Elaisha is a Detroit-based artist, specializing in painting and relief printing. Within her work, one can find a range of familiar imagery in the form of portraits, “ads,” still life, and patterns. Her pieces often feature subtle references to the minimalist, pop art and art nouveau movements, while being introduced to her modern vision on how the subjects therein should be portrayed.
At the center of Elaisha’s work you will find a tribute to black women, who she views as both her muses and her target audience. Black women are everywhere in her pieces, and as a black woman, this gives her work a more personal, autobiographical feel. She often places her subjects in environments, advertisements, clothing and media drawn from the 1950s and 1960s eras, a time where the world didn't have the opportunity to see brown-skinned subjects captured taking part of all the pleasant aspects of that time. In that way, Elaisha’s work touches on historical surrealism and fantasy, transporting us like a time machine to a much friendlier version of decades past.
As far back as she can remember, Elaisha has had a love for creating art. She was known as the edgy, creative one amongst her peers and frequently voted as “Most Likely to be an Artist,” in school. Early on, she knew she wanted to pursue art professionally when she grew up. And now, years later, she is making that dream a reality as a full-time artist, who not only shares her fine art in the form of original paintings with the world and collectors, but through the creation of art prints, screen printed bags and paper goods, she is able to consistently provide affordable art products to the masses.