Elissa Joy

New York born and raised American artist Elissa Joy transforms the discoveries of mind, body, and soul into layers of visual exploration. Her life’s journey flows through her art into multiple levels of self-reflection based on personal experiences and global events. Painting, drawing, photography, and digital graphics drives her to continue creating her own artworks. Capturing the essence of her visions Elissa Joy manipulates color and form with a variety of mixed media. Her strength and conviction to grow is evident by the intensity of the links bridging thoughts, feelings, and visions, between her inner and outer worlds. Her pieces vary from profound statements of self and society to visual experiences of time and place.
Elissa Joy opens her heart and soul and invites the viewer to courageously witness the visual representation of her thoughts and feelings, a life that is as wonderfully calm as it is chaotic. Vivid colors lunge at the viewer intentionally arousing the senses. Subject matter shifts from figurative to imaginative elements in a constant chase of personal truth. Her pieces activate the observer to possibly engage in self exploration, a push to find the answers within themselves or to simply enjoy what lies in front...

Elissa Joy received a BFA in Advertising Design/Package Design from FIT Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. After working in the industry for some time, she then went on to receive a Masters in Art Education and has been teaching art in Public Education over the last 20 years.