Statement:

I am interested in executing paintings that break with irony and instead sincerely embrace glamour.

Biography:

Elisa Johns 'women' are updated contemporary versions in an excessively celebrity driven society. Her figures set in luxurious landscapes are depicted in light washes and embellished with painterly impasto. The artist received her Bachelors of Art at the University of California, San Diego, California and her Masters of Fine Art at Claremont Graduate University, California.