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Elise Hughes Elise is an artist whose early influences include the gardens of Cranbrook, the University at Birmingham, England where her father taught industrial design, as well as influences in modern design, e.g. Knoll, Eames, Breuer, etc. - all furniture in her home as a child. She has also loved the work of Van Doesenburg, Brancusi and of Kurt Schwitten whose meticulous use of mundane media such as bits of paper and found fragments has been an important aesthetic in her work. Elise has been featured in many art exhibitions over the last 20 years, including Watercolours & Drawing Fair, Royal Academy, London, 2008; Flow, Miami, 2007; Art Santa Fe, 2007; Art London, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; Art DC, 2007; Palm Beach 3, 2005, 2006 and 2008; One Person Show, Belloc Lowndes Fine Art, Chicago, 2004; Art Chicago, 2004, 2005 and 2006; AAF New York, 2003, 2005 and 2007; Belloc Lowndes Fine Art, Chicago, 2000; Generations, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, 1996; Kings College School, The Cotman Gallery, London, 1994; Chicago International Art Exposition, Van Straaten Gallery, 1987-1988; and Mini-Print International, Cadeques Spain, 1986, 1987 and 1989. Elise has been featured in several art collections across the country, including The Cleveland Museum, IBM, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, CitiCorp, United Airlines, Burroughs McKinsy Co., PepsiCo., Harris Bank, Federal Reserve Bank, The Leigh Block Museum of Art, and many private collections. Her original work also hangs at Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's and Saks 5th Avenue. |