| ELIZABETH BLAU |
| Born 1981 in Las Vegas, NV |
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| EDUCATION |
| 2012 |
MFA, Painting & Drawing, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (Graduate Study Abroad, Temple University Rome, Italy 2012) |
| 2004 |
BFA, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Valencia, CA |
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| SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
| 2014 |
Changing Landscapes, Brett Wesley Gallery, Las Vegas, NV May 2014 |
| 2012 |
Weathered Patterns, Tyler School of Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2009 |
Mentalist & Medium, Fallout Gallery, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2007 |
Withering Heights, Winchester Cultural Center, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2005 |
New Painting, The Arts Factory, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2004 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Lime Gallery, CalArts |
| 2003 |
Wash Work, Mint Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA |
| 2002 |
Titled, Lime Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA |
| 1999 |
Enter Laughing, Main gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA |
| 1998 |
Shadow Garden, M(9) Atelier Gallery, Las Vegas, NV (two-person exhibit) |
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| GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2014 |
Watershed, Wetlands Nature Preserve, Nevada Humanities Gallery, Las Vegas, NV |
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Three Women Intersecting Agency, RC Arts, Las Vegas, NV |
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Skull, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada Las Vegas |
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Crossing the Mt. Diablo Line, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV |
| 2013 |
Cities that Walked, Fjord Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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Diversify, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada Las Vegas |
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Equinox, Mayor’s Gallery @ The Historic Fifth Street School, Las Vegas, NV |
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Made In Paint, Golden Artist Colors Gallery, New Berlin, NY |
| 2012 |
BANG, Powerhouse Productions, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2011/2012 |
The Border Project: Soundscapes, Landscapes, and Lifescapes, University of Arizona Museum of Art, November 17, 2011- March 11, 2012 |
| 2008 |
Conventions & Attitudes, City University of New York, Graduate Center Gallery, NY |
| 2008 |
Studios Midwest, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg, IL |
| 2008 |
New-Fangled, Main Gallery, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2007 |
Your Art is Showing, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2004 |
Girls who wear Glasses: Observations of the Speculative Female, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2002 |
Amnesia, Stevenson Blanche Devereaux Galleria, CalArts, Valencia, CA |
| 2001 |
Skyend, John Raitt Gallery, Hollywood, CA |
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Expansive Objects, D301 Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA |
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Comfort & Exhaustion, Lime & Mint Galleries, CalArts, Valencia, CA |
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| CURATED EXHIBITIONS |
| 2001 |
Cal-Arts School of Architecture Mid-Residency Review, Stevenson Blanche Devereaux Galleria, CalArts, Valencia, CA |
| 2002 |
About. Above. According to. Across. After. & Against., Stevenson Blanche Devereaux Galleria, CalArts, Valencia, CA |
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| AWARDS/RESIDENCIES |
| 2014 |
The Arctic Circle Residency Program, Svalbard, Norway |
| 2012 |
Sam & Adele Golden Foundation, Residency Fellowship Grant, New Berlin, NY |
| 2011 |
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2008 |
Knox College, Artist in Residence Fellowship Grant, Galesburg, IL |
| 2008 |
Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, Fellowship Grant, Taos, NM |
| 2007 |
Nevada Arts Council, Professional Development Grant, Carson City, NV |
| 99-04 |
CalArts, Merit Scholarship, Valencia, CA |
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| Public Exposure (Selected Press, Reviews, Interviews, Artist Talks/Lectures) |
| 2014 |
Baude, Dawn Michelle. Las Vegas City Life: “Reclaiming Landscapes” 5/08/2014 |
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‘Conversations with the Artist,’ Artist talk, Brett Wesley Gallery, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2012 |
Lynch, Regina. Tyler School of Art MFA Catalogue. Abstracted Realities: New Work By Elizabeth Blau |
| 2011 |
Tinge Magazine: Temple University’s Online Literary Journal. “Featured Artist”, Issue 2 Fall |
| 2009 |
Peterson, Kristen. Las Vegas Review Journal LV Sun Arts: Elizabeth Blau 4/24/09Forestieri, Susanne. Las Vegas Weekly Where the Heart Is 01/15/2009 |
| 2008 |
Keene, Jarret. Las Vegas City Life: “Iceberg Theory” 01/24/2008 |
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Studios Midwest Artists, Radio Interview, WGIL Radio, Galesburg, Illinois 07/29/2008 |
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Cling,Carol. Las Vegas Review Journal: “Ice In the Desert” 12/28/2008 |
| 2006 |
Shilaci, Kelli. Las Vegas City Life. Pick of The Week 10/14/2005 |
| 2004 |
Visiting Artist Lecturer, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
