ELISA DORE
edore14@gmail.com
@elisa.dore
EDUCATION
2026 M.F.A., Studio Art, focus in Printmaking, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
(Anticipated graduation: May 2026)
2018 B.A., Language and World Business, focus in Hispanic Studies with a minor in
printmaking. University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 Birthmark, Gallery 72, Atlanta, GA.
2018 Lengua Materna, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN.
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Tierra Futura, WaterFire Providence, Providence, RI. Curated by Shey Rivera.
No Sabo, The Vestibule, Seattle, WA. Curated by Adelaide Blair.
The Contemporary Print, PrintAustin, Austin, TX. Curated by Susanna V. Temkin
Boundary Layers, Whitespace, Atlanta, GA. Curated by Heather Bird Harris.
2025 En Masse, South River Art Studios, Atlanta, GA. Curated by Chloe Alexander.
Lines of Inquiry, Spectrum on Spring, Atlanta, GA. Curated by Sandra Escamilla.
Bonds of Kinship, Invitational Group Exhibition. Emma Darnell Aviation Museum, Atlanta, GA.
A Portrait of Reproductive Liberation, The Supermarket, Atlanta, GA.
Swan Coach Summer Invitational, Swan Coach Gallery, Atlanta, GA. Curated by Jacob O’Kelley and Maria Bruckman.
The Pliable and the Brittle, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA. Curated by Eso Tilín Projects.
2024 Georgia Printmaking, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA. Juried by Madeline Beck. Chronicles, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA.
AXA Art Prize US 2024, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY. Juried by Ian Alteveer, Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Monique Long and Helen Toomer.
Myths and Legends of the World, Miami International Fine Arts, Miami, FL. Juried by Essye Klempner, Helio Salcedo, and Yezid Vergara.
2023 BIMA Spotlight, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA. Juried by Eileen Jimenez, Elisheba Johnson, Ed Archie Noisecat, June Sekiguchi, Greg Robinson, and Amy Sawyer.
Nuestros Saberes, Nepantla Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, WA.
2022 Trazando las Líneas, Themed portfolio and exhibition, :Pública, Santurce, PR.
2020 Contemporary Northwest Print Invitational, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
2019 Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition, The Hall of Awa Japanese Handmade Paper, Yoshinogawa, Japan. Juried by Yoichi Fujimori, Keisei Kobayashi, Tetsuo Miki, Mitsuru Hiraki, and Hideki Kimura.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2026 Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Printmaking workshop instructor.
Georgia State University, Graduate Instructor of Record. Courses taught: Stone
lithography.
2024-25 Georgia State University, Graduate Instructor of Record. Courses taught: Intro to Printmaking, Advanced Woodcut.
Studio Assistant for Sergio Suarez, MOCA GA Working Artist Program.
Print Club of Georgia State University, President.
2023 Georgia State University, Graduate Lab Assistant. Responsibilities include
disposal of hazardous materials, Chematix management, and EPA-compliant lab organization.
Pratt Fine Arts Center (Seattle, WA), Printmaking workshop instructor.
AWARDS, GRANTS, & RESIDENCIES
2026 Georgia Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts Distinguished
Fellowship, The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA.
2023-26 Ernest G. Welch Fellowship, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
2022 In Cahoots Residency, Petaluma, CA
Larry Sommers Fellowship, Seattle Print Arts, Seattle, WA.
2018 Merit Award, Stand Out Prints, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN.
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2025 Aunque Naciera en La Luna, co-curation with Azin Yousefiani, themed portfolio
for SGCI Puerto Rico.
COLLECTIONS
2025 Starbucks Art Program, Seattle, WA.
Zuckerman Museum of Art archives, Kennesaw, GA.
PUBLICATIONS
2025 Torrens, Adrián E. “ Elisa Dore and the Figure of the Vejigante as a Reclaiming of her Puerto Rican Roots,” Centro, December 15, 2025.
https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/publications/elisa-dore-and-the-figure-of-the-vejigante- as-a-reclaiming-of-her-puerto-rican-roots/
2024 “Daily Inspiration: Meet Elisa Dore.” VoyageATL, November 21, 2024. https://voyageatl.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-elisa-dore/
2020 Peterson, Evan. “This Seattle Arts Building Was Once an Immigrant Detention
Center.” Atlas Obscura, May 22, 2020.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/transformation-inscape-arts-building-seattle