Sheila Elias
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Sheila Elias, is an American artist. Her works have been featured in exhibitions across North America and have been accorded international acclaim at such exhibitions as the Liberty show at the Louvre
Museum in Paris.
Elias graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago
, lives and works in Miami, Florida
and in New York City
.
As an artist and art historian, Elias works with the layers of life and art history, seeking in it a connection between art aesthetics and social consciousness.
Elias has been doing installations reflecting her studio’s neighborhood since the 1980s and she has received recognition for her unique vision blending social consciousness with the aesthetic of art. Her work spans the disciplines of painting, digital mixed media, sculpture, installation and performance.
American sensibilities have influenced my life, the hues of my country found in the colors of my canvas. I like to bring an awareness of new directions and individual inventiveness.
Through life experience, I incorporate visual, emotional, and psychological impressions and feed them into my paintings."
of the Statue of Liberty", Louvre Institut des Decoratifs, Paris, France
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Louvre
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Museum in Paris.
Elias graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
, lives and works in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
and in New York City
New York City
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.
As an artist and art historian, Elias works with the layers of life and art history, seeking in it a connection between art aesthetics and social consciousness.
Elias has been doing installations reflecting her studio’s neighborhood since the 1980s and she has received recognition for her unique vision blending social consciousness with the aesthetic of art. Her work spans the disciplines of painting, digital mixed media, sculpture, installation and performance.
Statement
"I like to portray a perception of urban tension, raw emotions and harsh realities tempered with gentle optimism and beauty, countering an American dream that has gone a bit astray.American sensibilities have influenced my life, the hues of my country found in the colors of my canvas. I like to bring an awareness of new directions and individual inventiveness.
Through life experience, I incorporate visual, emotional, and psychological impressions and feed them into my paintings."
2009
- Museo Vault in Wynwood Art District, Miami
- Coral Springs Museum of Art, Sheila Elias: Somewhere-Anywhere, Coral Springs, Fla.
2008
- Lila G. Martinez Gallery, Cambridge, Mass.
- The Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, Mass.
- The Napoleon Grand Salon at The Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla.
- Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, Calif.
2007
- Farmani Gallery, “SOMEWHERE-ANYWHERE,” Los Angeles, Calif.
- Boca Grande Art Alliance National Exhibition.
- Maryland Federation of Art.
- Visual Arts Center of New Jersey.
2006
- Bass Museum, “I Wanna Be Loved by You: Photographs of Marilyn MonroeMarilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
,” Miami Beach, Fla. - Masur Museum of Art.
2001
- Kim Foster Gallery, "Beyond the Camera...," New York, NY
- Silvana Facchini Gallery, "Living in Miami," Miami, Fla.
- South Florida / Art Center, "Reconnect," Miami Beach, Fla.
- Maryland Federation of Art, "Art on Paper 2001"
- Corcoran Gallery, Annapolis, MD, juror David C. Levy
1998–1997
- "Secret Gardens," Travelling Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Miami, Fla.
- Public Art Program, City of Orlando, Fla.
- Lowe Museum, University of Miami, Fla.
- Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Fla.
1989–87
- Paula Allan Gallery, New York, NY.
- 1988 Otis Parsons School of Design, "Hollywood: Portrait of the Stars" Calif.
1987
- Louvre, Institute des Decoratifs, "Liberty: the Official Exhibitions Centenary
of the Statue of Liberty", Louvre Institut des Decoratifs, Paris, France
- New York Public Library, New York, NY
- Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
- New York University, Loeb Gallery, New York, NY
- Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, Calif.
1986–82
Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, Calif.University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
1985
- Pictogram Gallery, East Village, NY
- California State University,Northridge, Calif.
- Institute for Contemporary Arts, Korea
- Forcus International, "American Woman in Art", Nairobi, Kenya
- Laguna Beach Museum of Art, OCCA, Long Beach, Calif.
- Gallery One, Fort Worth, Texas, juror: Dr. William Otton
- Janco-Dada Museum, Ein Hod, Israel
1984
- Rutgers University, NJ
- Arizona State University, Ariz.
- American Academy of Fine Arts and Letters, New York, NY
Works in public collections (selected)
- Frost Art MuseumFrost Art MuseumThe Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum or simply known as the Frost Art Museum is a Florida International University museum located on-campus in Modesto A. Maidique in Miami, Florida....
, Miami, Fla. - American Bankers Inc., Miami, Fla.
- Capital Bank, Los Angeles, CA; Miami, Fla.
- Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn MuseumThe Brooklyn Museum is an encyclopedia art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum holds New York City's second largest art collection with roughly 1.5 million works....
, Brooklyn, NY. - Chase Manhattan BankChase Manhattan BankJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase, is a national bank that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of financial services firm JPMorgan Chase. The bank was known as Chase Manhattan Bank until it merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in 2000...
Collection, New York, NY. - First Los Angeles Bank Collection, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Kunsan Contemporary Museum, Korea.
- Miami Dade Community College, Miami, Fla.
- Paramount PicturesParamount PicturesParamount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, Los Angeles, Calif. - Security Pacific Bank Collection, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Vesti Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts.
- University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, Dearborn, Mich. - Bass MuseumBass MuseumThe Bass Museum of Art is an art museum located in Miami Beach, Florida in the United States located at 2100 Collins Avenue. The museum specializes in art from around the world from the Renaissance to modern art...
of Art, Miami Beach, Fla. - Lowe Art MuseumLowe Art MuseumThe Lowe Art Museum is an art museum located in Coral Gables, Florida, a Miami suburb in Miami-Dade County. The museum is run and operated by the University of Miami and opened in 1950. The museum has an extensive collection of art with permanent collections in Greco-Roman antiquities, Renaissance,...
, University of Miami, Miami, Fla. - American Bankers Life Assurance Company of Florida.
- Artforum Culture FoundationArtforum Culture FoundationThe Artforum Culture Foundation is a private and independent nonprofit organization with legal seat in Thessaloniki, Greece, and contact-offices in Athens, Cologne, Paris, New York. The foundation promotes contemporary art and is engaged in the exchange in and between cultures...
, Thessaloniki.