UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS + EVENTS

EØ - TSU PROJECT - Gallery 725 - Jacksonville, Florida - Friday, December 15th - 6-9pm

Babe Walls Gallery Show - Ryan Joseph Gallery - Denver, Colorado - 2024

AWARDS AND GRANTS

Art Ventures Grant - The Community Foundation of Northeast Florida - 2018

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Beaches Fine Art Series (BFAS) 50th Anniversary Concert Season - Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio @ St. Paul’s By-The-Sea - Jacksonville, Florida -2023

Journey to the East - FSCJ Deerwood Center - Jacksonville, Florida - 2022

After the Rain Falls, The Ground Hardens - Larimer Arts Center - Palatka, Florida - 2022

In This Moment - Gallery 725 - Jacksonville, Florida - 2021

Jinsei Geemu (The Game of Life) - City Hall of Ocala - Ocala, Florida - 2021

Kyouka Suigetsu (Flower in the Mirror, Moon on the Water) - Crane Ramen - Jacksonville, Florida - 2019

Mukashi Banashi (Old Folk Tales) - Museum of Science and History (MOSH) - Jacksonville, Florida - 2019

Hatenai Yume (Endless Dream) - Space 42 - Jacksonville, Florida - 2018

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Babe Walls Gallery Show - Ryan Joseph Gallery - Denver, Colorado - 2024

EØ - TSU Project - Gallery 725 - Jacksonville, Florida - 2023

KAPWA - Museum of Science and History (M.O.S.H.) - Jacksonville, Florida - 2023

Together Against Hate - Jewish Community Alliance - Jacksonville, Florida - 2023

Metamorphosis - Women Writing for a Change - Jacksonville, Florida - 2023

Black Light - Underground Atlanta - Atlanta, Georgia - 2023

Everything But the Kitchen Sync - La Luz De Jesus Gallery - Los Angeles, California - 2023

Against All Odds - One Art Space - New York, New York - 2023

Babe Walls Gallery Show - The Banshee House - Denver, Colorado - 2023

Power in Numbers - Gallery Nucleus - Alhambra, California - 2022

Deja Vu - MIZE Gallery - St. Petersburg, Florida - 2022

Our Florida - Jacksonville Public Library - Jacksonville, Florida - 2022

Everything But the Kitchen Sink - La Luz De Jesus Gallery - Los Angeles, California - 2022

BEYOND THE WALL - Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens - Delray Beach, Florida - 2022

I AM HERE - Filipino American History - Museum of Science + History (MOSH) - Jacksonville, Florida - 2022

DECADES - Mize Gallery - St. Petersburg, Florida - 2022

Critters - MIZE Gallery - St. Petersburg, Florida - 2021

Mixed America - ETSU Tipton Gallery - Johnson City, Tennessee - 2021

FLOWERS - Spain Restaurant - Tampa, Florida - 2021

9th Annual Coaster Show - Gallery 30 South - Pasadena, California - 2021

The Angst + Art of Caregiving - CoRK West Gallery - BABS LAB - Jacksonville, Florida 2021

Imagination Squared - Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Haskell Atrium Gallery - Jacksonville, Florida - 2021

Keep it Cute - Mize Gallery - St. Petersburg, Florida - 2021

Becoming: Womyn Bodies of Trauma, Displacement and Persistence - KCKCC Gallery - Kansas City, Kansas - 2021

30th Anniversary of Art Ventures - The Cummer Museum of Art + Gardens - Jacksonville, Florida - 2021

Welcome Home: Her Liminal Asian-Appalacian Experience - ETSU Tipton + Slocumb Galleries - Johnson City, Tennessee - 2021

Something 2020 - Mize Gallery - St. Petersburg, Florida - 2020

8th Annual Coaster Show - Gallery 30 South - Pasadena, California - 2020

Vote - Mize Gallery - St. Petersburg, Florida - 2020

ArtWorkers United - University of North Florida (UNF) - Jacksonville, Florida - 2020

Roots - Women Writing for (a) Change - Jacksonville, Florida - 2020

Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at LaVilla - Jacksonville, Florida - 2020

Små Art - Scandicenter - West Newton, Massachusetts- 2020

Surviving to Thriving - Women’s Center of Jacksonville - Jacksonville, Florida - 2020

Flower Power - Mize Gallery - St. Petersburg, Florida - 2020

International Women’s Day - Pop-up Gallery - Collective Arts Brewing - Hamilton, Ontario - 2020

Conspiracy - Mize Gallery - St. Petersburg, Florida - 2020

Blooms - Women Writing for (a) Change - Jacksonville, Florida - 2020

W.A.V.E. “Women Artists, Visual Experiences” - Haskell Gallery - Jacksonville International Airport - Jacksonville, Florida - 2020

Contradictions - Webber Gallery - Ocala, Florida - 2020

Games, Art, and Music (Space GAAM) - Schultz Center - Jacksonville, Florida - 2019

Sup Cones 2 - Mize Gallery - St. Petersburg, Florida - 2019

A Vision for Art - St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School - Jacksonville, Florida - 2019

Shine: A Feminine Perspective - Women Writing for (a) Change - Jacksonville, Florida - 2019

The Craft of Art: A Feminine Approach - Women Writing for (a) Change - Jacksonville, Florida - 2018

