SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- 2022
- "Miami Works” Blu Sky Gallery, Temple Emanu-El, Blank Chapel, Miami Beach, FL
- “Memories and Revolutions” ArtServe, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- “famil-E and Nature vs Nurture" The Art Center Highland Park, Chicago, IL
- 2020
- “Sheila Elias: A Retrospective” California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA
- 2019
- “Interference” Ex Chiesa San Pietro in Atrio, Curated by Roberta Gonella, Como, Italy
- 2018
- “Painted Pixels” Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, FL
- “Salon Series” The Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
- “The Invisible Woman” Concrete Space, Doral, FL
- 2017
- “Six Figures” Buccellati, Bal Harbour, FL
- “Figure it Out” Pre-Art Basel Exhibition, Sheila Elias Studio, Miami, FL
- “The Trace” Lichtundfire Gallery, New York, NY
- 2016
- “eye-Pad” Silvana Facchini Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, FL
- “Jewels” Buccellati, Bal Harbour, FL
- “Chai Contemporary” Jewish Museum, Miami Beach, FL
- “Faces” Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
- “Levels and Layers”, A&D Gallery, Miami, FL
- “Tribute to Africa” Silvana Facchini Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, FL
- “Older Than Jesus” The Bake House Art Complex, Wynwood, Miami, FL
- “Horizons” Pre-Art Basel Exhibition, Sheila Elias Studio, Miami, FL
- 2015
- META – "Forces of Nature: Bounce and Flow" - Opa Locka, FL
- Jewish Museum of Miami Beach Purim Ball Silent Auction - Miami Beach, FL
- 2014
- Elias Studio “Sonic Silence II” - Art Institute of Chicago Alumni, Trustees and Donors - Pre-Art Basel Miami Beach
- Apple Store “iPaint on my iPad,” Chicago, IL
- Rosenthal Fine Art, Chicago, IL
- Apple Store “iPaint on my iPad,” Santa Monica, CA
- California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA
- Blink Group Gallery "Through the Looking Glass," Miami, FL
- 2013
- Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Hong Kong Art Basel
- Apple Store IFC “iPaint on my iPad” Hong Kong, China
- Zadok Gallery “20 Shades of Grey” Wynwood, FL
- Conrad Hilton Brickell “3 Faces of Miami” Miami, FL
- 2012
- Mayson Gallery “Techne Revelation,” New York, NY
- Apple Store Lincoln Center “iPaint on my iPad,” New York, NY
- Apple Store Aventura “iPaint on my iPad,” Aventura, FL
- Red Dot Miami Art Basel “Art Spot” Intrepid Gallery Aldo Castillo Projects Miami, FL
- Chalk Lounge Miami Beach “Sheila Elias at Chalk Miami Art Basel,” Miami, FL
- The Whitney Studio, “Grey Area,” New York, NY
- Les Jardins du Chateau de Vullierens, Curated by Silvana Facchini, Vullierens, CH
- Silvana Facchini Gallery, “Three Women, Three Languages, Three Passions,” Miami, FL
- D’Larosa Lurie Gallery “Then and Now” Boca Raton, FL
- 2011
- Northern Trust Series for Women “Women in History of Art –A Legacy” Miami, FL
- Neiman Marcus, “Zodiac Cafe,” Bal Harbour, FL
- 2010
- Nova Southeastern University, “Expressions of the Creative Soul” Davie, FL
- Neiman Marcus, “Zodiac Cafe” Bal Harbour, FL
- New*Art – Armory Art Center – Curated by Fred Snitzer – West Palm Beach, FL
- Art-Arc Collective – Arc Gallery – Curated by Ludlow Bailey – London, UK
- 2009
- Coral Springs Museum of Art, “Somewhere-Anywhere” Travelling Retrospective, Coral Springs, FL
- Chelsea Galleria, “Transformations” (Wynwood) Miami, FL
- Museo Vault “Non-Stop,” Miami, FL
- 2008
- Riverside Art Museum, “PAINTING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: THE 1980s Neo-Expressionism” – Riverside, CA
- Chelsea Galleria, “Earth Part II” – Miami, FL
- Laredo Center for The Arts “Retrospective” – Laredo, TX
- The Multicultural Arts Center “Retrospective”– Cambridge, MA
