Suzy Kellems Dominik Explained

Suzy Kellems Dominik
Nationality:American
Occupation:Artist
Website:https://www.suzykellemsdominik.com/

Suzy Kellems Dominik (born 1961) is an American multi-disciplinary artist known for exploring feminist themes. Her first major public art installation I Can Feel, exhibited during Art Basel Miami Beach 2017, is composed of a neon vagina sculpture and a brief choreographed light performance representing the female orgasm.

Life and career

As a teenager, Kellems Dominik was a runner at the Junior Olympics level and a couple years later was named an All-American gymnast. She started to showcase her artwork when she was 50 years old, after being a stay-at-home mom for the past 20 years. She started her career as an artist in 2014., she lives and works between New York and Jackson, Wyoming.

Kellems Dominik is a board member of the Mark Morris Dance Group, and she has fund-raised for the group and hosted their performances.[1] Her daughter Sophia Schneider has led Morris' youth dance group alongside Nicholas Ma.

Selected works

I Can Feel

I Can Feel is a neon sculpture and choreographed light performance. Standing at tall, the 27.68-second neon performance represents the female orgasm. The work has been exhibited at the Nautilus Hotel during Art Basel Miami Beach in 2017.[2] [3] [4] In 2019, I Can Feel made its New York debut at a Chashama gallery in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and it was organized in conjunction with an all-female panel discussion titled "Tracing Feminism".[5]

Invisible

Invisible is an installation featuring five female sculpture totems of cotton-knit and wool. The sculpture is intended to pay homage to representations of the female body throughout art history.[6] It was exhibited at the Nautilus Hotel during Art Basel Miami Beach in 2018,[7] and with The Laundry SF (in San Francisco) in 2019 for the artist's solo exhibition "An Excavation".[8]

Other work

San Francisco's Nob Hill Gazette in 2019 featured several works by Kellems Dominik, including:

Notes and References

  1. News: Bravo . Tony . Ballet under the palms with Mark Morris and friends . November 2, 2023 . . June 22, 2017.
  2. Web site: The Most Coveted Instagram From Art Basel? A Selfie With This Neon Vagina . Krentcil. Faran . December 7, 2017. Elle. en-us. November 1, 2023.
  3. Web site: Suzy Kellems Dominik Brings the Female Form to Brooklyn. Tauer. Kristen. September 18, 2019. Women's Wear Daily. en. April 17, 2020.
  4. News: Cohen . Alina . Suzy Kellems Dominik Explains Her Neon Vulva, on View at Miami's Nautilus . November 2, 2023 . . December 7, 2017.
  5. Web site: Editors' Picks: 21 Things Not to Miss in New York's Art World This Week. September 9, 2019. Artnet News. en-US. April 17, 2020.
  6. News: Mallett . Whitney . Art Basel's Blinky Neon Vagina Artist Suzy Kellems Dominik's Lumpy #MeToo Totems . November 2, 2023 . . December 3, 2018.
  7. Web site: Your Concise Guide to Miami Art Week 2018. December 3, 2018. Hyperallergic. en-US. April 17, 2020.
  8. Web site: Must-See Art Guide: San Francisco. January 16, 2019. Artnet News. en-US. April 17, 2020.
  9. Web site: Suzy Kellems Dominik On Kicking Open the Art World's Side Door. September 28, 2019. Nob Hill Gazette. November 1, 2023.

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