| ELIZABETH BLAU | |
| Born 1981 in Las Vegas, NV | |
| 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 |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2018 | The Common Cold, Louie Meager Art Gallery, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA |
| 2015 | Off the Cliff, College of Southern Nevada Fine Arts Gallery, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2014 | Changing Landscapes |
| 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) |
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2010 | Climate Change, Hopes and Fears, online exhibition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nevada Humanities Gallery, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2019 | Human Contact, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2015 | Taste, Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2014 | Watershed, Wetlands Nature Preserve, Nevada Humanities Gallery, Las Vegas, NV |
| Three Women Intersecting Agency, RC Arts, Las Vegas, NV | |
| Skull, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada Las Vegas | |
| Crossing the Mt. Diablo Line, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV | |
| 2013 | Cities that Walked, Fjord Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| Diversify, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada Las Vegas | |
| Equinox, Mayor’s Gallery @ The Historic Fifth Street School, Las Vegas, NV | |
| 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 |
| Expansive Objects, D301 Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA | |
| Comfort & Exhaustion, Lime & Mint Galleries, CalArts, Valencia, CA | |
| CURATORIAL PROJECTS | |
| 2020 | Human Ecology, Louie Meager Art Gallery, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA |
| 2016 | FORCE///NATURE, Charleston Heights Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV |
| 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 |
| AWARDS/ HONORS/ SCHOLARSHIPS | |
| 2022 | Five-Year Service Award, Ohlone College, CA |
| 2021 | Awarded Tenure, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA |
| 2018 -22 | Professional Development Grants, Ohlone College, CA |
| 2018 | The New York Studio School Drawing Marathon, Study Scholarship, NYC, NY |
| 2017 | Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Study Scholarship, Snowmass, CO |
| 2014 | Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Study Scholarship, Snowmass, CO |
| 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 |
| Public Exposure (Selected Press, Reviews, Interviews, Artist Talks/Lectures) | |
| 2014 | Baude, Dawn Michelle. Las Vegas City Life: “Reclaiming Landscapes” 5/08/2014 |
| ‘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 |
| Studios Midwest Artists, Radio Interview, WGIL Radio, Galesburg, Illinois 07/29/2008 | |
| 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 |