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Meet New Artist Elise Mahan!

 

We are happy to introduce the wonderful Elise Mahan the group of Art in a Box artists! Elise is an artist and educator who currently resides in Oakland. She studied Art History and Visual Art at Mills College and San Francisco State University. Elise is currently working on a project called The Neptune Collective, which is a 365 day visual narrative about astronomy and cosmology that will span from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. This series has given her the opportunity to explore multiple disciplines as a means of researching and exploring the vast and complex universe. The act of creating a painting every single day allows her to create her own unique version of space. Her research has created a framework where the physical act of layering and stratifying a diverse range of materials allows the viewer to lose themselves in an abstract world where anything is possible.