Elana Amity is an artist living and working in New York City. Her paintings, drawings and prints capture both fleeting and enduring moments of life in cities, nature and beyond.
She began her career as an educator and freelance editorial illustrator. In 1984 she joined the faculty at LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts where she taught illustration, painting and drawing. In 2009 she opened a studio in Manhattan’s Garment District. Her work has been exhibited in Italy, Ireland, Spain and the United States.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Illustrators, Board of Directors
Co-chair of Community Service Committee
The Ink Well Foundation
Volunteer artist working with children coping with illness
Event Director at Mount Sinai Hospital’s KidZone TV
The Garment District BID
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Cooper Union Residency, NYC, 2006
Surdna Arts Grant, 2005
SCAD Arts Fellowship, 1998
MECA Fellowship, 1998
NYU Fellowship, 1988
Skidmore Fellowship, 1987
EXHIBITIONS
Poe Visitor Center & Gallery
“City Birds,” one-woman show, 2017