- Armory Art Center, “The Edge!” – West Palm Beach, FL
- International Exhibition “The Art of Digital” – Juror: Neal Benezra, San Diego, CA
- 2007
- Farmani Gallery, “SOMEWHERE-ANYWHERE,” Los Angeles, CA
- Boca Grande Art Alliance National Exhibition, Juror: Everett Raymond Kinstler, Boca Grande, FL
- Maryland Federation of Art, “Art on Paper,” Juror: Helen C. Fredrick, Annapolis, MD
- Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, “21st International Juried Show,” Juror: Laura Hoptman, Summit, NJ
- 2006
- Chelsea Galleria, “20/20,” Miami, FL
- Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, “Works of Art on Paper,”
- Juror: Carter E. Foster. Loveladies, New Jersey
- Rosenthal Fine Arts, Chicago, Illinois
- Bass Museum, “I Wanna Be Loved by You: Photographs of Marilyn Monroe,” Miami Beach, FL
- Masur Museum of Art, 33rd Annual Juried Competition, Juror: Henry Finkelstein
- Chelsea Galleria, “Elements,” Miami (Wynwood), FL
- 2005
- Chelsea Galleria, Palm Beach3 Photography, West Palm Beach, FL
- Northern Trust Bank, “Stage 6,” Miami, FL
- Lancaster County Art Association Juried Exhibition, Strasburg, PA
- 2004
- OMNIART, “Sonic Silence,” Miami, FL, curated by Tina Spiro
- O’Melveny Gallery, “In America Now,” Juried Exhibition. Juror: Peter Frank, West Hollywood, CA
- AJJapour Gallery, “Art With A View 5 | The American Dream,” Miami Beach, FL
- Marina Kessler Gallery – Scope New York Art Fair, New York, NY
- Wine Bar Gallery, “Implosion,” Miami, FL, curated by Dr. Anthony Japour
- Axis Solutions Art Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
- The Yard@CasaLin, “Laundry On Line,” Miami, FL
- 2003
- Boca Raton Museum of Art, 52nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Boca Raton, FL (Curator’s Choice)
- Laundry Bar, “Washworks,” Miami Beach, FL
- Norton Museum of Art, “Artists’ Greetings: A Holiday Project,” West Palm Beach, FL
- 21st Cent. Digital Art Exhibition, AJ Japour Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
- Barrett Art Center “New Directions ’03,” Juried Exhibition, juror Tomelo Mosaka, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Christopher Cerra Space, “…In the Summer,” Dallas, TX
- Gallery Victoria, Artescape Naples 2003, Naples, FL
- 2002
- Bass Museum, Miami Beach, FL
- Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, “Six Eyes, Three Views,” New York, NY
- Silvana Facchini Gallery, Miami, FL
- Nora Kracer Gallery, “Works on Paper,” North Miami, FL
- Jewish Museum of Florida, “Festival of Masks,” Miami Beach, FL
- 2001
- Kim Foster Gallery, “Beyond the Camera…,” New York, NY
- Silvana Facchini Gallery, “Living in Miami,” Miami, FL
- South Florida / Art Center, “Reconnect,” Miami Beach, FL
- Maryland Federation of Art, “Art on Paper 2001”
- Corcoran Gallery, Annapolis, MD, juror David C. Levy
- 1999
- Veneto Gallery, Miami, FL
- Marguiles Taplin Gallery, Bay Harbour, FL
- 1998 - 1997
- “Secret Gardens,” Travelling Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL
- Public Art Program, City of Orlando, FL
- Edison College, Ft. Meyers, FL
- Lowe Museum, University of Miami, FL
- Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
- 1996
- Bernard Biderman Gallery, New York, NY
- 1994
- Metro Dade Cultural Resource Center, Miami, FL
- Huntsville Museum of Art
- 1993
- New England Center for Contemporary Art
- San Diego Art Institute, 93 Int’l Juried Exhibition, CA
- 1992 - 1987
- Anne Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbour, FL
- 1990
- Ratner Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Santa Monica Heritage Museum, “Prints, Prints, Prints,” Los Angeles, CA
- Pauline Hirsh Gallery, “Venice at 6505”, Los Angeles, CA
- 1989 - 1987
- Paula Allan Gallery, New York, NY.
