Photo by Yaruk Mehmood
Dorit Eliyahu is a New York-based Israeli-American visual artist who is fascinated by the ways wildlife adjusts to the world we are building for ourselves. A recent graduate from the New York Academy of Art, her installations and paintings depict these wildlife (pigeons, rats, etc.) in observed situations that exemplify their utilization of our societal debris.
Curriculum Vitae
Born: 1973, Shahar, Israel
Lives/Works: New York, NY
Education
2024 MFA in Painting, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2018 Certificate in Design, Miami Ad School, Atlanta, GA
2007 PhD in Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
2002 MS in Plant Protection, Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel
1998 BS in Animal Sciences, Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel
Exhibitions
2024
Windham Fine Art Gallery, Group Show, Windham, NY
MFA Thesis Show, Group Show, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Tribeca Ball, Group Show, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2023
Deck The Walls, Group Show, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Everyday Rituals, Group Show, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Memory, Group Show, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Tribeca Ball, Group Show, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2022
Deck The Walls, Group Show, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Awards
2024 Hudson Valley Art Association Student Award
2023 KAWS Patrons Scholar Award
2018 YCN Creative Student Award