Elinor Saragoussi
www.elisaragoussi.com
elinor.saragoussi@gmail.com
275 Fairway Dr.
Athens, GA 30607
Education
2014 University of Colorado, Denver, CO - Bachelors of Science in Biology
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Moments of Reprieve, Quiet Gallery, Athens, GA
2020 It’s Easier This Way, TinyAth Gallery, Athens, GA
Escape Plan, Albany Art Museum, Albany, GA
Group Exhibitions
2022 47th Juried Exhibition, Curated by Miranda Lash, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
2022 ArtFields, Lake City, SC
2022 SouthWorks Exhibition, Curated by Marcia Wood, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA
2021 Sound Mind, Curated by Vivian Lidell, ARTS + ATHLETICS, Athens, GA
2021 SouthWorks Exhibition, Curated by Jennifer A. Smith, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA
Skate, Curated by Didi Dunphy, The Bascom, Highlands, NC
2020 Tiny Universe, Curated by Didi Dunphy, Hotel Indigo, Athens, GA
45th Juried Exhibition, Curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
2019 This Is It!, Curated by Beth Sales, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
2019 SouthWorks Exhibition, Curated by Chad Alligood, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA
44th Juried Exhibition, Curated by Lauren Haynes, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
YOU ARE HERE, Curated by Didi Dunphy, Hotel Indigo, Athens, GA
2018 43rd Juried Exhibition, Curated by Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
Audio/Visual, Helikon Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 Juried Exhibition, Curated by Teresa Bramlette Reeves, Athens Institute for Contemporary Arts, Athens, GA
2017 Collections, Duel show with Melanie Steinway, City O’ City, Denver, CO
Installations
2020 Set Design for Adverse Fest, A small music festival in Athens, GA. Stage design for both stages (ATHICA
and The Caledonia Lounge)
Rabbit Hole, small sculpture glass case at the Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
Escape Plan, Albany Art Museum, Albany, GA (Acquired by Albany Art Museum)
2019 Supple Moments, Dark Corners, Glass Cube at Hotel Indigo, Athens, GA
Set Design for Adverse Fest, A small music festival in Athens, GA. Stage design for one of the three
stages
Public Art
2021 Mural for Alley Mural Project, Organized by the Athens Downtown Authority and Athens Area Arts
Council
2020 Illustration for a vinyl wrap that will be applied to the Athens-Clarke County government’s “Pop-Up
Park” bus
Banner design for downtown Athens, GA. Organized by the Athens Downtown Authority and Athens Area
Arts Council
2019 Painting on recycled piano for Athens Arts Council, Athens Cultural Affairs Commission and Habitat For
Humanity in Athens, GA. Part of a public art initiative with 3 other local artists.
Commissions
2021 Cover illustration for the Flagpole Magazine’s Guide to Athens Spring Edition
2020 Cover illustration for the Flagpole Magazine’s Guide to Athens Fall Edition
Can label and t-shirt design for the 2020 Get Artistic Creature Comforts organization
Branding for Athens Porchfest 2020
2019 Cover illustration for Flagpole Magazine. “Porchfest” Vol. 33, Issue 39.
Stage props, construction of 5 hand-cut/painted trophies, and large scale wheat paste installation for Creature Comforts Brewery in Athens, GA.
Trophies for the 2019 Flagpole Music Awards. Designed and constructed 26 of the same soft-sculpture trophy.
Collaborative Projects
2017 Theurgy, A collaborative project put together by myself and Max Boyd. Twelve Denver artists and musicians contributed six tracks and six corresponding pieces of art for a cassette and zine.
https://theurgycomp.bandcamp.com/album/theurgy-vol-1
New Angles, Compiled by Eli Saragoussi and Rooster Jake, A collection of 15 essays written by women, queer and gender non-binary folks from music communities around the world. Self-Published. October 2017.
Awards and Grants
2020 Shelter Projects Grant, Willson Center for Humanities & Arts
Merit Award, 45th Juried Exhibition, Curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah at Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
Relief Fund Grant, Judith Alexander Foundation
Quarterly Grant, Athens Area Arts Commission
Residencies
2020 ATHICA, Athens, GA. In conjunction with Ad.Verse Festival.
https://athica.org/updates/artist-in-athica-eli-saragoussi/
Workshops
2021 Guest Artist. Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA. Guided illustration camp participants in transforming their characters into lifesize “set” pieces.
2019 Local Artist Series. Treehouse Kid & Craft, Athens, GA. Shared my art and created projects in similar styles with children 7-10 years old.
Guest Artist. Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA. Guided Puppetry-Arts Camp participants in designing and building sets which were used throughout the camp.
Publications
2017 Keep It Weird, Abby Kacen, Self-Published zine, Athens, GA
Sense of Place, Jordan Knecht, Self-Published, Denver, CO
Press
Author: Smith, Jessica. Flagpole Premieres: Baby Tony and The Teenies, 'Desolate Hills'
DiCamillo, Alden. ATHICA Spotlights Diverse Talent Through Artist Residency Program. Flagpole Magazine. 2020; 34, No. 11: 13.
Author: Smith, Jessica. Calendar Pick. Flagpole Magazine. 2020; 34, No. 11: 14.
2019 Author: Smith, Jessica. From FUN to Dark Corners. Flagpole Magazine. 2019; 33, No. 50: 11.
Athens Hab Makes Space for Public Art and Music, Blog post by Athens Habitat for Humanity
https://www.athenshabitat.com/playonathens/
Author: Smith, Jessica. Calendar Pick. Flagpole Magazine. 2019; 33, No. 46: 16.
Author: Smith, Jessica. Play On, Athens! Flagpole Magazine. 2019; 33, No. 46: 13.
Author: Smith, Jessica. Art at Athfest and Beyond. Flagpole Magazine. 2019; 33, No. 24: 15.
Author: Smith, Jessica. Time and Place. Flagpole Magazine. 2019; 33, No.15: 13.
Author: Goodson, Jessie. Variety Show. Flagpole Magazine. 2019; 33, No. 8: 10.
Author: Smith, Jessica. Love Is On Display. Flagpole Magazine. 2019; 33 No.6: 14.
Art & Life with Eli Saragoussi, Interview with Voyage ATL http://voyageatl.com/interview/art-life-eli-saragoussi/