Nora Chellew

Bio

Nora Chellew (she/they, b. 1995) is a project manager, fabricator, and multidisciplinary artist born and based in Brooklyn. She received her B.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Sculpture with a Concentration in Sustainability & Social Practice from The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore. Chellew's work is primarily sculptural, with interventions of text and passive performance. She has shown her work at Spencer Brownstone and Parent Company, NYC; FiveMyles and Brick Aux, Brooklyn; Spillway Collective, Philadelphia; and Phoenix Athens, Greece. In 2021, Chellew was the recipient of a N.Y.F.A. City Artist Corps Grant. Outside of her own practice, Nora produces and fabricates works for other, wonderful artists. She has worked on productions for Performa, The Shed, and The Museum of Modern Art. She has assisted the studios of Jude Tallichet, Yve Laris Cohen, and Peter Born.

Artist Statement

“My work combines sculpture, installation, and original text. I conserve my pieces in accordance with their material ingredients and researched references. Drawing on the aesthetics of archiving, I treat titles and medium lists as integral parts of my work. I am inspired by: cataloging practices, worlding theory, set design, SFX , chimeric folklore, queer history, Catholic mysticism, cooking, decomposition, climate catastrophe, and therapeutic tactics.”