming exhibition titled "Let Me Look at You". I'm thrilled to be showing alongside artist Libby Black, who will also be exhibiting a solo show concurrently at Gallery 16 in San Francisco, CA. Hope to see you in May, 2016!
Upcoming Show "Alchemy" curated by Monica Canilao at Inner State Gallery in Detroit July 10
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May 24, 2015
I'm excited to be in a large group show curated by artist Monica Canilao titled "Alchemy" at Interstate Gallery in Detroit, MI from July 10th-August 8th, 2015. Over forty artists will each present two pieces that relate in some way to alchemy.
Jug Life: New Contemporary Still Life May 22-June 28 at Park Life Gallery in San Francisco, CA
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May 24, 2015
I have a new piece in a fun show curated by artists Andrew Schoultz and Patrick Martinez called "Jug Life: New Contemporary Still Life" at Park Life Gallery in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. The show features work from over 70 artists and is packed with great pieces by Libby Black, Michelle Blade, Conrad Ruiz, Hilary Pecis, Tracy Timmins, and many more!
The show opened on May 22nd and will be up until June 28th, 2015
