Contact: thompsonetc [at] gmail [dot] com
EDUCATION
2016
Florida State University Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Tallahassee, FL
2010
Northern Kentucky University, Bachelor of Fine Arts: Painting, Highland Heights, KY
2009
KIIS Study Abroad via Murray State University, Advanced Photography, Professor Barry Andersen, Jean Monnet FIAP, Paris, France
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2017
The Maple Terrace Artist Residency Program (Inaugural AiR October-December), Brooklyn, NY
The Wassaic Project Artist Residency (June), Wassaic, NY
2016
Vermont Studio Center, with artist grant, (July), Johnson, VT
International Sculpture Center Student Award Nominee
Mary Ola Reynolds Miller Endowed Graduate Scholarship in Visual Arts, FSU
2015
Boom Gallery Fellowship (June), Cincinnati, OH
FSU Exceptional Opportunity Award, FSU
2014
Andy McLaughlin Memorial Endowment, FSU
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020
Fun Baggage: Brittany Ham and Elise Thompson, Mantle Art Space, San Antonio, TX
2019
Below Ground/Above Ground, Also Gallery, https://alsogallery.com/elisethompson/
2018
Chunk: Scott Bell and Elise Thompson, 500 X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Portal 4: Cast Shadows and Feelings, SOUP Experimental and Cat Family Records, Tallahassee, FL
2017
Threw It, Through It, SOUP Experimental, Tallahassee, FL
2016
Squish Squish Pop Pop: Paintings by Scott Bell & Elise Thompson, Oglesby Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2015
Amiable Strangers: Painting by Elise Thompson & Nathan Weikert, Boom Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
IN THE WAKE OF SLUMBER, juried by Natalia Nakazawa, Paradice Palase, Brooklyn, NY
Mythopoeia, curated by Nathan Mullins, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2020
Shapeshifters, Terrain Gallery (online during COVID-19), Spokane, WA https://www.terrainspokane.com/gallery-2 (curated by Joe Hedges)
home:body, Distance Gallery, http://www.distancegallery.com/exhibitions/exhibition-homebody/ (curated by Shayna Cohn)
Living Easy, Where The Sun Doesn’t Shine, BS Projects, Houston, TX (curated by Bret Shirley)
2019
Ad Astra Per Aspera, The Wassaic Project: Maxon Mills, Wassaic, NY (curated by The Wassaic Project)
Soft Science, Abrams Claghorn Gallery, Albany, CA (curated by Chelsea Raflo)
Traditions: Compounded, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
Alternate Dimensions, Miller Gallery, Charleston, SC
Salad Days, Young Space Online (curated by Kate Mothes)
2018
Excavations; Shindig, Mantle Art Space, San Antonio, TX (curated by Saralene Tapley)
F.P.O.V. (Female POV), MOTT NYC, Manhattan, NY (curated by Carlos E. Kempff Seleme)
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Museum of Fine Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2017
Wassaic Project Open Studios, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
Utopia/Dystopia, Gallery 2, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Museum of Fine Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
The Figure: Interpreted Through Contemporary Mediums, Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Water Hose Project Show, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Fresh American Art, ArtMe Today, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Space Between You And Me, Museum of Fine Arts, MFA Thesis FSU, Tallahassee, FL
The Big Reveal, The Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
2015
Aqua Art Miami, Aqua Hotel, Miami, FL
Concrete Acquaintance, Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Perspectives: Art, Liver Diseases, and Me, Reed Messe Congress Centre. Vienna, Austria
Art + Language, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2014
Built, Working Method Contemporary, Tallahassee, FL
Last Friday, The Plant, Tallahassee, FL
10×10, Boom Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Shift, Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
MAGENTA Show, Modern Makers at Niehoff Urban Studio, Cincinnati, OH
2013
Material Witness, Dalton Gallery of Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA (Women’s Caucus for Art of Georgia)
Unsettled Bodies, Phoenix Center For The Arts, Phoenix, AZ (Juror Edna Dapo)
2012
Fourth Annual Figurative Drawing and Painting Competition, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA (Juror Amy Freeman)
Golden Ticket, Clifton Cultural Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH (Jurors Aaron Betsky, Tina Tammaro, and Anthony Luensman)
The History of the Universe Part One: In the Beginning, Museum Gallery/Gallery Museum, Cincinnati, OH (curated by Chris Reeves)
Bluegrass Biennial, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY (Juror Becky Alley)
2011
More is More, Lexington Art League’s Loudoun House, Lexington, KY (Juror Melissa Vandenberg)
Lady Parts, Southgate House Gallery, Newport, KY
Artists of the 21st Century, West Tennessee Regional Art Center, Humbolt, TN (Juror Andrea D. Rudloff)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jan. 2020-Present: Freelance Artist Writer and Editor, Remote
I write, proofread, and edit artist statements, bios, proposals, letters of intent, CVs, and more for other artists and creatives.
Mar. 2019-Present: Studio Art, Research, and Administrative Assistant, New York, NY
Providing creative clients with a broad range of administrative and creative assistance including but not limited to scheduling, organizational spreadsheets, mailing lists/newsletters, writing/copyediting of literature, website management, social media management, photographing and editing/retouching documentation of artwork and portraiture, managing digital archives, liaison to artists and galleries, assistance at art fairs, research, and other aspects of administration when presented. Production skills include ceramics, e.g., glazing, slabs, hand building, mounting 2D works, packing of artwork, installation for trade/design shows, carpentry, stenciling, painting, art courier, and more.
