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current exhibition
Solo exhibition by Laura Bochet
Intangible devotions
October 18, 2025 through January 31, 2026
Distortion Society presents Intangible Devotions, a selection of new paintings by Laura Bochet as part of her second solo exhibition with the gallery. In this series of ethereal, sensuous figurative paintings, Bochet depicts the place where the physical world and inner psyche converge, illuminated by the presence of the unknown and the magic of existence. The exhibition is curated by Gallery Director Michelle Silver and opens on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
The work is a glimpse into a realm where familiar shapes are suspended in time—a dance with radiating light and expansive darkness. Bochet uses the female form to portray her experience of the world through a female body, but also as a symbol for creation, nurturing love, and unparalleled strength. Her figures are impeccably rendered, but the soft, invisible brushwork feels more organic than contrived. Awash in colorful gradients, orbs of light surround the women: a representation of life force and the power of individual and unified expression. Relaxed, joyous, confident, connected; the women are uninhibited by possessions and in their natural state. Despite their corporeal presence, Bochet’s figures transcend the physical world and serve as a reminder of collective transformation.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Laura Bochet (b. 1986, Buffalo, NY) is a Hudson Valley based painter and tattoo artist. She received her BFA in painting from University at Buffalo in 2009 and was a full time painter in NYC and NJ before beginning her tattoo apprenticeship in 2013. She co-owned Secret Fire Tattoo Studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn from 2017-2023 and joined the team at Distortion Society as a resident tattoo artist in 2023. She has exhibited throughout the United States and has work in private collections in the US, Spain, Italy, and England. Bochet has devoted her life to creating art and using itas a means of connection and healing. laurabochetfineart.com | @laurabochet
EXHIBITION DETAILS
Intangible Devotionswill be on view at Distortion Society, 155 Main Street, Beacon, NY from October 18, 2025 through January 31, 2026. The gallery is free and open to the public. There will be an opening reception on October 18, 2025 from 7-9pm.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
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Group exhibition: Katazome
Erina Schultz curates a group exhibition featuring works created using the traditional Japanese katazome technique.
February + March 2026
Opening reception in February 7, 2026 from 7-9pm
past exhibitions
THREADS OF LOVE
August + September 2025
A TWO PERSON EXHIBITION BY DELVIN LUGO + AMBER MUSTAFIC
Curated by Beth Kantrowitz/bk projects
what she builds, she must destroy
June + July 2025
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY MICHELLE SILVER
The Evolution of Mark Making
February + March 2025
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY KIPTON HINSDALE
December 2024 + January 2025
A GROUP EXHIBITION CO-CURATED BY SARAH HANSSEN AND MICHELLE SILVER
two things are true
Distortion: Subverting REality
August 2023
A GROUP EXHIBITION BY SUPER SECRET PROJECTS
dichotomia
May - June 2023
BRADLEY SILVER AND MICHELLE SILVER
