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ABOUT THE ARTIST

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.

Elissa Dorfman's work can be seen at the following places:

Group Exhibitions

2002 "THE DAY AFTER," Galeria D'Art Zero, Barcelona, Spain 1/18-2/15/2002

2002 "SMALL WORKS 2002", International Arts and Conference Center" Louisville, Kentucky, USA 4/15-9/30/02

2002 "UP TO KIVIPANKKI," Kivipankki Gallery, Jamsa, Finland, June/July 2002

2002 "REACTIONS" Exit Art Gallery, New York City, NY to 3/30/2002

2001 "Grand Opening" The Ninth Life Fine Art Gallery, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to 11/23/02"

2001 "SMALL=BIG IV" Galeria D'Art Zero, Barcelona, Spain 11/30/2001-1/15/2002

Solo Exhibition

GALERIA D'ART ZERO, Barcelona Spain February 22-to March 14, 2002

ARTISTS STATEMENT

My main emphasis has been to create my own way of painting. I had the basics, but went into new areas by instinct. I painted Egyptian paintings in the early 1970's. Then I worked on paintings I call Consciousness Art. For example, portraying how the land and water looked 100 years ago compared to today. There was a period in which I painted Native American Indian Art and learned about their culture. From the early 1970's I developed my own style that I called Expansionism--everything I sense I expand. The inner dynamics of the subject expand beyond its outward appearance, and into its environment. Then I went into scientific paintings of molecules, genes, cells, etc. My whole life, I have worked on color combinations and strived to perfect my technique. I am about to enter another phase of my career.

I create art because I feel the need to and enjoy it. My art is my solid rock. Whatever happens in life, my art is always with me. You change from all kinds of experiences and so do the paintings.



ADDITIONAL WORK