Serena Depero's work is an exploration into the process of painting. She constructs paintings using layers of color, which are applied based on a series of formal and intuitive choices. She often works and reworks a piece until each shape falls into place. Nature, landscapes, and personal memories are recurrent themes in her work.

"I am interested in the connections we make with nature and how they are deeply related to our sense of place, belonging, or displacement. I am also fascinated by patterns, shapes, and forms that recur in the natural world.

I work slowly and I work on many paintings at the same time. The idea of time passing is intrinsic to my work. Over time, some marks take form or come to the foreground, and others get partially covered, erased, lost. The painting itself becomes a record of what has gone before, all the marks, gestures, and layers."

Depero was born in Rome, Italy, and moved to New York in 1988. She holds a BA from Brown University (1995) and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Hunter College (2001). She also studied at the Art Students League of New York, took classes at RISD, and spent time in Florence, Italy, with Studio Art Centers International (SACI).

Depero's work has been exhibited in numerous group exhibitions in New York and abroad, including the Pool Art Fair, the Albany International Airport, the Woodstock Artist Association and Museum (WAAM), and the Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery at SUNY Ulster.

Depero is also the creator, curator and editor of Conversations With Artists, a popular blog featuring interviews with working artists, and online shows.

She lives and works in the Hudson Valley.