ABOUT THE ARTIST
Photo by Kate Preftakes
Elisa H. Hamilton is a socially engaged multimedia artist who creates artworks and community-centered programs that emphasize shared spaces and the hopeful examination of our everyday places, objects, and experiences. She holds a BFA in Painting from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and an MA in Civic Media from Emerson College.
Hamilton's work has been shown locally and nationally in solo and group exhibitions, and she has been the recipient of numerous commissions and grants to create artworks, community projects, and participatory programs.
Past projects include Sound Lab, a community-centered participatory art project that was commissioned by The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for inclusion in the exhibition "Listen Hear: The Art of Sound," Creative Union, a community-centered public art project commissioned by the Currier Museum of Art, NH and Dance Spot, a joyful public art intervention that has had many iterations in Boston and beyond, including at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, and The Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA.
In 2021, Hamilton was recognized by WBUR as one of 25 Artists Of Color Transforming The Cultural Landscape. She has created projects for institutions including ICA Boston, Boston Children’s Museum, Boston Center for the Arts, MIT List Visual Arts Center, The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, Now+There, HUBweek and For Freedoms.
Current projects include Jukebox, a community-centered percent-for-art public art commission for the City of Cambridge, MA and Can you see me?, a participatory installation at the ICA Boston Art Lab. Hamilton is a Faculty Member in the Media Design MA program at Emerson College.
Hamilton's work has been shown locally and nationally in solo and group exhibitions, and she has been the recipient of numerous commissions and grants to create artworks, community projects, and participatory programs.
Past projects include Sound Lab, a community-centered participatory art project that was commissioned by The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for inclusion in the exhibition "Listen Hear: The Art of Sound," Creative Union, a community-centered public art project commissioned by the Currier Museum of Art, NH and Dance Spot, a joyful public art intervention that has had many iterations in Boston and beyond, including at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, and The Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA.
In 2021, Hamilton was recognized by WBUR as one of 25 Artists Of Color Transforming The Cultural Landscape. She has created projects for institutions including ICA Boston, Boston Children’s Museum, Boston Center for the Arts, MIT List Visual Arts Center, The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, Now+There, HUBweek and For Freedoms.
Current projects include Jukebox, a community-centered percent-for-art public art commission for the City of Cambridge, MA and Can you see me?, a participatory installation at the ICA Boston Art Lab. Hamilton is a Faculty Member in the Media Design MA program at Emerson College.