b. 1969, New York, USA
Dahlia Elsayed combines text and imagery to create visually narrative paintings that document internal and external geographies. Her work, influenced by conceptual art, comics, and landscape painting, is informed by autobiography and environment, to create illustrated documents of place and experience.
Her paintings, prints and artist books have been shown at galleries and art institutions throughout the United States and internationally, including exhibitions at Clementine Gallery and the Jersey City Museum. Her work is in the public collections of the US Department of State, Johnson & Johnson Corporation, The Jersey City Museum, Zimmerli Art Museum, Hunterdon Museum of Art, Noyes Museum of Art, Montclair Art Museum, Newark Public Library, New Jersey State Museum, and Morris Museum. A large number of her works were commissioned for the permanent collection of the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New York. Dahlia has received awards from the Edward Albee Foundation, Visual Studies Workshop, The Newark Museum, ArtsLink, The Dodge Foundation, Women’s Studio Workshop, Headlands Center for the Arts,The NJ State Council on the Arts and most recently a grant from The Joan Mitchell Foundation.
She received her MFA from Columbia University, and lives and works in New Jersey. |
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EDUCATION
| 1994 |
Columbia University School of the Arts, MFA Fiction |
| 1992 |
Barnard College, BA English, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa |
| 1991 |
Center for Book Arts - New York |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2008 |
Crybaby Gallery/City Of Asbury Park, Site Specific Installation |
| 2006 |
Portlock Black Cultural Center, Lafayette College, Easton, PA |
| 2005 |
Clementine Gallery, New York, NY (two person show)
Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY |
| 2004 |
WSW Gallery, Rosendale, NY
Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk, Poland |
| 2003 |
Johnson & Johnson Corporate Art Gallery, New Jersey
The Jersey City Museum, January-June |
| 2002 |
Armenian Library and Museum of America, Watertown, MA, May-September |
| 2000 |
Gallery Of South Orange, South Orange, NJ |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2009 |
Tectonic, Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ
Kuf-Mold, Wandschappen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Unbounded: New Art for a New Century, The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Flow: Art/Text/New Media, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY |
| 2008 |
Kuf-Mold, (site-specific installation) Gallery Jan Colle, Ghent, Belgium
Garden of Delights, Yeosu International Art Festival, South Korea
Orebro Video Art Festival, Orebro Kunsthall, Sweden
The Stories We Tell: Screening, Art in General, New York, NY
Return Home, Robeson Center for the Arts, Princeton, NJ
Sprawl, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
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| 2007 |
Noah’s Ark, Shore Institute for Contemporary Art, Long Branch, NJ
Desideratum, Aferro Gallery, Newark, NJ
Under_Construction in Venice, curated by Barbara Höffer, Island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice, Italy
Sculpt-tour, Shore Institute for Contemporary Art, Long Branch, NJ
Inventory Control, Dowling College, Oakdale NY
Receipts, Red Saw Gallery, Newark, NJ |
| 2006 |
Personal Geographies, Hunter College Times Sq. Gallery, New York, NY
Science as Muse, Montgomery Center for the Arts, Skillman, NJ
Drawing Stage, curated by E. Carmen Ramos, CWOW, Newark, NJ
Glossollalia, Aferro Gallery, Newark, NJ
100 NJ Artists Make Prints, Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper, Rutgers University, NJ
Monumental, Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ
NJSCA Fellowship Exhibition, NJ State Museum, Trenton, NJ
Knots, curated by Michelle Loughlin, NJ City State University Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
RCIPP Fellowship Exhibition, Mason Gross Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 2005 |
Between Art and Life, Adrian College, Adrian, MI
Viewfinder, Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, NY
NJ Arts Annual, curated by Beth Venn, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Scope Art Hamptons, South Hampton, NY