- 1988 Otis Parsons School of Design, “Hollywood: Portrait of the Stars” CA
- 1987
- Louvre, Institute des Decoratifs, “Liberty: the Official Exhibitions Centenary of the Statue of Liberty,” Louvre Institut des Decoratifs, Paris, France & New York Public Library, New York, NY
- Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
- New York University, Loeb Gallery, New York, NY
- Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
- Swen Parson Gallery, “Art on Paper,” Northern Illinois University
- 1986
- Danville Museum of Fine Arts, Danville, Virginia
- 1986 - 1984
- Alex Rosenberg Gallery, New York, NY
- New York University, New York, NY
- 1986 - 1982
- Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
- 1985
- Pictogram Gallery, “Objects for New Rituals,” East Village, NY
- California State University,”Perspectives 1985,” Northridge, CA
- Institute for Contemporary Arts, “KIS ’85 Kunsan International Show,” Korea
- Forcus International, “American Woman in Art,” Nairobi, Kenya
- Laguna Beach Museum of Art, “19th All Media Exhibition,” OCCA, Long Beach, CA
- Gallery One, Fort Worth, Texas, juror: Dr. William Otton
- Gloria Luria Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL
- Janco-Dada Musem, “The Scroll Unrolls,” Ein Hod, Israel
- 1984
- Rutgers University, “Rutgers National ’83-84,” NJ
- Jurors: Barbara Haskell and Nancy Graves
- Arizona State University, “Sheila Elias and Pat Forsberg,” AZ
- American Academy of Fine Arts and Letters, New York, NY
- Carlifornia State University, “As I See Myself,” Domingus, CA
- Marilyn Butler Gallery, Sheila Elias and Theodore Waddell, Scottsdale, Arizona
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
- Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL
- Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL
- Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Miami, FL
- AT&T, Piscataway, NJ
- American Bankers Inc. Miami, FL
- Capital Bank, Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL
- Angeles Plaza Permanent Collection, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, CA
- The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
- Chase Manhattan Bank Collection, New York, NY
- Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
- First Los Angeles Bank Collection, Los Angeles, CA
- Kunsan Contemporary Museum, Korea
- Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, CA
- Miami Dade Community College, Miami, FL
- Paramount Pictures, Office of Wayne Lewellen, Los Angeles, CA
- Security Pacific Bank Collection, Los Angeles, CA
- Vesti Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts
- University of Michigan, Dearborn, Michigan
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Modern Luxury Miami, “Miami-Based Artist Sheila Elias Reflects On Four Decades Of Work And What Comes Next”, Riki Altman-Yee, July 5, 2022
- VoyageMIA, “Meet Sheila Elias, Contemporary Artist”, October 11, 2021
- Women 2.0, “Art Meets Tech: iPainting the Future”, December 2016
- Luxury Living, “Gallery Exhibitions (eyePad show at Facchini Gallery)”, November/December 2016 p.60
