Elka Amorim

"I find that it is only through fiction that I am able to reach the truth and tell my story." Elka Amorim was born in Brasilia in 1975. Upon graduating UFMG, one of the top art programs in Brazil in 1998, Amorim received the prestigious Apartes Scholarship from the Brazilian government, which she used to pursue an MFA at Hunter College in New York. During her graduate study and during her later study of Art Pedagogy at Pratt Institute, Amorim exhibited globally and received various awards and residencies, including those from the Bronx Museum of Art, the Henry Street Settlement Artist-In-Residence Program, and the Brooklyn Community Access Television Artist Residency. Elka Amorim lives in Richmond, Virginia where she teaches and produces new works. She is represented by two New York galleries: Galeria Galou and Pierogi. To read more about her work go to:

Advanced Certificate in Art and Design Education with New York State Certification – Pratt Institute, New York. Teacher of Visual Arts, Pre-K-HS May, 2006

Masters of Fine Arts – Hunter College, City University of New York. Graduated Spring 2000.

Henry Street Settlement Artist-in-Residence Program, New York, NY 2001

Brooklyn Community Access Television and Rotunda Gallery Artists’ Residency Program in multi-media. Brooklyn, NY, 2001

Bachelors of Fine Arts – U.F.M.G. – Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Graduated Spring, 1997.

Residency Program – “Eco-Art, Reflection and Practice” with sculptor Franz Krajcberg. U.F.M.G. 29th Winter Festival, Ouro Preto, Brazil. Winter 1997

Residency Program – “Immediate Theater – Installation and Performance” with the Spanish Theater Company La Pupa. U.F.M.G. 27th Winter Festival, Ouro Preto, Brazil. Winter 1995