Six Degrees of Separation, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Emerge Six, curated by Lilly Wei, Aljira, Newark NJ
Girl Talk, The Garage, Jersey City, NJ
Weird New Jersey, Here Arts Center, New York, NY |
| 2004 |
Anthro/Socio, The Artist’s Network Gallery, New York, NY
Phantom Limb, Unit B Gallery, Chicago, IL
Starring..., Gerber Seid Fine Art, New York, NY
Drawings, curated by Edsel Williams, The Green Barn, Sagaponack, NY
The Crystal Land, curated by Raul Zamudio, Aljira, Newark, NJ
Synopsis 10, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Unveiling the Image, NJ Center for Visual Art, Summit, NJ |
| 2003 |
Modelarnia, Gdansk, Poland |
| 2002 |
Arvest 2002 Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
3rd International Gyumri Biennial, Armenia
Center for Contemporary and Experimental Art, Yerevan, Armenia
Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL, March-April
The Ritz Carlton Hotel Battery Park, New York, NY, February
(130 works commissioned for their permanent collection)
The Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ, January |
| 2001 |
Locust Projects, Miami, FL
ArtReach: The Exhibition, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ
When Two Become One, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ |
| 2000 |
Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, NJ
Women Metal Artists: Pen & Brush, New York, NY
4PLY Cooperative Exhibition, New York, NY |
| 1999 |
Passion, Richard Anderson Fine Arts, New York, NY
American Sentences: Union City, NJ
New Members Show: City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ
United Arts Council: Naples, FL |
| 1998 |
The Metro Show: City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ
National Book Arts Show II: Fine Arts Center, Taos, NM
Image/Mileage: Union City, NJ |
| 1997 |
Union Hill Studios-Group Show: Union City, NJ |
| 1996 |
Open Book IV: Art & The Written Word, New York, NY |
| 1995 |
Open Book III: Art & The Written Word, New York, NY |
| 1994 |
Women of Steel: San Francisco, CA
Open Book II: Art & The Written Word, New York, NY |
GRANTS AND RESIDENCES
2008
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Anderson Ranch Residency, Snowmass Village, CO |
2007
2005 |
Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant
Artist Fellowship, Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking, NJ
Artist in Residence, Headlands Center for The Arts, Sausalito CA |
| 2004 |
NJ State Council on the Arts, Individual Artist Fellowship
Dodge Foundation Grant, Artist in Residence, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
Artist in Residence, The Newark Museum
Creative Capital Professional Development Workshop
Emerge 6 Program, Ajira Center for Contemporary Art |
| 2003 |
ArtsLink Grant for Individual Artists
Artist in Residence, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
Artist Teacher Institute Scholarship Grant, William Paterson University, NJ |
| 2002 |
Artist in Residence, Center for Contemporary Art, Yerevan, Armenia |
| 2001 |
Artists in Education, Visiting Artist Residency Program years 2001-2004
ArtReach Education Program Grant, Newark NJ |
| 1999 |
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Artist Fellowship
Artist in Residence, Edward Albee Foundation, Montauk, NY
Geraldine R. Dodge Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT |
TEACHING AND APPOINTMENTS
| 2009 |
Visiting Artist & Guest Lecturer, Denver Metropolitan College, Denver, CO
Teaching Artist, The Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York, NY
Panelist, Unbounded: New Art for A New Century – Centennial Conversations, The Newark Museum, Newark NJ
Panelist, Flow: Art/Text/New Media, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY |
| 2008 |
Artist in Residence & Guest Lecturer, NJ City University, Jersey City, NJ
Panelist, Bronx Museum of Art, AIM Program
Guest Lecturer, The Jersey City Museum, part of their series Introducing, lectures by contemporary artists |
| 2007 |
Guest Lecturer, The Newark Historical Society, Newark, NJ |
| 2006 |
Visiting Artist & Scholar in Residence, Lafayette College, Easton, PA |
| 2005 |
Visiting Artist, Adrian College, Adrian MI
Guest Lecturer, Princeton Adult School, Princeton, NJ |
| 2004 |
Teaching Artist, Studio in a School
Teaching Artist, Rutgers Newark Master Class Workshops
