Painting, Sculpture
www.elislaydon.com

Education
2012 MFA New York Studio School, Manhattan
2008 BFA University of California, Santa Cruz Grants / Awards / Related Work History
2014 Co-founder and curator of the Makers Showcase
2012-2014 Studio Assistant, Mark di Suvero
2013 Honorable Mention, Summer National Juried Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Juror George Rivera of the Triton Museum
2012-2013 Two Rock Grange Hall Residency, Two Rock, CA 2011-2012 Studio Assistant, Robert Zakanitch
2011-2012 Head of Gallery Installation, NYSS 2011-2012 Guest Speaker Coordinator and Host, NYSS
2010-2012 New York Studio School Academic Scholarship Award
2008 Susan Benteen and William Hyde Irwin Scholarship nominee 2007 and
2008 Irwin Project Grant

My paintings and sculptures draw from visual perception, memory and dreams in search of striking and mysterious imagery. I combine these elements in an effort to find revelations in material and to transform my observations into poetry. The discoveries I find give the work purpose and illuminate my life.