Elsa Ers

Elsa Ers was born in 1982 in Istanbul. After having graduated from high school, she moved to Paris to complete her studies, where she obtained her BFA from Parsons School of Design in Paris (2005) and an additional BA from the Sorbonne (2007) on French Language and Civilization. After another two-year stint in Istanbul where she tried her hand in textiles following the traditions of her family, she moved to Tel Aviv, where she currently lives and works. Her work, which compromises of traditional techniques of painting, drawing and printmaking, along with experimental surface treatments that were inspired by her years working as a textile designer and craftsman, evolves around such themes of belonging, home, and cultural identity. Selected Exhibitions: 2016 – Ampersand &, solo show, Kuli Alma, as a part of Sound Ports Tel Aviv 2015 – "Contemporary Istanbul" 10th Edition, Pg Art Gallery, Istanbul 2015 – "Imago Mundi", Map of the New Art, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice Biennale 2015 – Sacred + Profane, solo show, Pg Art Gallery, Istanbul 2014 – "Contemporary Istanbul" 9th Edition, Pg Art Gallery, Istanbul 2014 – "Three Chambers", XHibition Art Space, Tel Aviv, Israel 2014 – "[ ]", Pg Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey 2014 – "One", 100 Artists of Tel Aviv, Espace Naomi Milo, Tel Aviv, Israel 2012 – Body is a Temple – INTER ALIA projects, Tel Aviv, Israel 2012 – Eye Candy, INTER ALIA projects, Tel Aviv, Israel 2011 – The Divide – Jutsu Glass, Tel Aviv, Israel 2010 – Group Show at Galeria Irit Hadani, Tel Aviv 2005 – Vantage Point – Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris, France 2005 – Topography of the Skin, Parsons Gallery, Paris, France 2004 – …past …present …future, Parsons Gallery, Paris, France