Lisa Elmaleh

VISUAL ARTIST

2020                        
• American Folk, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
• Between the Divides, KMR Arts, Washington Depot, CT

2019                        
• The Lightness and the Dark, College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD
• Sweet Home, The River House, Capon Bridge, WV

2018                        
• American Folk, Salem College, Winston Salem, NC
• The Lightness and the Dark/American Folk, The Barns of Rose Hill, Berryville, VA

2017
• The Lightness and the Dark, White Room Gallery, Thomas, WV


2014
• American Folk, KMR Arts, Washington Depot, CT
• American Folk, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
• American Folk, Candela Books + Gallery, Richmond, VA

2012
• The American Ethos: Revisited, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2011
• A Lonesome Sound, Nashville Airport, Nashville, TN

2010
• Everglades, KMR Arts, Washington Depot, CT

2008
• Rooted, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY



Select Group Exhibitions
2020
• Revelations: Recent Photography Acquisitions, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA

2019                      
• American Truth, Visual Arts Gallery, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2018                        
• Southbound, The Halsey Institute, Charleston, SC
• A Knowing Intimacy: A Photography Exhibit by West Virginia Women, West Virginia
University, Morgantown, WV                                    

2017
• The Photography Show Presented by Aipad, Candela Gallery, New York, NY
• Of Metal And Light, The Halide Project, Philadelphia, PA

2015
• Imaging Eden: Photographers Discover the Everglades, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
• PDN’s 30 Emerging Photographers, Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles, CA
• Dear Dave, Foley Gallery, New York, NY

2014
• The Suitcase Show: Art in the Endangered Everglades, Galleri Schaeffers Gate 5, Oslo, Norway
• Flight: Aloft in the Everglades, ArtCenter South Florida, Miami, FL

2013
• The Mythology of Florida, Ogden Museum of Southern Art. New Orleans, LA
• Dear Dave Magazine, Photoville. Brooklyn, NY
• Tierney Fellowship, Photoville. Brooklyn, NY
• Unbound!, Candela Books + Gallery, Richmond, VA
• Bronx Museum Biennial, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY

2012
• Art Edition, Gallery Blume, Seoul, Korea
• New Caledonia Art Festival, Gallery Blume, New Caledonia
• Spoon Art Fair, Gallery Blume, Hong Kong
• Photolust Benefit Auction, Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA.

2011
• Athens Photo Festival, Athens, Greece
• The AIRIE Collection, Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, Everglades National Park, FL
• Identity Blueprint, Camera Club of New York, New York, NY
• Developed Work, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS
• Salon Photo Show, Matt Roberts Arts, London, England
• Four On The Verge, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• Promises of Greatness, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

2010
• In leaves no step had trodden black, Visual Arts Museum, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
• New Photography Selections from the 2008 – 2009 CCNY Darkroom Residency Program, Camera Club of New York, New York, NY
• New York Photofest, Powerhouse, Brooklyn, NY

2009
• Linked: New Yorkers Meet Londoners, Keumsan Gallery, Heyri Art Valley, South Korea
• Landscape: Voyage, KMR Arts, Washington Depot, CT
• Arbor, Michael Mazzeo Gallery, New York, NY
• Tektonic, Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, NJ, Arts Guild New Jersey, Rahway, NJ, and Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ

2008
• New England/New York/New Talent 2008, Hampden Gallery, Amherst, MA
• New York Photofest, Powerhouse, Brooklyn, NY


Awards
• Puffin Foundation Grant, Puffin Foundation, 2015
• Assets for Artists, MASS MoCA, 2014
• PDN’s 30 2013, Photo District News, 2013
• Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY, 2013
• Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation Grant, Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation, 2012
• IPF Grant, Aaron Siskind Foundation, 2011
• Everglades National Park Artist in Residence (AIRIE), Everglades National Park, FL, 2010
• Goldwell Open Air Museum Residency, Goldwell Open Air Museum, Beatty, NV, 2010
• Puffin Foundation Grant, Puffin Foundation, 2010
• Darkroom Residency, The Camera Club of New York, 2008
• Tierney Fellowship, Tierney Family Foundation, 2007
• Alumni Scholarship, The School of Visual Arts, 2007


Publications
• Harper’s Magazine.  The Last Frontier: Homesteaders on the Margins of America. August 2019
• New York Times Lens Blog. Tintype Portraits of Old-Time Musicians in Appalachia.  March 2019
• Smithsonian Magazine.  Robert Smalls. Select images from Beaufort, South Carolina. September 2018
• Harper's Magazine, All Over This Land: Local Politics in the Age of Trump, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.  October 2017
• The Oxford American, The Book of the Dead by Catherine Venable Moore. Select images from Hawk's Nest and Surroundings, WV. December 2016
• CNN.com. Modern Day Musicians, Old-Time Feel. January 2016
• Goldenseal. Lisa Elmaleh and the Modern Art of Tintype by John Lilly. Summer 2015
• Garden and Gun. Lyrical Portraits by Steve Russell. December 2014
• The Oxford American, American Folk: Photographs by Lisa Elmaleh. Summer 2014
• Photo District News, Studio Visit by Holly Hughes. February 2014
• Harper’s Magazine. The Separating Sickness by Rebecca Solnit. Select images from Carville, LA. June 2013
• Rangefinder, In The Everglades by David Carol, June 2013
• Photo District News, PDN’s 30 2013, interview by Dzana Tsomondo, April 2013
• Photo District News, Context Is Everything, by Conor Risch, October 2012
• Rangefinder, What's In Your Bag? by David Carol, November 2012
• Harper’s Magazine. Old Mrs. J by Yoko Ogawa. Untitled, Pine Roots. February 2012
• Harper’s Magazine. Portfolio. Into the Shadow of These Trees. Images from the Everglades series. May 2011
• New York Photo Festival Blog. Various journal entries. April 2011
• Wall Done Magazine. May 2010
• NPR: The Picture Show: 100 Words, January 2010
• Harper’s Magazine. Readings section. Overgrowth. December 2009
• Dear Dave, no. 4. A Pilgrim Among Us: the Photographic Works of Lisa Elmaleh. Essay by Anna Blume. Winter 2008-2009


Education
• Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Photography, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, May 2007


Teaching Experience
• The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY. 2011 – Present
• Penumbra Foundation, New York, NY. 2009 – Present
• Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA.  2016-2017
• The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY. 2014 – 2015
• Visiting instructor, Watkins College of Art, Design, and Film, Nashville, TN. 2013, 2014
• Summer Arts, Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NY. 2010 – 2013
• Photography Instructor, Identity Blueprint, Gallery Aferro, Newark NJ, February 2011 – March 2012