Education
2002- MFA, Hoffberger School of Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art, (studied under Grace Hartigan)
1997 - BFA, Columbus College of Art and Design
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019 - Driven to Abstraction, The In Gallery, San Diego
2005 - San Diego Art Department, San Diego
2003 - Red House Gallery, San Diego
2003 - San Diego Center for Moving Arts, San Diego
1999 - Lanning Gallery, Columbus, OH
1998 - Waldo's on High Gallery, Columbus, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 - Studio Door Group Exhibition, San Diego
2020 - stArt Up Art Fair-Los Angeles, CA
2019 - The In Gallery, San Diego
2017 - Nude Survey,Sin City Gallery, Las Vegas
2014 - Big Art La Jolla Library, San Diego
2013 - Faces, La Jolla Library, San Diego
2011 - Portland Museum of Art, Our House Benefit Auction
2010 - Portland Center Performing Arts, Portland, Oregon
2006 - ArtWalk on the Bay, San Diego
2006 - Aubergine, Capturing the Orient, San Diego
2003 - San Diego State University Faculty Show
2003 - Sushi Performance Space, City Arts
2003 - Nadega Gallery, San Diego
2003 - Featured Artist, Art Walk, San Diego
2003 - Flux Gallery, San Diego
2002 - MFA Thesis Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art
2002 - Douglas Memorial, Baltimore, Maryland
2002 - CAA conference, Six Degrees of Cold Separation, Philadelphia
2001 - Delaware College of Art and Design Faculty Show, Wilmington, Delaware
2001 - Hoffberger Group Show, Baltimore, Maryland
Teaching, Academic and Institutional Leadership
2015-2020 - Founder and Owner, San Diego Art Loft
2011-2014 - Instructor, US Arts Education
2007-2008 - Art School Manager, San Diego Museum of Art
2001-2007 - Adjunct Professor:
San Diego State University
Southwestern College
Mesa College
University of San Diego
Delaware College of Art and Design
UCSD Extension
2003-2004, 2011 - Art Instructor:
San Diego Art Department
La Jolla Athenaeum
Honors and Curatorial and Juror Experience
2018 - Guest Juror, "4 Square Anniversary Show and National Large Works Exhibition. Ashton Gallery, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA
2004 - Guest Juror, Regional Exhibition and Annual international Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, Balboa Park, San Diego
2002 - Guest Featured Artist, Mission Federal ArtWalk, San Diego
Selected Bibliography
2020 - "Artist Profile and Studio Spotlight" The Studio Door, San Diego, CA (Video Feature)
2020 - "Featured Artist Spotlight" stArt Up Art Fair Media, Venice Beach, CA (Video Interview)
2017 - Artist Studio Profile, 'The Teaching Studio of Elissa Lieberman", Documentary Short Film, produced and Directed by Eric Minh Swenson (EMS Art Films)
2018 - "Meet Elissa Lieberman of the San Diego Art Loft," SD Voyager Magazine
c. 2015 - "Business Profile: San Diego Art Loft," 92130 Magazine, Carmel Valley, CA
2007 - "Welcome Issue: Launching the Season, "San Diego Museum of Art Quarterly"
2005 - " Solo Exhibition Feature Review," Gallery and Studio Magazine, New York, NY (Print)
n.d. - "Artist Studio Feature,"-KUSI News San Diego