ABOUT THE ARTIST
Photo by Lauren Miller
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. Her 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.
In 2021, Hamilton was recognized by WBUR as one of 25 Artists Of Color Transforming The Cultural Landscape. She has created projects with institutions including the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, ICA Boston, Currier Museum of Art, Boston Children’s Museum, Boston Center for the Arts, MIT List Visual Arts Center, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, Now+There, HUBweek, Tyler School of Art, 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.
In 2021, Hamilton was recognized by WBUR as one of 25 Artists Of Color Transforming The Cultural Landscape. She has created projects with institutions including the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, ICA Boston, Currier Museum of Art, Boston Children’s Museum, Boston Center for the Arts, MIT List Visual Arts Center, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, Now+There, HUBweek, Tyler School of Art, 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.