Elaine Fleck

Born in Ft. Monroe, Virginia, Elaine is a painter, mosaic artist, and enthusiastic gardener.
The inspirations for her paintings come from the complex designs in nature, whether they are the wavy lines in an armadillo’s skin, the patterns in a seashell, or the multi-colored blooms in her Summer garden. She is drawn to the rich intricacies that nature provides and it is her hope that when people view her paintings, that they are moved by this world of vibrant colors and texture.
What were originally hand-embroidered scenes are now paintings with a background that she has created from man-made prints. Her favorites consist of Indian batiks, insects, bird prints, and vivid flower prints. Each painting has as its foundation pieces of fabric placed with matte medium. This technique gives her work a textured quality and as the painting unfolds, she meticulously incorporates the patterns in the cloth and oil paints to bring the image into focus.
. Part whimsical, part mystical, the paintings transport the viewer to a world beyond objects; a world of natural motifs and complex tapestries. Portraits, still lifes, dreams, and landscapes emphasize the natural world and underscore the otherness of the human-animal and its relatio...

1984-86 City College of San Francisco, Extended BFA Program
1978 Bachelor of Fine Arts Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Solo Exhibitions
2021 “Intimate Narratives”, Allegheny Highlands Arts and Craft Center, Clifton Forge, Va.
2021 Arts Club of Washington Solo Show, Washington D.C.
2020 “Textures Interwoven”, William King Museum of Art, Abingdon, Virginia
2019 “Interwoven”, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
2018 “The Threads of Time”, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, North Carolina
2017 “A Textured World”, Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick, Maryland
2017 “A World Away”, Offsite Gallery, Norfolk, Virginia
2009 “Material Fabrications”, Perspectives Gallery of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
2003 “The Story Inside Us”, Allegheny Highlands Arts and Craft Center, Clifton Forge, Virginia
1998 “Assemblage”, Altered Space Artist’s Co-operative, Floyd, Virginia

Duo Exhibitions
2018 “Threads Revisited”, Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, Virginia

Group Exhibitions
2019 6 Women, Alexander/ Heath Contemporary, Roanoke, Virginia
2015 “Identity”, The Market Gallery, Roanoke, Virginia
2013 Biennial Juried Exhibition, Olin Gallery, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia
2010 Spring Exhibition, P...