2019
UNFETTERED. Avenue 50 Studio, Inc., 131-135 North Avenue 50, Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
Resume
I am a painter who works with collage and abstraction. I begin with preparatory sketches that I expand into bigger compositions. I create with preconceived plans to express an emotion like happiness, sadness, or power. Sometimes just letting the paint form its own composition can be exciting.
I seek to employ colors in new and exciting ways. I use abstraction to tell a story using words, drawings or photographs from the history of art. In my most recent works, I have merged reality with abstraction. I see shapes of architecture, lines against the sky, perspective, and light. The skylines in LA have inspired a new abstract path, for me. I am showing my recent works in a solo exhibit called Abstracts Revisited.
My father, Robert Elliott, was a graphic designer, photographer, sculptor and painter. He taught me to draw, encouraged me to become a graphic designer and a fine artist. I studied fine art at Briarcliff College, in Briarcliff Manor near my home in Westchester, New York. After college I studied at The School of Visual Arts, The New School for Social Research, and The Art Students League of New York City. Early in my graphic design career I worked with Peter Max on projects for the Bettmann Archive and The Art Director’s Club of New York. After opening my design business called, Mechanicals Overnight, I worked on magazines and brochures for Bergdorf Goodman, Random House and Newsweek Magazine. By working overnight, I was able to deliver the completed production early in the morning. That was my niche.
While I was in New York City, I was asked to be the Art Director for Aspen Magazine 5&6, following Andy Warhol who was the art director for Aspen 3&4. Aspen was an experimental magazine of fine artists and can be found in contemporary art museums throughout the world. During my time with Aspen Magazine, I worked with Susan Sontag, Brian O’Doherty, William Burroughs, Tony Smith and Mel Bochner.
My husband and I moved to Hawaii where we raised our son Robert, and I worked as a designer for the time we lived there. After 20 wonderful years in Hawaii we moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where I became a docent at The Walker Art Center studying contemporary art and painting in a studio. We moved to Los Gatos, California where I worked as the art director for Classic Custom Vacations and painted in my studio at the Alameda Artworks in San Jose. I retired from graphic design and now work solely as a fine artist. My work has been exhibited in shows and galleries in California and New York.
Now living in Los Angeles for 7 years, I am on the board of SCWCA, The Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art as the Exhibitions Chair planning new exhibits.
2017
PHENOMENA. Neutra Institute Gallery and Museum, 2379 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
2016
SCISSORS, PAPER AND GLUE. The Academy for Jewish Religion California, 3250 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA
2015
A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN / THE GODDESSES ARE COMING. Iwasawa Oriental Art, 75 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA
IMAGE AND TRANSMISSION. Iwasawa Oriental Art, 75 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA
2013 & 2014
SILICON VALLEY OPEN STUDIOS, Studio One, 358 Village Lane, Los Gatos, CA
2012
NATIONAL WOMEN’S CAUCUS FOR ART. Sherman Oaks Art Association / Gallery 825, 825 North La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
2011
MAN AS OBJECT, REVERSING THE GAZE. Juried by The Guerrilla Girls. SOMArt’s Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA.
2009
CONTROL, an Exhibition of California Women Artists. SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA. Karen Gutfreund, curator. Juried by The Guerrilla Girls West.
A PASSION FOR TREES: Women Coast to Coast. Galleria Tonantzin, Center for Art and Humanities, San Juan Bautista, CA. Juried by Deborah Silguero, curator, The National Steinbeck Center.
WOMEN ARTISTS ON IMMIGRATION, Crossing Borders, Confronting Barriers, Bridging Identities. Korean Cultural Center Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Juried by Alma Ruiz, curator, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA.
SILICON VALLEY OPEN STUDIOS, Studio One. Los Gatos, CA
SILENT AUCTION, A3 Benefit: Art, Auction & Accessories. San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA.
PERSPECTIVE, PURPOSE & PASSION, 20th Anniversary of the South Bay Area Women’s Caucus for Art Members Show. Art Objects Gallery, San Jose, CA.
2008
SILICON VALLEY OPEN STUDIOS, New Location for Studio One. Studio One, 358 Village Lane, Los Gatos, CA.
PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE & FURNITURE. Stephen Robin Gallery, Woodstock, NY.
WOMEN ARTISTS ON IMMIGRATION. Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, Los Angeles, CA. Read article
2002
WORKS MEMBERS SHOW. Works Gallery, San Jose, CA.
SCWCA GROP SHOW. Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA.
SILICON VALLEY OPEN STUDIOS, Studio One. The Alameda Artworks, San Jose, CA
2001
MAKING HER MARK. Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
LOVE AND CHAOS, San Jose Art League. The Alameda Artworks, San Jose, CA
BEYOND THE RULES EXHIBITION, Prospectus for Women’s Caucus for Art. San Francisco, CA.
SOLO SHOW, Paintings and Photographs. Classic Custom Vacations, San Jose, CA.
WORKS FUND RAISER, Silent Night Auction & Exhibit. Work Gallery, San Jose, CA.
AMERICAN AIRLINES ART EXHIBIT, San Jose International Airport, San Jose, CA
