Artist Elissa Dorfman says:

"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 1970s. 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 1970s 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."

Ms. Dorfman is a member of Visual Artists and Galleries Association (VAGA) and Artist Equity. She has been published in The Record, Le Nouveau Journal, Arteder, Directors' Guild, Running Press, Two Thousand Notable American Women, and Who's Who of American Women, and has held the post of Artist-in-Residence at the University of Maryland.

Elissa Dorfman is a Lifetime Member of the Art Students League, a Member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and 2001 Associate of the Society of Arts Academy (ASAA).

In June, 2003, Ms. Dorfman was selected by Grant Sterling Editions, who are dedicated to opening new markets for artists, to participate in the launch of their 'open-air gallery' concept at the premier Aventura Mall in Florida. As the program rolls forward, they intend to have over 200 locations in the U.S. alone, all within large regional shopping malls.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AFFILIATIONS

2003 The Society of Arts Academy, United Kingdom
1999-2003 Women's Art Library, Fulham Palace, London, UK
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, silkscreen)
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 City University of New York
1968-1969 Fashion Institute of Technology

SELECTED PUBLISHED REFERENCES

2003 Artprice International Art Market Directory—Editor
2003 Marquis Who's Who in American Art, 57th Edition
2003 Artprice Annual (Technical Data)—Editor
2003 The Artists Bluebook (AskART)—Lonnie Pierson Dunbier, Editor
2002 Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers—Bob Creps, Editor
2001 Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers—Glenn Opitz, Editor
2001 Elissa Dorfman Flip Browser Book (Zip Publishing)—Nick Petruzzella, Editor
2001 Who's Who in American Art, 24th Edition—R.R. Bowker, Editor
2001 Who's Who in American Art—Strathmore's Who's Who
2000 Biography Today—Ravi Bhushan, India
2000 Dictionary of International Biography, 28th Edition—Jon Gifford, Editor
1998 Marquis Who's Who in American Art
1993 Computer Systems: Architecture, Organization and Programming—Arthur B. Maccabe, Editor
1993 How to Program Well: A Collection of Case Studies—Henry D. Shapiro, Editor
1992 A Personal Journal: Quotes and Art by Women (Running Press Publications)—Editor

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

CONTACT AND PURCHASE INFORMATION

A visual portfolio of 200 of Elissa Dorfman's works, with purchase information, is available here.

Also, find more extensive bio and another visual portfolio of Elissa Dorfman's art here.

A complete listing of Elissa Dorfman's web links can be found here.

Contact the artist at:  Elissador@aol.com