SERRA VICTORIA BOTHWELL FELS Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels

HONEST BODIES

cast gypsum cement, fiberglass, drop ceiling grid

International Waters (2022)

Inhabiting a former loading dock, the gallery floor is at an incline.

Beauty Surplus

(photos courtesy of John Michael Kohler Arts Center)

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TWENTY SEVENTEEN (WISCONSIN)

Drop ceiling tiles, Foam-It 8, latex

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

2017

(Photos: Mike Goelzer)

(Photos: Mike Goelzer)

Pours

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Trypophobia

(emergent and refulgent)

Plaster, safety netting, toothpicks, gouache

Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, NYC (2016/17)

John Michael Kohler Arts Center (2019/2020)

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Armpits

Plaster, plywood, armpits

Vermont Studio Center, VT

2016

a defect/to defect

Solo show at Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, NYC

December 2016 – January 2017

Untitled (flooring)

Untitled (flooring)

Emergent and Refulgent

Emergent and Refulgent

Efflorescent 4

Extrusion #5

TWENTY SEVENTEEN (Times Square)

Kitchenette, cabinets, foam-It 8, stain, fabric office dividing wall, outlets

Former Vanity Fair office's kitchenette, NYC

2017

Venting

Cast and poured aluminum

Purchase College solo show “Myths of Perpetual Growth”

Funded by the Wingate Foundation

Needing to Know How Things Feel

Needing to Know How Things Feel

Needing to Know How Things Feel

A video series compiled of the artist’s hands touching a wide array of natural and man-made objects (2016-ongoing)

Presented at Catinca Tabacaru Gallery on cracked and outdated iphones that appeared as if viewers were charging their phones

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2016-ongoing

Needing to Know How Things Feel (image stills)

Needing to Know How Things Feel (image stills)

BAD BOUNDARIES

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Efflorescent Series

Efflorescence: (1) a period of flowering or blooming; (2) a result of growth and development; (3) a rash or eruption of the skin.

Untitled (Ceiling)

Untitled (Ceiling)

Urethane foam, joint compound, ceiling paint

Fisher Landau Center for Art, Long Island City

2016

Efflorescent 4

Urethane foam, joint compound, wall paint

Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, NYC

2016

Efflorescent 1

Efflorescent 1

Urethane foam, joint compound, wall paint

Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, NYC

2016

Emergent and Refulgent

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Light Switch (hug)

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Splats

ceramic slip, enameled tub, poured bronze, colors sampled from Disney princess skin tones

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Extrusion # 5

Safety netting, hot mix

2016

Untitled (flooring)

Flooring, shims, plaster

Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, NYC (2016/17) [shown below]

Wallach Art Gallery, NYC (2015)

Untitled (between a breaker box and a thermostat)

Cedar, shims, joint tape, joint compound

Judith Charles Gallery, NYC

2015

Between You and the Mountains

Plywood, clapboard, lath

Solo show at Parse Gallery, New Orleans

2012

(Photo: Larsen Farrell)

(Photo: Larsen Farrell)

You Are Here/Here You Are

Solo show at FLA Gallery, Gainesville

2013

The Color of There Seen from Here (2013)

The Color of There Seen from Here (2013)

Lath, fencing

(Photos: Aaron Bailey Photography)

Far Rockaways

Shed siding, acrylic paint. 6ft x 4ft.

Remnant from an installation on a boat in the Far Rockaways, NY.

You Are Here/Here You Are

You Are Here/Here You Are

Solo show at FLA Gallery

Strand (2013)

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You Are Here/Here You Are

8ft x 6.5ft

Template

Lath

Commission, Eau Claire

2016

Crystal Cavern

Lath

Sky High Gallery, Milwaukee (2013-14) [shown below]

Permanently-ish installed at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn (2014-present)

Crystal Cavern

(Photos: Mike Goelzer)

Entrance

Interior

(Photo: Tod Seelie)

Exiting

Radio Ceiling

Lath

Installation + sound-battening for Clocktower Gallery Radio recording room, Brooklyn

2014

(Photo: Joe Ahearn)

(Photo: Joe Ahearn)

Meteorologies

Gouache, graphite, meteorology charts

2012 – 2017

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Meteorologie No.5 (2012)

Meteorologie No.5 (2012)

2012

Meteorologie

2012

Meteorologie No.1

Meteorologie No.1

2012

Meteorologie No.2 (Family Systems)

Meteorologie No.2 (Family Systems)

2012

Meteorologie No.6 (There Color of There Seen from Here)

Meteorologie No.6 (There Color of There Seen from Here)

2013

Meteorologie No.3 (Between You and the Mountains)

Meteorologie No.3 (Between You and the Mountains)

2012

Meteorologie No.4b

Meteorologie No.4b

2012

Meteorologie No.7 (Palais de Tokyo Ceiling)

Meteorologie No.7 (Palais de Tokyo Ceiling)

2013

Meteorologie No.8 (Crystal Cavern)

Meteorologie No.8 (Crystal Cavern)

2013

Meteorologie No.4 (Crystal Cavern)

Meteorologie No.4 (Crystal Cavern)

2012

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(Photos: Mike Goelzer)

TWENTY SEVENTEEN (WISCONSIN)

a defect/to defect

TWENTY SEVENTEEN (Times Square)

Needing to Know How Things Feel

Needing to Know How Things Feel

Untitled (Ceiling)

Efflorescent Series

Emergent and Refulgent

Light Switch (hug)

Untitled (flooring)

Untitled (between a breaker box and a thermostat)

Between You and the Mountains

The Color of There Seen from Here (2013)

You Are Here/Here You Are

Crystal Cavern