Installation + sculpture

Selected work
2011–present

Chelsea’s work includes three dimensional assemblage, sculpture, and installation. These works often incorporate materials gathered from field studies of from abandoned homesteads in Wonder Valley, a sparsely populated region of Southern California’s High Desert. The works imagine the entropy of what was once full of promise sliding into inevitable decay.

What Goes With What, Chelsea Dean, 2020. Artist’s photograph, found imagery, picture frame, and found object from abandoned homestead, 14 x 36 inches. — *What Goes With What*, Chelsea Dean, 2020. Artist’s photograph, found imagery, picture frame, and found object from abandoned homestead, 14 x 36 inches.

Bonded and Guaranteed, Chelsea Dean, 2020. Found objects including faux wood, metal, turquoise, and paper, with 24k gold leaf, 38 x 9 x 1 inches. — *Bonded and Guaranteed*, Chelsea Dean, 2020. Found objects including faux wood, metal, turquoise, and paper, with 24k gold leaf, 38 x 9 x 1 inches.

Bonded and Guaranteed, Chelsea Dean, 2020. Found objects including faux wood, metal, turquoise, and paper, with 24k gold leaf, 38 x 9 x 1 inches. (detail) — *Bonded and Guaranteed*, Chelsea Dean, 2020. Found objects including faux wood, metal, turquoise, and paper, with 24k gold leaf, 38 x 9 x 1 inches. (detail)

Constructs of Beauty, Chelsea Dean, 2019. Enamel paint, 24k gold leaf, and found objects from abandoned homesteads, dimensions variable. — *Constructs of Beauty*, Chelsea Dean, 2019. Enamel paint, 24k gold leaf, and found objects from abandoned homesteads, dimensions variable.

Constructs of Beauty, Chelsea Dean, 2019. Enamel paint, 24k gold leaf, and found objects from abandoned homesteads, dimensions variable. (detail) — *Constructs of Beauty*, Chelsea Dean, 2019. Enamel paint, 24k gold leaf, and found objects from abandoned homesteads, dimensions variable. (detail)

Happy Trails, Chelsea Dean, 2018. Artist’s photograph, 24k gold leaf, enamel paint, and found objects from abandoned homesteads, 83 x 17.5 inches. — *Happy Trails*, Chelsea Dean, 2018. Artist’s photograph, 24k gold leaf, enamel paint, and found objects from abandoned homesteads, 83 x 17.5 inches.

Happy Trails, Chelsea Dean, 2018. Artist’s photograph, 24k gold leaf, enamel paint, and found objects from abandoned homesteads, 83 x 17.5 inches. (detail) — *Happy Trails*, Chelsea Dean, 2018. Artist’s photograph, 24k gold leaf, enamel paint, and found objects from abandoned homesteads, 83 x 17.5 inches. (detail)

Idle Lane, Chelsea Dean, 2019. Found object, enamel paint, and distressed mylar mounted on Dibond, 60 x 21 x 13 inches. — *Idle Lane*, Chelsea Dean, 2018. Found object, enamel paint, and distressed mylar mounted on Dibond, 60 x 21 x 13 inches.

Idle Lane, Chelsea Dean, 2018. Found object, enamel paint, and distressed mylar mounted on Dibond, 60 x 21 x 13 inches. (detail) — *Idle Lane*, Chelsea Dean, 2018. Found object, enamel paint, and distressed mylar mounted on Dibond, 60 x 21 x 13 inches. (detail)

Like a Warm Embrace, Chelsea Dean, 2018. Found lamp from abandoned homestead, gold tipped light bulbs, dimensions variable. Installation view, LAUNCH, Los Angeles. — *Like a Warm Embrace*, Chelsea Dean, 2018. Found lamp from abandoned homestead, gold tipped light bulbs, dimensions variable. Installation view, Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles.

Haunt a Distant Corner, Chelsea Dean, 2017. Artist’s photograph, contact paper, gold foil, and foam core, dimensions variable (installation). — *Haunt a Distant Corner,* Chelsea Dean, 2017. Artist’s photograph, contact paper, gold foil, foam core, and frame from abandoned homestead, dimensions variable (installation).

Pattern of Sprawl, Chelsea Dean, 2017. Relief prints of found doormat, dimensions variable, individual print 14.5 x 19 inches. Installation view, Brand Library and Art Center.