60 East Monroe Chicago IL 60603 – elisebagnoliart@gmail.com


Elise Blair Bagnoli is  twenty-six year Italian American artist currently living in Chicago, Illinois. Using forms and concepts of the body to identify, locate and digest the self. Pursuing a deeper understanding by exploring myth, atmosphere, and the structures of reality.

EDUCATION:

2016-2020 – Bachelors of Fine Art, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH

2020 – Post Baccalaureate Degree, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL 

2021-2023 – Masters of Fine Art: Degree in Painting & Drawing, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL 

EXHIBITIONS:

2024 – Solo Exhibition, Lovecraftian Sentimentality, Art City, Chicago IL 

2024 – Group Exhibition, Mystical, Mythical, Magical, College of Lake County, Grayslake IL

2024 – Solo Installation, ENID, Chicago IL

2024 – Group Exhibition, StoryTime, STASIAS, Chicago IL 

2023 – Group Exhibition, Muted & Mighty, The Martin, Chicago IL

2022 – Group Exhibition, Grand Rising: On Feeling & Interbeing, School of the Art Institute Wellness Center, Chicago IL

2022 – Group Exhibition, “2”, 308 Gallery, Chicago IL

AWARDS, RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS:

2024 – Art City Monthly Residency, Chicago IL

2023-24 – Teaching Fellowship, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago

2023 – Summer Artist Residency, Arqutopia, Fusaro Italy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

AUG 2023 – MAY 2024, Painting and Drawing Teaching Fellow, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL 

MAY 2022 -2023, Noon-Time Lecture Coordinator, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL 

MAY 2022 – 2023, Administrative Assistant, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago Painting and Drawing Office, Chicago IL 

AUG – DEC 2021, Teaching Assistant: Drawing Materials, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago StudioLABS, Chicago IL 

MAY – JULY 2019, Gallery Intern, Martha Evans Gallery, Columbus OH

MAY – JULY 2017, Museum Intern, Canton Museum of Art, Canton OH

STUDIO & ARTIST ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE:

2018 – Ola Rondiak, Brooklyn NY

2016 – Andree Hundson, Denver Co

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

2020 – Gained Italian Citizenship

Proficient in the Italian Language