- Mac Directory, “Sheila Elias Makes Art with her iPad”, Claudia Paredes, September, 2016 p. 91-96
- Aventura Digest, “City News: A Finger and an iPad”, August, 2016
- Luxe Interior + Design, featured iPad painting “Winged Wisdom” May/June, 2016 p. 251
- Miami Herald, “Pick of the Week”, Galena Mosovich, December 25, 2015
- Art Districts Magazine, “Sonic Silence” Irene Sperber, December 2014-January 2015
- Miami Herald, “Miami’s 20 ‘Shades of Grey’ Showcases Artists of a Certain Age” June 7, 2013
- Art Districts, “Sheila Elias” In Search of Light,” December 2012- January 2013 pg. 34-35
- Departures, “iPad Art Heads to Miami Beach,” November 2012
- Visionary Art Trends, “David Hockney, Sheila Elias and The iPad,” Roberta Gonella, October 2012
- Social Affairs, “A Series of Sketches: Neiman Marcus Bal Harbor hosts Sheila Elias,” Spring 2011 p.59
- Haute Living Miami, “Haute Event: Sheila Elias Exhibit at Neiman Marcus,” Daniela Rodriguez, January 2011
- New Times Broward-Palm Beach, “Odd Couple,” Michael Mills, October 2009, p.24
- Art News, New York Reviews, October 2002, pp.157-58
- Florida International Magazine, “Flamingo Road,” September 2002, p.60
- Miami New Times, August 29-September 4, 2002 p.5
- Florida’s Downtown’r, Cover Page, January 16, 2002
- El Nuevo Herald, Exposiciones en la Playa , October 13, 2001 p. E1-E2
- Street, Cover page, October 12-18, 2001
- Miami Metro Magazine, “101 Top Women,” May 2001, p.31
- Art News, December 1999, p. 2
- Channel Magazine, Sheila Elias Portrait of an Artist, Catherine McElrath, May 1, 99, p.52
- Nuevo Herald, “Sheila Elias y la Alegria de Pintar,” Armando Alvarez Brave, Feb. 21, 99, p.1E
- News Press Lifestyles, Fort Myers, Amy Bennett, Sept. 1998
- Art News, Sheila Elias, Lowe Art Museum, Elisa Turner, November 1997, p. 234
- Miami Herald, Elias’ Secret Gardens explodes with colors and textures at the Louvre, Elisa Turner, August, 1997, front page
- Coconut Grover, Art Specs, Second Annual Florida Artist Series; Sheila Elias, Secret Gardens, Sep.1997, p. 30
- Cover Magazine,”Sheila Elias,” Marlena Donohue, New York, April, 1996, p.52
- Tropical Tribune, Metro-Dade Cultural Resource Center Opens with Installation by Sheila Elias” Vani Chetty, Bay Harbour, FL, October 5, 1994, p.20
- Miami Herald, “Art Explosion,” Harold Mass, April 30, 1992, p. 21
- Miami Herald, April 26/92 Gallery Review, Elisa Turner, p.15
- Chicago Tribune, Sheila Elias, Ratner Gallery, Alan G. Artner, July 6, 1990, Section 7, p. 60
- New Woman, “Woman Artists,” Sophie Burnhan, June, 1990
- Arts Magazine, “Sheila Elias,” Gregory Galligan, June, 1988, p.111
- The Post, “Solo Exhibition of Sheila Elias’ Works in Bay Harbour,” FL, Nov. 10, 1988
- New California Newspaper, “Tarzana Chamber Sets Honors for Top Women in Community,” June 11, 1986, P.3-4
- ARTnews Magazine, “New York Reviews,” Susan Gill, May, 1986, p. 131-2
- Los Angeles Times,” Focus on Architecture – Four Homes on Museum’s 24th Art Tour,” April 10, 1986, p.4
- Los Angeles Magazine, “Louvre at First Sight,” Jim Seale, Peoplescape Section, April, 1986, p.19
