Elysa Belessakos

I paint Abstract-Expressionist paintings with rice paper and canvas, sometimes found objects. Three years ago, I entered a juried competition for photography in Barcelona Spain. Fotonostrum Gallery. The images i sent were photos taken of broken concrete sidewalks, walls, streets from around the world.I entered for three years three different exhibits with different jurors and I was accepted all three times. I traveled to Barcelona three years in a row. I am very proud of this, since I am not a photographer, but a painter. I have been lucky to have been accepted with my paintings into many juried exhibits and have shown my work in many galleries. Also, selling many.

1981-1985-Art Student’s League full time student with Leo Manso, abstract art. Awarded Merit Scholorship by Theodoros Stamos for one year of school ASL. Took many classes off and on School of Visual arts-NYC. Attended Bruce Dorfman classes after ASL some days. Started painting at age 8 with oil paint with instructor from Germany.- Figurative and still Life

Kouros Gallery, NYC.Ny, Albright-Knox Museum-Buffalo,NY,Shearling-Plough Corporation- New Jersey, Westbeth Gallery-NYC L,Hopkins Gallery-Wellfleet, Mass.,Rice-Pollack Gallery- Provincetown, Mass.,N.Y.Open Center, NYC, Roundabout theater,NYC,Studio Gallery -Armonk,NY,Lexington Art League, four separate exhibits, Lexington, Kentucky,Onatru Art show-South Salem, NY, Oak and Oil Gallery, Katonah, NY,Woodward Gallery -Soho, NY,Artplace Gallery, Soho, NY,-Solo Exhibitions-St.John's University-Queens, NY,Jain-Marunouchi Gallery-E.57St. NYC,Multi-Media Gallery-Soho NY,Phoenix Gallery-Soho,NY,Bijou Gallery- Katonah NY,two times. Awards- First place Mixed Media- Mt.Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY, three times Second place- Mt. Saint Mary College, Newburgh NY, Onatru Gallery South Salem- Town of Lewisboro Juried exhibit, Onatru gallery-Katonah Museum member juried art exhibit, Katonah Museum Member’s association juried exhibit Schoolhouse Gallery- Croton Falls Ny. Juried show- work accepted was “Elysa In Wonderland”, Westchester Community College Art Gallery- Juried exhibit of KMMA artists-2 separate art exhibits,Northern Westchester Hospital KMMA Juried art exhibit 2 separate exhibits. From Onatru gallery all exhibits took place in 2019 and...