Artist Statement/ Biography

Lea Devon Sorrentino is a multimedia artist who utilizes humor and popular culture within videos, sculptures, performances and installations. Her practice is an auto-ethnographic investigation of her life in pursuit of understanding contemporary American culture. Or, in not art speak, she is interested in why we love things that hurt us and cry at reality television.

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Lea Devon Sorrentino is a multimedia artist who has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. She is known for her introspective storytelling of American and digital culture. Her work encompasses installation, video, service aesthetics, thoughtful writing, and performance. These endeavors had her named among the “Artists to Watch″ by the Walker Art Center.

Sorrentino is a member of the Vox Populi collective in Philadelphia and has attended several artists’ residencies– most recently the SIM residency in Reykjavik, Iceland. She has developed and produced podcasts, written mini-series and works as a political organizer in Philadelphia. She received her Bachelor of Arts at Temple University, Tyler School of Art and a Masters Degree at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

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