Elena Vasari

Light studies in oil and atmosphere

Chicago, IL

My work explores the interplay between natural light and architectural space — the way morning sun transforms a stone facade, or how fog softens the geometry of a bridge.

Solo Exhibitions

2024Atmospheres — Vertex Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023Light Studies — Galleria Moderna, Milan, Italy
2022Urban Fog — North Shore Art Center, Winnetka, IL

Group Exhibitions

2024New Chicago Painters — Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2024Landscape Now — Riverside Arts Center, Riverside, IL
2023Emerging Voices — Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
2022First Look — Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL

Awards & Residencies

2023Artist Residency — Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
2022Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2021Luminarts Fellowship in Visual Arts

Education

2020MFA, Painting — School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2018BFA, Fine Arts — University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Skills & Media

Oil painting (alla prima, glazing, impasto), plein air, mixed media, watercolor, charcoal drawing, Adobe Creative Suite, portfolio design