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1950 (Brooklyn, New York)
Death
Lived/Active
New York
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Often Known For
figure, interior, nature, fantasy
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| The following, submitted July 2004, is from the artist:
ELISSA DORFMAN, born May 12, 1950 Brooklyn, New York, studio in New York City.
SUBJECTS
figure studies, representational works, abstract works, nature studies, interior studies, fantasy scenes, landscapes, portraits, still lifes, science etc.
STYLE
Realist, Abstract, Expansionism, etc.
MEDIUMS
Oil, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Acrylic, also makes, sculptures, drawings, prints.
EDUCATION
Brooklyn Museum Art School with Isaac Soyer
Art Students League with John Havannes and Isaac Soyer.
New School of Social Research with Robert Conover
REFERENCING LITERATURE
2002 Cavia, Marisol. London Biennale 2002
1976 Catalogue Artists Choice Show Rosalyn Drexler color plate yes
1978 The Record "Self Portrait" Al Paglione photo yes
1979 Le Nouveau Journal Les Expositions Michel Heurteaux photo yes
1979 Le Nouveau Journal Les Expositions Michel Heurteaux photo yes
1982 Arteder Catalogue: Feria Internacional de Muestras de Bilbao photo
1987 Directors' Guild Encyclopedia of Living Artists photo yes
1992 Architecture, Organization, and Programming Computer Systems
Richard De Irwin (Photograph of painting on cover of book)
1992 How to Program Well Richard De Irwin (photo of painting on cover of book)
1992 Running Press "A Personal Journal with quotes and art by women" images of two paintings, in the Personal Journal -
1996 Two Thousand Notable American Women American Biographical
1997 Who's Who of American Women S. Sandra Barnes
1998 Who's Who in American Art R.R. Bowker
2000 Who's Who in American Art Marquis Who's Who
2000 Dictionary of International Biography, IBC-England
2001 Who's Who, Strathmore's
2001 Zip Publishing Elissa Dorfman Flip Browser Book Nick Petruzzella
(15) fifteen images in this electronic book or paper book.
2001 Biography Today Ravi Bhushan-India
2001Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers, Mantle Fielding's
2002 Biographical Enclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the
U.S. Colonial to 2002
2003 Who's Who in America, Marquis - 58th Edition
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
I was artist-in-residence of the University of Maryland in College Park in 1980.
2003 The Society of Arts Academy United Kingdom
1999-2003 Women's Art Library, Fulham Palace, Bishops Avenue, London SW6 6EA, United Kingdom
1999-2003 Special Collections/Women Artists Archives, The Ruben Salazar Library Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
1996-2003 Member: Artist Equity
1987-2003 Member: National Museum of Women in the Arts
1987-2003 Archives on Women Artists, The Library and Research Center National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC
1984-2003 Lifetime Member: Art Students League
1978-2003 Member: Visual Artists and Galleries Association (VAGA)
1976-1979 3 Year Printmaking Study with Robert Conover New School for Social Research
1976-1979 Parsons, (textile, illustration, silk-screen)
1972 Pratt Graphics Center (lithographs)
1970-1972 Education with John Hovannes and Isaac Soyer Art Students League
1970-1971 Education with Isaac Soyer Brooklyn Museum
1969-1971 Education City University of New York
1968-1969 Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T)
EXHIBITIONS:
2005 The Artcard, The Sharjah Art Museum, United Arab Emirates
2004 Postcards from the Edge benefit, Brent Sikkema Gallery, NY Dec. 5, 2004 2004 Benefit for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Whitefish Community Pavilion -Whitefish, MT, Sept. 18, 2004
2004 '"BAM" benefit, Iranian House Of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2004 "FacingFaces", traveling exhibition Amsterdam, Netherlands; Antwerp, Belgium; Dunbar, South Africa; Fredericton, Canada, Mindanao, Philippines
2003 Postcards from the Edge benefit, Galerie Lelong, New York, USA
2003 "Smiles" Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland
2002 "2002 Celebrity Art Auction" "Message in a Bottle" Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
2002 "Postcards from the Edge" benefit, Sperone Westwater Gallery, NY
