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Elizabeth Ernst (American, 1950)
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Elizabeth Ernst
Circus Toys 2005
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Elizabeth Ernst
Elephant Ride 2005
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Elizabeth Ernst
Gator Girl 2006
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Elizabeth Ernst
One Sings and the Other Doesn't 2005
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Elizabeth Ernst
Oscar (the Elephant Man) 2004
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Biography |
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1950 |
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Born in Buffalo, NY |
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1971 |
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AA in Fine Arts, Garland Junior College, Boston, MA |
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1973 |
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BFA in Photography, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA |
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1979 |
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MS in Photography, Illinois Institute of Technology, The Institute of Design, Chicago, IL. Studied with Arthur Siegel. |
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1995 - 1996 |
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Illinois Art Council Fellowship in Photography, Finalist |
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1997 - 1998 |
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Illinois Art Council Fellowship in Photography, Finalist |
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1998 |
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CAAPS Grant, Chicago, IL |
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1998 |
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Faculty Development Award, Columbia College, Chicago, IL |
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1999 |
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Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Photography |
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1999 |
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International Faculty Development Grant, Columbia College, Chicago, IL |
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2002 |
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Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Photography |
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Exhibitions |
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2006 |
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“Human Being: Disability in Contemporary Art,” Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago,IL (with accompanying catalog) |
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2006 |
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“Elizabeth Ernst: The G.E. Circus,” Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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2002 |
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The Camera Obscured IV: Mixed Media Photography,” Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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2002 |
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“gaggles, flocks & covies; further exaltations and murders,” Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, NY |
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2002 |
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“Exposure,” Rockford College Art Gallery, Rockford, IL |
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2002 |
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“Natural History,” Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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2001 |
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“The Alchemy of Light,”Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN |
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2000 |
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“Cross References,” Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA |
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2000 |
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“The Camera Obscured III: Mixed Media Photography,” Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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2000 |
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“On View,” Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN |
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2000 |
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“2000 Clowns,” University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL |
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1999 |
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“Small Packages,” Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN |
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1999 |
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“2nd Annual EAM Competition: Photography,” Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL [Best of Show Award] |
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1999 |
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“Petits Formats Bis,” Galerie Kiron, Paris, France |
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1998 |
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“The Camera Obscured II: Mixed Media Photography,” Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1998 |
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“Selections from the Midwest Photographer Project,” Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL |
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1998 |
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“Chicago Artists 1998,” Gallery 312, Chicago, IL |
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1998 |
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“Celebrating 10 Years: A Chronological History of Exhibitions,” Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago |
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1997 |
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Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ |
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1997 |
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“Re/Collections,” Northern Illinois University Art Museum, DeKalb, IL |
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1997 |
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“Progeny,” Carlson Tower Gallery, Northpark University, Chicago, IL |
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1997 |
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“Animal Instincts,” Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1996 |
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“Illinois Photographers in the 90s: The Midwest Photographers Project,” The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL |
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1996 |
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“Experimental Photography,” Gibson Gallery, State University of New York, College at Potsdam, NY |
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1996 |
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“The Camera Obscured: Mixed Media Photographs,” Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1996 |
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Cleveland Center for the Arts, Cleveland, OH |
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1996 |
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“To Each Her Own,” Gallery A, Chicago, IL |
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1995 |
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“2 Person Exhibition,” Mahler Gallery, Washington, DC. |
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1995 |
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“Gallery Artists: Part II,” Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1994 |
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“Elizabeth Ernst: Photographic Worlds,” Schneider Gallery Chicago, IL |
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1994 |
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“Vertical Axis: Photographs from Central States,” The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL [exhibition and museum lecture] |
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