Eliyahu Mirlis

Eliyahu Mirlis is renowned as one of the most significant artists in New Jersey today. He creates abstract paintings that have gained him international renown. He was born in 1956 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and is the son of artists. He learnt some painting at a theatre set design studio when he was young. He received a BA from New Jersey City University in Fine Arts in 1975, and then a BA.

Mirlis held his first individual exhibition in New York in 1980, after graduating from art school. He then exhibited his artworks at the Montclair Art Museum the following year. Inspired by brut art, Mirlis began his formal art studies the following year. During this period, Mirlis began producing overlapping layers of materials in order to create a unique style of painting. Mirlis created international recognition in the 1980s by displaying his work in Europe.

Eliyahu Mirlis' paintings incorporate Amazonian qualities. For a long time, he has lived in the Amazon rainforest, experimenting with new artistic techniques. He uses a variety of textures, luminescences, and colors to create his work. Mirlis' work depicts the natural world from various vantage points, creating the impression that it has a deep connection to the Amazon rainforest...

In 1975 Mirlis enrolled at New Jersey City University, where he graduated and obtained his BA in Fine Arts.

A year after graduating, he exhibited his artworks at the Montclair Art Museum and the following year he held his first individual exhibition New York Art Gallery.

The art exhibition was heavily influenced by brut art, a style that Mirlis had discovered in 1970, before beginning his formal art studies. During this time, Mirlis began to develop a style of painting that involves creating overlapping layers of materials.

During the 80s, he exhibited his artworks in Europe and gained international recognition.