Jan. 2017-Present: Florida State University, Department of Art, Instructor of Record, Tallahassee, FL
Lecture and Writing Courses:
Art and the Environment and Contemporary Art as Mirror: E-Series courses in Cultural Practice and Scholarship In Practice in art history. Includes weekly writings/discussions, 3 CMS formatted research papers, and a visual presentation to accompany a formal essay on original analysis. A team of TAs is managed as support.
Jan. 2015-Dec. 2018: Florida State University Department of Art, Instructor of Record, Tallahassee, FL
Foundational, Intermediate, and Advanced Studio Courses:
Drawing Foundations, Figure Painting, Experimental Painting, Advanced Painting, Contemporary Art and Design Foundations (lecture and writing)
Aug. 2016-Dec. 2018: Mill Street D11, Studio Manager, Tallahassee, FL
Manages and maintains 3-4 studio artists at a time with space, equipment, studio meetings, public critiques, sublets, etc.
Mar. 2016-Mar. 2017: 621 Gallery, Co-Executive Director, Tallahassee, FL
Implemented/facilitated 621’s mission via strategic plan, exhibitions, programs, public outreach, fundraising, etc. Development and oversight of budget, curation, exhibition design, art handling/installation, educational programming/internships, and special events and performances
Aug. 2015-May 2016: Florida State University, Visiting Artist Committee, Tallahassee, FL
Academic year 2015-16: coordinating graduate studio visits, moderating group critiques, evaluating nominees, and securing confirmations for the following year
Jan. 2014-Jan. 2015: Working Method Contemporary, Gallery Director, Tallahassee, FL
Exhibition planning/design, art handling/installation, and PR for FSU’s MFA gallery in collaboration with Social Media Director and Graphic Designer to maintain website and social media presence
Jun. 2013-Aug. 2013, Jun. 2014-Aug. 2014, & Jun. 2015-Aug. 2015: ArtWorks Cincinnati, Teaching Artist, Cincinnati, OH
Led teams of 12 young adults ages 15-21 with two other instructors in facilitating large-scale outdoor painted murals: “Energy and Grace” after artist Kim Krause in 2013, “Heroes in Color” for teacher free-store Crayons to Computers 2014, and the Samuel Adams Brewing History mural in 2015. Instructed in techniques of painting, color mixing, and task management
Sept. 2011-Jun. 2013: Contemporary Arts Center, Preparator/Registrar, Cincinnati, OH
Worked w/ exhibiting artists/foundations, visiting and in-house curatorial teams in installation/de-installation, handling and packing, drywall fabrication, electrical installation/wiring, loan checklists, etc.
Jun. 2011-Sept. 2011, Apr. 2012-Dec. 2012: Cincinnati Art Museum, Registration Internship, Cincinnati, OH
Managed curatorial files, historical documents, and collection inventory e.g. accession statuses, storage/gallery locations, and loans. Art storage problem-solving, art courier, art handling, photo documentation, and interdepartmental projects
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021
Mullins, Nathan, Mythopoeia, limited ed. book to accompany the exhibition, designed by Drum Machine Productions, Print, Apr. 2021
2020
Artists To Watch | Elise Thompson: Transparency And Ambiguity, VAST Magazine, Issue 1, Digital and Print, Aug. 2020
Meet the Women Behind 2020’s New Lines Alleyway Murals, ArtWorks Cincinnati, Oct. 2020
2019
Friend of the Artist Vol. 8 Interview with Taylor O. Thomas, Print and Digital, US http://www.friendoftheartist.com/blogs/elise-thompson
Hayes, Melissa, Alternate Dimensions at Miller Gallery presents whimsical creations in an all-female exhibition, Charleston City Paper, Feb. 2019 https://bit.ly/2SCKiy1
2018
Miller Gallery Features Fresh Work and Faces in “Alternate Dimensions”. Holy City Sinner, Dec. 2018, https://bit.ly/2MOf6qh
2017
ArtWorks Cincinnati, Transforming Cincinnati: How a Decade of ArtWorks Murals Changed People and Communities Forever, Orange Frazer Press, December 2017
DeBlasio, Victoria, VICTORIA DEBLASIO on Elise Thompson’s Threw It Through It, SOUPmedia, April 2017, https://www.soupexperimental.com/written
2016
New American Paintings #124 South, Juror Emily Stamey, June/July 2016
2015
Hedges, Joe. Amiable Strangers: Paintings by Elise Thompson and Nathan Weikert, Boom Gallery, July 2015 http://boomgallery.us/?p=299
Seda-Reeder, Maria. Art: Amiable Strangers: Paintings by Elise Thompson and Nathan Weikert, CityBeat,
July 22, 2015
Lauw, Haley. Things That Matter, limited edition lexicon to accompany the work of Haley Lauw
2013
Grissom, Harriette. Review: Irony overshadows angst, humor edges anger in show of women artists at Agnes Scott, Arts ATL, October 17, 2013
2012
Redder, Maxwell. Stand-In God, AEQAI Journal of Critical thinking and Review in Contemporary Art,
July 29, 2012
2011
Morris, Matt. Lady Parts, CityBeat, June 2011, p15