Pictured above in Austin, TX studio

I want to evoke an awareness within the observer of what it means to be subjected to passive viewership of oneself - to be reduced to objectification. 

Central to my exploration is the interplay between viewer and subject matter, particularly focusing on female identity. Employing both abstraction and figuration, the figures in my compositions serve as focal points amidst vibrant, textured environments. Yet, these figures are not static; they are fragmented, their forms enlarged and displaced - a deliberate fracturing that underscores their discomfort under scrutiny. Their poses serve to intensify this, along with their saturated red and yellow skin tones. In recent works, I have introduced elements such as window panes. I chose this to be a subtle reminder of the voyeuristic relationship between the observer and the observed. 

Through these compositions, I actively challenge the passive portrayal of women as mere subjects, urging viewers to confront the complexities of perception and power dynamics inherent in the act of looking.

Via Boley painting in her art studio located in Austin Texas
Via Boley

Who am I?

“Via Boley is a professional artist whose work has been shown in various art spaces, in Boston, Massachusetts, and Austin, Texas. She holds a BFA from the Mass College of Art, where she was recognized with various awards, including but not limited to, the 2021 Gamblin Paint Award, the Roger Tibbetts Art Award, and the Artist and Craftsman supply award. She recently completed an artist residency at Cow House Farm in Wicklow, Ireland, which further enriched her artistic vision. Boley is currently working in her studio in Austin, Texas, primarily in oil painting.”

  • 2022 Special Merit - Northern Light Gallery

    2021 Departmental Honors

    2021 Gamblin Paint Award

    2021 Roger Tibbetts Auction Award

    2020 Nominee for the 2020 Yale Norfolk Summer Program

    2020 Artist and Craftsman Supply Award

    2019 FA2D Award

  • 2018/21 BFA Massachusetts College of Art and Design

    2017 Lesley College of Art

  • 2024 Studio A20, Second Saturday

    2024 Unboredroom, Silent Auction

    2024 MotherShip Studios, Lacuna Vitae

    2024 Art Center Waco, Small Works Show

    2024 Highland Collective, Small Works Show

    2024 Convergence SXSW

    2023 ContraCommon Juried Regional Exhibition

    2023 Cloud Tree Studios and Gallery

    2022 Northern Light Gallery Exhibition

    2021 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Annual Auction

    2019 MassArt

  • 2022/23 Create! Magazine Issue 34

    2022/23 Mutiny Market

  • 2023 Cow House Studios Ireland

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