Sheila Elias (born in

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) is an American artist. Her works have been featured in exhibitions across North America and at the Liberty show at the

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arron ...

Museum in Paris.

Biography

Elias graduated from the

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, and she lives and works in

Miami, Florida Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

. 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 blend of social consciousness and aesthetics. Her work spans the disciplines of painting, digital mixed media, sculpture, installation and performance.

Publications

Works in public collections

Frost Art Museum The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum'' (''"Frost Art Museum") is an art museum located in the Modesto A. Maidique campus of Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida. Founded in 1977 as The Art Museum at Florida Internat ...

, Miami, Florida *American Bankers Inc., Miami, Florida *Capital Bank, Los Angeles; Miami, Florida *

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, Brooklyn, New York. *

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Collection, New York. *First Los Angeles Bank Collection, Los Angeles * Kunsan Contemporary Museum, Korea. *

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, Miami, Florida *

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, Los Angeles *Security Pacific Bank Collection, Los Angeles *Vesti Corporation, Boston *

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, Dearborn, Michigan *

Bass Museum The Bass Museum of Art is a contemporary art museum located in Miami Beach, Florida. The Bass Museum of Art was founded in 1963 and opened in 1964. History Early years John Bass (1891–1978) and Johanna Redlich (m. February 21, 1921) were Je ...

of Art, Miami Beach, Florida *

Lowe Art Museum Lowe Art Museum is the art museum of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The museum is located on the campus of the University of Miami and is accessible by Metrorail (Miami-Dade County), Miami Metrorail at University station (Miami- ...

, University of Miami, Miami, Florida *American Bankers Life Assurance Company of Florida. *Artforum Culture Foundation, Thessaloniki.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elias, Sheila Living people American women artists Artists from Illinois Artists from Miami 1945 births 21st-century American women