- Mainichi Daily News, “Art: People and Places,” Amaury Saint-Gilles, Tokyo, Japan, April 3, 1986
- Advertising Age, “Going Places,” Lenore Skenazy, Jan. 23, 1986, p.7
- House & Garden Magazine, “A Desert Retreat,” Pasquale Vazzana , January, 1985
- Scene Magazine, “Northridge Alumni,” Holly Saar Dye, California State University, Northridge,1985, No.1, p. 12-14
- Daily Progress, “Two Galleries Cure Summertime Blues,” Joseph Young, Scottsdale, Arizona, Aug.23 1985, p.32
- Los Angeles Times, “The Galleries,” Suzanne Munchnic, review, March 8, 1985, p. 17
- Los Angeles Downtown News, “Her Landscape is Glitter, Garbage & the Human Heart,” Richard Acello, Vol. 14, No.26, article, July 8, 1985
- Daily Progress, “It Will be and Electric Summer at the Butler Gallery,” Victoria Beaudin, review, June 7, 1985, p23-24
- Daily Sundial, “Artist Uses Skid Row as Fodder for Her Paintings,” Denise Hamilton, California State University, November 7, 1984, p. 8
- Los Angeles Times, “The Galleries,” Robert Pincus, review, March 16, 1984, p.6
- Guide to L.A., Marvey Chapman, Marmac Publishing, Atlanta, Georgia, 1984, pp. 200-201
- Images & Issues, “Sheila Elias,” Elenore Welles, Vol. 4, No. 5, article, March/April, 1984, p.35
- Daily Progress, review, Joseph Young, June 1, 1984, p.20
- Daily News, “Skid Row Stirs Inspiration for Her Art,” Eric Leach, LA, article, July 11, 1984, p.3
- New Times, review, Chuck Andersen, (Pheonix, Arizona), May 30, 1984, p.34
- Images & Issues, “Sheila Elias at Stella Polaris,” Marga Bijoet, Vol. 3, No. 3, review, Nov/Dec., 1982
- San Francisco Chronicle, review, Thomas Albright, November, 1983
- Arts magazine, article, September, Betty Brown, 1982, p.24
- Daily News, “Putting Glitter on a Bag and Art in Their Hearts,” Tricia Crane, LA, review, January 30, 1981, p.5
- Los Angeles Times, William Wilson, review, April 21, 1981, p.4
- L.A. Weekly, “Pick of the Week,” Hunter Drohojowska, February 20-26, 1981, p.55
- Los Angeles Downtown News, Ross Gerston, review, April 21, 1981, p.4
- Art Express, “Who’s Who, Who’s What, What’s Where,” Judith Hoffberg, Vol. 1, No. 1, article, May/June, 1981, p. 10
- Los Angeles Magazine, “Peoplescape,” Kathy Mann, September, 1981, p. 106
- Los Angeles Times, “Artist Introduces a Bit of Glitter to L.A.’s Skid Row,” Dorothy Townsend, article, Oct 7, 1981
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- 2013 Art Loft, WPBT Channel 2, Miami, FL, May 28th 2013
- 2009 ArtStreet, WLRN 17, Miami, FL
- 2006 Celebrate South Florida, WLRN 17, Miami, FL
- 2006 Artists, BECON TV 19, Broward, FL
- 1985-99 Who’s Who in America
- 1997 Who’s Who in American Art
- 1986 Success Stories, KIEV Radio, Mike Glickman Show, Los Angeles, CA, July 12, 1986, interview.
- Ruthless People, Movie, Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, CA, paintings in film.
- Good Day L.A., Channel 11 KITV Television, Los Angeles, CA June 14 and June 18, interview with Bob Braun
- 1986 Joe Franklin Show, Channel 9 Television, New York, NY; January 25, interview.
- “Sheila Elias Catalogue”, 1,000 copies printed by Gemini Graphics, Marina Del Ray, CA.
- Essay by Kathleen Monaghan, Whitney Museum.
