About Ela Steel

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Bio

Ela Steel was born in Ontario, Canada. She graduated from the Fine Arts program at Georgian College’s School of Design and Visual Art in Barrie, Ontario (just outside Toronto) in 2005. Since then she has lived as an expat artist-girl near Houston, Texas with her husband, dog and three cats. She’s been known to take months-long trips across North America and Asia.

Her interest in corsetry and insect photography are expressed in her paintings, as well as her sarcastic, dark sense of humor. She uses narratives of her childhood memories, distorted by time and her adult understanding of human interaction, as a jumping off point in her work.

Her work is held in private collections throughout the US, Canada, Europe and Australia and she has exhibited in both the US and Canada. She’s been featured in HEAD Magazine, Art Trader Magazine, and MungBeing Magazine.

Selected Exhibitions

2009

  • May: LSAG Annual Convention: Brazos Center: Bryan, TX (upcoming)
  • April: ALBC Regional Art Show: Matagorda County Museum: Bay City, TX (current)
  • March/April: Featured Artist: 716 Fine Art Gallery: 716fineart.org

2008

  • October: BCAL 2nd Annual Juried Show: Civic Center: Bay City, TX
  • August: Art At Large: Crybaby Art Gallery: Asbury Park, NJ
  • August: Square Foot 2008: AWOL Gallery: Toronto, Canada
  • May: 3 person show with Robin Maria Pedrero and Vickie Jones: Dandelion Communitea Cafe: Orlando, FL
  • April: Images of America: Matagorda Museum: Bay City, TX

2007

  • November: BCAL Open House: Bay City Art League: Bay City, TX
  • August: Geek Art Juried Exhibition: The Art Alliance Center at Clear Lake: Nassau Bay, TX
  • August: Square Foot 2007: AWOL Gallery: Toronto, Canada
  • June: Open Door Series Juried Exhibition: The Art Alliance Center at Clear Lake: Nassau Bay, TX
  • May: The Lone Star Art Guild Annual Convention juried exhibition: The Stafford Center: Stafford, TX
  • March: Matagorda County Regional Open Art Show juried exhibition: Matagorda County Museum: Bay City, TX

2006-2003

  • May 2006: The Texas Gulf Coast & The Artist Next Door juried exhibition: Matagorda County Museum: Bay City, TX
  • March 2005: Chocolate Covered Raindrops: Second Year Fine Arts group exhibition: Helen & Arch Brown Centre: Barrie, Canada
  • December 2004: To See the World in a Grain of Sand: Helen & Arch Brown Centre: Barrie, Canada
  • April 2004: Scholarship Show: Georgian College: Barrie, Canada
  • April 2003: Scholarship Show: Georgian College: Barrie, Canada

Selected Press

  • February, 2009: MungBeing Magazine
  • Fall, 2008: ArtTrader Magazine
  • September, 2008: HEAD Magazine