Games, Art, and Music (GAAM Anime) - The Museum - Jacksonville, Florida - 2018

Surviving to Thriving - Women's Center of Jacksonville - The Yellow House - Jacksonville, Florida 2018

Sum + Substance - The Space Gallery - Jacksonville, Florida - 2018

Local Exposure - Gallery 725 - Jacksonville, Florida - 2018

The HEart of FemArtists - The Art Center Cooperative - Jacksonville, Florida - 2018

First Things First - Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum - Jacksonville, Florida - 2018

5 & Under - The Space Gallery - Jacksonville, Florida - 2017

Games, Art, and Music (GAAM Adventure) - The Museum - Jacksonville, Florida - 2017

FemArt Gallery - 5iveCanons - Jacksonville, Florida - 2017

Cultural Council of Jacksonville Art Awards - Glass Factory - Jacksonville, Florida - 2017

Resistance Art Show - Union 3B - Jacksonville, Florida - 2017

Games, Art, and Music (GAAM VS.) - The Museum - Jacksonville, Florida - 2016

SOUTH By Southlight, Head To Toe - CoRK - Jacksonville, Florida - 2016

SOUTH By Southlight, POP! - CoRK - Jacksonville, Florida - 2016

Local Exposure - Gallery 725 - Atlantic Beach, Florida - 2016

Games, Art, and Music (GAAM) - The Birdhouse - Jacksonville, Florida - 2015

Games, Art, and Music (GAAMvengers) - The Museum - Jacksonville, Florida - 2015

SOUTH by Southlight Exhibition - Wilson Center for the Arts - Jacksonville, Florida - 2015

Elements of MOSH - Museum of Science and History - Jacksonville, Florida - 2015

Games, Art and Music (GAAM Fantasy) - The Museum - Jacksonville, Florida - 2014

The Art Institute of Jacksonville Annual Exhibition - Jacksonville, Florida - 2014

ECHO III - BFA Thesis Group Exhibition - Jacksonville, Florida - 2014

Artistic Perceptions - Solo Exhibition - Augusta, Georgia - 2013

The Art Institute of Jacksonville Annual Exhibition - Jacksonville, Florida - 2013

Juice, A Jen Jones Gallery - Jacksonville, Florida - 2013

Local Exposure - Gallery 725 - Atlantic Beach, Florida - 2013

The Art Institute of Jacksonville Annual Exhibition - Jacksonville, Florida - 2012

The Art Institute of Jacksonville Annual Exhibition - Jacksonville, Florida - 2011

WORKSHOPS

The Episcopal School of Jacksonville - Jacksonville, Florida - 2023

The Harn Museum - Gainesville, Florida - 2022

The Art Center Cooperative - Jacksonville, Florida - 2021

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) - Jacksonville, Florida - 2020

Don’t Miss A Beat (DMAB) - Jacksonville, Florida - 2019

Mukashi Banashi - Museum of Science + History (MOSH) - Jacksonville, Florida 2019

St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School - Jacksonville, Florida - 2019

Cathedral Arts Project - Beauclerc Elementary - Jacksonville, Florida - 2019

MURALS

Leaderboard Arcade II - Jacksonville, Florida - 2023

West Art Walls - Orlando, Florida - 2023

Samurai Skate Shop - Gainesville, Florida - 2023

The Nash - Art Changes the Mind Festival - Orlando, Florida - 2023

Van Gogh Experience - Jacksonville, Florida - 2023

Norikase - Jacksonville, Florida - 2023

Miracle on 34th Street - Gainesville, Florida - 2022

Miami Vice Few and Far Women - Wynwood, Miami - 2022

Nakama Anime Bar - Jacksonville, Florida - 2022

Wafaa + Mikes - Jacksonville, Florida - 2022

Don’t Miss a Beat - Jacksonville, Florida - 2022

Few & Fairy Garden - Wynwood - Miami, Florida - 2021

Sprayloween Mural - Gainesville, Florida - 2021

Cosmic Crystals Mural - The Performers Academy - Jacksonville, Florida - 2021

Zen + Ginger Cafe and Boba - St. Augustine, Florida - 2021

Motivational Edge - Miami, Florida - 2021

Pastel Paradise - Wynwood - Miami, Florida - 2020

Lantern Bar | Crane Ramen - Riverside - Jacksonville, Florida - 2020

Don’t Miss a Beat - Jacksonville, Florida - 2020

Cosmic Crystals Mural - Springfield - Jacksonville, Florida - 2020

The Wall at College Park - Arlington - Jacksonville, Florida -2020

BIO | ARTIST STATEMENT

Elena Øhlander (b. 1988) is a visual artist and muralist working in the medium of mixed-media illustration, currently residing in Jacksonville, Florida. She obtained her BFA in Photography from The Art Institute of Jacksonville in 2014 and is actively pursuing her MFA in Painting + Drawing from the University of Florida.

Her work explores identity, individuality, gender issues, societal gaze, and social justice. She utilizes a contrived scenario, characterization of her own likeness, intentional use of semiotics, and the psychology of color to build her vernacular.

Her emphasis of hyphenated American identity is used as a comparative lens that focuses on Asian diaspora awareness and unification to society at large - investigating issues surrounding cultural preservation and historical memory.

CONTACT

elena@elenaohlander.com