Panelist, Well Served: Affirming a Proactive Relationship Between Artist and
Community, The Foundation Center, New York
Teaching Artist, Newark Museum Education Program
Teaching Artist, NJ Center for Visual Arts
Teaching Artist, Arts Horizons |
| 2003 |
Visiting Teaching Artist, City Lore, New York, NY
Visiting Teaching Artist, Institute for Arts and Humanities Education, NJ
Teaching Artist, Teaneck Community Education Program, NJ |
| 2002 |
Guest Lecturer, Newark Museum of Art
Panelist, Feminist Perspectives, Jersey City Museum Art Talk series |
| 2001 |
Teaching Artist, City without Walls Mentorship Program |
| 2000 |
Teaching Artist, Artist In Education Program, NJ |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2005 |
Contributing Writer, Place Matters Guidebook, Rutgers University Press |
| 2004 |
Gdansk: Talk Back, VSW Press, Rochester, NY |
| 2002 |
Ararat Literary Journal
Another Voyage (with photographer John Huba) |
| 2001 |
AGBU Magazine |
| 2000 |
International Women's Conference, Yerevan, Armenia
Provincetown Arts |
| 1999 |
Open City Magazine
Ararat Literary Journal
Hudson County Intersections |
| 1998 |
Voyage (with photographer John Huba) |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009
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Harmon, Kitty, The Map as Art:Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography, Princeton Architectural Press
Genocchio, Benjamin “The Newark Museum at 100 Years Old,” The New York Times, April 5, 2009 |
2007
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Oweis, Fayeq, Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists, Greenwood Publishing Grp, 2007
Genocchio, Benjamin “Material Things, Catalogued,” The New York Times, Jan. 28, 2007
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| 2006 |
Lindenbaum, Joanna “Personal Geographies” Exhibition Catalogue, Nov. 2006
Genocchio, Benjamin "Knots, In Practice and Theory," The New York Times, March 19, 2006, sec NJ p.18
Wei, Lilly "On Locations," Aljira Emerge 6 Exhibition Catalogue, January 2006 |
| 2005 |
D'Aurizio, Elaine "Eye of the Beholder," The Record, March 20, 2005, sec L, pg 1-2, illus.
Venn, Beth "Place of Mind," Montclair Art Museum Exhibition Catalogue, 2005
Genocchio, Benjamin "The Oil Stain is Not Part of the Exhibit" The New York Times, March 6, 2005, sec NJ, illus.
Zamudio, Raul "The Crystal Land Revisited," Transcultural NJ: Diverse Artists Shasping Culture and Communities,
Rutgers University Press, 2004 pp.94-100, illus. |
| 2004 |
Genocchio, Benjamin "Images on a Transcultural Highway," The New York Times, December 12, 2004, sec NJ p.16
Bischoff, Dan "Crystal Clear Art from Jersey's Hyphenated Americans" Sunday Star-Ledger, November 7, 2004
Genocchio, Benjamin "Through a Global Prism," The New York Times, April 24, 2004, sec NJ p.9 |
| 2003 |
Berwick, Carly "How One Artist Filled the 'Holes' Known as New Jersey," The New York Times,
April 27, 2003, sec NJ p.9
Zimmer, William "The Happy Marriage of Words and Pictures"
The New York Times, February 9, 2003, sec. NJ p. 11, illus.
Bischoff, Dan "Her Words Decorate Time and Place" Sunday Star-Ledger,
January 19, 2003, sec. 4 p. 6, illus.
Díaz, Junot "New Jersey, Mi Amor," January 2002, Monuments of Her Last Year
Aranda, Rocío "Homelands", January 2002, Monuments of Her Last Year |
| 2002 |
Yogaratnam, Dilani "A Present Visiting the Past", Mirror-Spectator, September 28, 2002, p. 11, illus.
Khatoon, Aziza "Art Serves ... " Via Dolorosa, July 2002, p.5, illus.
Wilford, Jeff "Art & Politics" The Journal Times, March 7, 2002 p. B1,4, illus.
Feliciano, Kristina "Battery Charged" New York Post, January 27, 2002 p. 50, illus. |
| 2001 |
Turner, Elisa "As Reality Art…" The Miami Herald, Oct 6, 2001 |
| 2000 |
Bischoff, Dan "Those Who Can…" Star-Ledger, June 24, 2001 p.1 |
| 1994 |
Pandiscio, Richard "Ones to Watch", Interview, January 1994, p.44, illus. |
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
| The Newark Museum |
| US Department of State - Art in Embassies |
| Johnson & Johnson Corporation |
| The Jersey City Museum |
| Zimmerli Art Museum |
| Hunterdon Museum of Art |
| Noyes Museum of Art |
| Montclair Art Museum |
| Newark Public Library |
| New Jersey State Museum |
| Morris Museum |
| New Jersey State Council on the Arts |
| The Ritz Carlton, Battery Park |
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