Bocchino, Serena: - Serena Bocchino has been recognized by many art institutions for her work including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, the PS1/MOMA International Studio Residency, the Artists Space/Artists Grant, the Art Matters Grant, the Brodsky Center Printmaking Residency and the Basil Alkazzi Award, USA. The NJ State Council on the Arts has granted her Fellowships in both Painting and Drawing. The Museum of Modern Art featured Bocchino's painting process in a film documentary by Monica Scharf. 1989-2013 Bocchino's work has been the subject of six films. Bocchino's exhibitions have received critical attention from The New York Times, The New Yorker, Artnews, Art in America, Newsday, the San Francisco Art Examiner, ArtCritical and On Verge. In 2015, the first comprehensive monograph was released and authored by art historian, Lisa A. Banner, art writer, Jonathan Goodman, and Curator, Kathleen Goncharov wrote the Introduction. In 2017, Serena Bocchino represented the USA at the Taoxichuan Art Museum of China. The Museum acquired sculptures and paintings by Bocchino for their permanent collection. In 2017, Bocchino was chosen for the international Studio Residency Program at ESKFF located at MANA Contemporary. The Nicolaysen Museum of Art in Casper Wyoming and the Museo Italo Americano in San Francisco will be having solo-exhibitions of Bocchino's work in 2021. A new film documentary about Bocchino and her work is currently in production with a planned release date of 2021.