- 1985 Something on 17, Channel 17 Television, Miami, FL
- P.M. Magazine, Interview, Channel 11 Television, Los Angeles, CA August 26
- Art Students League, New York, NY, lecture
- West Texas State University, Canyon, Texas, lecture
- Bass Art Museum, Miami Beach, Florida, lecture
- Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Florida, lecture
- 1984 Mills College, Oakland, CA lecture
- 1982 Art Systems West, Los Angeles, CA, lecture and installation
- International Sculpture Conference, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA, lecture and video
- California Confederation of the Arts, Sacramento, CA lecture
- 1981 “Rescue Mission I and II”, Downtown Los Angeles, CA, site specific installations
- Downtown Artists in L.A., Channel 34/Channel 7 Television, Los Angeles, CA
- 1978 “Washworks,” Graphix Artist Press, Van Nuys, CA photographic essay
AWARDS
- 1997 Women of Vision Award, Weizman Institute
- 1992 Bronze Award, Art of California Magazine Discovery Awards
- 1986 Woman of the Year, 1986, presented by Tarzana Chamber/Commerce, Tarzana, CA
- 1986 Metro Art International Medal, New York, NY, Jurors: Ivan Karp, Lisa Dennison
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
- Ms. Evelyn Aimis, Aventura, FL
- Mr. Ted Arison, Miami Beach, FL
- Mr. Severin Ashkenazy, Los Angeles, CA
- Mr. Robert Bovet, Switzerland
- Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine & Jean Cadieux, Canada
- Mr. and Mrs. Bill Canada, Miami, FL
- Mrs. Connie Cioffi, New York, NY
- Ms. Patty Craven, Miami, FL
- Mrs. Aldona Czernecka, Miami Beach, FL
- Mrs. Carol & Vince Damian, Coral Gables, FL
- Ms. Gloria Delson, Los Angeles, CA
- Dr. and Mrs. Walter Dishell, Los Angeles, CA
- Ms. Silvana Facchini, Miami, FL
- Mr. Robert and Maura Geils, New York, NY
- Mrs. Denise and Phillip Gerson, Coconut Grove, FL
- Mr. Don Golden, Miami, FL
- Mr. and Mrs. Foster Goldstrom, NY, NY
- Mr. and Mrs. Gene Golub, Chicago, IL
- Mrs. Roberta Gonella, Miami, FL
- Mr. Kevin Gray, Miami, FL
- Mr. Francis Greenburger, New York, NY
- Mr. and Mrs. Bob Grosby, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Grossblatt, Beverly Hills, CA
- Mr. Mosey Israel, Golden Beach, FL
- Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harf, New York, NY
- Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jacobson, Bal Harbour, FL
- Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jacobson, Newton, MASS
- Ms. Carol Klinger, Tarzana, CA
- Mrs. Suzanne Lacroix, New York, NY
- Ms. Barbara Lazaroff and Wolfgang Puck, Los Angeles, CA
- Mr. Harlan Lee, Marina del Rey, CA
- Mr. and Mrs. Harold Menowitz, Bal Harbour, FL
- Mr. Mark Levine, New York, NY
- Mr. and Mrs. Gary Mansour, Los Angeles, CA
- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Merbeck, Malibu, CA
- Mr. Charles Mitchell, Bel Air, CA
- Ms. Sharon & David Nash, San Francisco, CA
- Ms. Cheryl Neeson, Miami, FL
- Mr. Steve Oestreich, New York, NY
- Mrs. Annita Perlman, Highland Beach, FL
- H.H. Princess Thi-Nga
- Mr. Steve Reiman, Los Angeles, CA
- Judge Steven and Joyce Robinson, Miami, FL
- Mrs. Michelle Rosenfeld, New York, NY
- Mrs. Stanley Saletko, Barringtion Hills, IL
- Ms. Diane Sepler, Miami, FL
- Mr. and Mrs. James Schneider, Chicago, IL
- Ms. Jaqueline Simkin
- Mrs. Steven Simons, Houston, TX
- Mr. Stanley Silberstein, New York, NY
- Mr. and Mrs. Martin Taplin, Surfside, FL
- Mr. and Mrs. Joel Tauber, West Bloomfeld, MI
- Sabine Weber Sauser, Switzerland
- Mr. John Wickser, Santa Monica, CA
- Mrs. Fran Wolfe, Tamarack, FL
EDUCATION
- Art Institute of Chicago (B.F.A.)
- Cal State North Ridge (M.F.A.)