BIO
Elliot Lessing is an Independent Curator and Interdisciplinary Artist. Since 2000, Elliot has curated and launched over 300 dynamic art exhibitions and contemporary public projects for diverse audiences of all ages. His projects involve Contemporary Artists from around the globe, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tokyo, London, Paris, Mexico, Glasgow, Dublin, Oslo, Belfast, Chicago, Boston, Maryland, Spain, Vancouver and Norway. Elliot has over 15 years of delivering extraordinary art experiences and dependable arts leadership, which include being Curator for an apartment gallery (ART HUT/living room identity crisis) and an artist-run non-profit art space (BUILD). In addition to being a Guest Curator for a variety of experimental and independent art spaces, Elliot was also Founder and Curator for COCA Center for Outdoor Contemporary Art, a seasonal curatorial platform devoted to presenting visionary public art projects for outdoor spaces. Currently, he curates cutting-edge exhibitions and adventurous public projects across the US and beyond, igniting a dazzling array of memorable cultural experiences that spark vibrant links between art and public life.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
I produce project-based cultural programming that energizes personal experience of public space, while creating new precincts of art, community and knowledge.
My goal is to renew a sense of meaningful connectivity to the world around us. I do this by launching brave and original public projects that combine a colorful array of visual art, cultural information and community resources. Many of my projects include Contemporary Artists from around the globe, and may involve participants and forms that exist outside or on the threshold of the arts field. The results provide a fun and participatory art experience that is both accessible and challenging to wide audiences.
Through an elegant combination of innovative artistic strategies, vibrant public projects and expanded educational resources, I am able to inspire community involvement, spark person-to-person dialogue and broaden cultural awareness of a myriad of possibilities regarding art and public life.
Elliot Lessing, Independent Curator and Interdisciplinary Artist
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotlessing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cocapature/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cocazoom/
Elliot Lessing is an Independent Curator and Interdisciplinary Artist. Since 2000, Elliot has curated and launched over 300 dynamic art exhibitions and contemporary public projects for diverse audiences of all ages. His projects involve Contemporary Artists from around the globe, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tokyo, London, Paris, Mexico, Glasgow, Dublin, Oslo, Belfast, Chicago, Boston, Maryland, Spain, Vancouver and Norway. Elliot has over 15 years of delivering extraordinary art experiences and dependable arts leadership, which include being Curator for an apartment gallery (ART HUT/living room identity crisis) and an artist-run non-profit art space (BUILD). In addition to being a Guest Curator for a variety of experimental and independent art spaces, Elliot was also Founder and Curator for COCA Center for Outdoor Contemporary Art, a seasonal curatorial platform devoted to presenting visionary public art projects for outdoor spaces. Currently, he curates cutting-edge exhibitions and adventurous public projects across the US and beyond, igniting a dazzling array of memorable cultural experiences that spark vibrant links between art and public life.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
I produce project-based cultural programming that energizes personal experience of public space, while creating new precincts of art, community and knowledge.
My goal is to renew a sense of meaningful connectivity to the world around us. I do this by launching brave and original public projects that combine a colorful array of visual art, cultural information and community resources. Many of my projects include Contemporary Artists from around the globe, and may involve participants and forms that exist outside or on the threshold of the arts field. The results provide a fun and participatory art experience that is both accessible and challenging to wide audiences.
Through an elegant combination of innovative artistic strategies, vibrant public projects and expanded educational resources, I am able to inspire community involvement, spark person-to-person dialogue and broaden cultural awareness of a myriad of possibilities regarding art and public life.
Elliot Lessing, Independent Curator and Interdisciplinary Artist
LINKS////
http://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotlessing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cocapature/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cocazoom/
