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Nora Chellew (she/they, b. 1995) is a visual artist, performance producer, project manager, and maker, born and based in Brooklyn.
Nora 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. Her practice is primarily sculptural, with interventions of text and indications of time. She has shown her work at Spencer Brownstone and Parent Company, NYC; FiveMyles and Brick Aux (The Brick), Brooklyn; Spillway Collective, Philadelphia; and Phoenix Athens, Greece. In 2021, Nora received a N.Y.F.A. City Artist Corps Grant.
Nora has produced live pieces for The Museum of Modern Art, Performa, The Shed, and Public Assembly. As a performance coordinator, she’s had the pleasure of working with: Pope.L, Joan Jonas, Jason Moran, Sable Elyse Smith, Kamau Patton, Mariana Valencia, and many more. Nora has assisted in the fabrication of set and sulpture peices for various artists, including Jude Tallichet, Yve Laris Cohen, and Peter Born. She has also contributed to press and publications for the Exponential Festival, Cabinet Magazine and prompt:.
Artist Statement
“My work combines sculpture, installation, original text, passive performance, and archiving. I conserve my pieces in accordance with their material ingredients and subject matter, allowing for decomposition where relevant. I treat titles and medium lists as integral parts of my work. I am inspired by: set design, SFX , chimeric folklore, Catholic mysticism, kitchen witchcraft, cataloging practices, worlding theory, ecology, and therapeutic tactics.”