2002 "London Biennale 2002", 291 Gallery, London, UK
2002 "Prints Without Borders" Galeria d'Art Zero, Barcelona, Spain
2002 "SUMMER 2002" Galeria d'Art Zero, Barcelona, Spain
2002 'Small Works 2002' International Arts and Conference Center, Louisville, Kentucky, - 9/30/02
2002 'Reactions', Exit Art Gallery, New York, NY
2002 'The Day After' Galeria D'Art Zero, Barcelona, Spain
2002 'Up To Kivipankki' Kivipankki Gallery, Jamsa, Finland, - July 28
2002 Solo Exhibition, Galeria d'Art Zero, Barcelona Spain
2002 'Grand Opening' The Ninth Life Fine Art Gallery, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
2001 'Small = Big IV' Galeria d'Art Zero, Barcelona, Spain
2001 Latin Grammy Awards, Musicares, American Airlines Arena Miami, FL
2001 Featured Artists, Indies Art Cafe Niceville, Florida
2001 Art in Summer, Galeria d'Art Zero Barcelona, Spain
2000 International Exhibition, The Sharjah Arts Museum Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2000 Celebrity Art Auction 2000, The Shelbourne Hotel Dublin, Ireland
1999-2000 Sixty-six Paintings exhibited on site, www.JustOriginals.com
1999 Licensing Show, Jacob Javits Center booth # 1266 NY, NY
1999 One Painting: The World's Women On-Line, www.asu.edu/wwol
1994/97 Members Art Forum, Mills Pond House Gallery St. James, NY
1994 Westchester Land Trust, Paramount East Gallery Peekskill, NY
1992 Out of the Earth: Water Soil and Stone, The Gallery at Cox Aboretum Dayton, OH
1987 The Nude National, The Wedge Gallery Rochester, NY
1987 Impressions/Expressions 1987 Exhibit, Gallery 124, Kemper Center Kenosha, WI
1983 Cabo Frio International Print Biennial, Traveling exhibition Rio de Janeiro & San José do Rio Prato, Brazil
1983 Tokyo Museum Japan
1982 Expansionism, Galler Fuji Osaka, Japan
1982 Expansionism, Art Space Gallery Hyogo, Japan
1982 International Graphic Arts, Bilbao International Exhibition Centre Bilbao, Spain
1982 Komai Gallery Tokyo, Japan
1981 New Artists, Madison Square Garden New York, NY
1981 21 Women Artists, Cork Gallery, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center New York,
1980 (artist-in-residence), University of Maryland Maryland
1980 Channel 13 Preview Exhibit, Lee Krasner, Soy, Sotheby Parke-Bernet New York, NY
1980 Muse Gallery Philadelphia, PA
1980 Salon des Surindependents, Musee de Luxembourg Paris, France
1980 First International Festival of Women Artists, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum Copenhagen, Denmark
1979 Elissa Dorfman's Paintings, Galerie Raymond Duncan Paris, France
1979 Expansionism, Collector's Gallery New York, NY
1979 Benefit for ASPCA, Phillips Gallery, Auction House New York, NY
1979 Benefit with Warhol: (Wilcox), Lichtenstein, Ma, Village Gate New York, NY
1979 P.S. 1 Long Island, NY
1979 Organization of Independent Artists, Bologna, Italy
1977 Women In The Arts, Fort Lee Public Library Gallery Fort Lee, NJ
1977 Artists Choice: traveling exhibition, SUNY, Chatham, VA Polytechnic & State University Randolph-Macon Woman's College
1976 The Theme is Men, Art for Living Gallery, Henry Street Settlement New York, NY
1973 Willem & Elaine de Kooning, The Brata Gallery New York, NY
1970 The Rafter House Long Island, NY
1969 Fence Show, Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY
1961 Children's Art, Lever Building New York, NY
AWARDS
The Society of Arts Academy
Fine Art Award - ArtDomain.Ibiza
Digital Color Artist Award
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December 2001. Issue 26 (This is from "Digital Consciousness News" Issue 26)
Elissa Dorfman of New York is the December 2001 Artist of the Month. Elissa creates contemporary oil and watercolor paintings in abstract realistic and figurative style. She has exhibited around the world; currently, among many other places, at The Ninth Life Fine Art Gallery, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Many of her works are on the Internet.
She is Artist-in-residence at the University of Maryland. She has a wide range of subjects: erotica, fantasy, humor, interiors, landscapes, moods, nature, patterns, people, places and still life. One cannot help but enjoy looking at her paintings.
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Note: June, 2003
One of Dorfman's drawings of a dog will be in the collection at Autograph Museum in the heart of Gdansk Shipyard, Poland.
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