VISUAL ARTIST
ELENA ØHLANDER
2023 JURIED ART WINNER
BEACHES FINE ARTS SERIES
2023 Juried Art Show Winner, Elena Øhlander
In addition to its outstanding concerts and educational outreach programs, BFAS also presents an art exhibit by an area visual artist at each home concert.
Works are showcased at the concert and at the reception following each concert. Concert attendees are able to meet the artists at the receptions and works are available for purchase.
Each year at our annual Patron Appreciation Event, season presenting artists are invited to submit works to be judged by a panel. The winning piece will then set the theme for the upcoming concert season and will be featured on the cover of the program booklets and season announcement brochure.
Congratulations, Elena!
The Artist
Elena Øhlander 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.
Her work explores identity, individuality, gender issues, 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.
2023 Juried Art Show Winner
Elena Øhlander
VISUAL ARTIST
ELENA ØHLANDER
2023 JURIEDART SHOW WINNER
BEACHES FINE ARTS SERIES
In addition to its outstanding concerts and educational outreach programs, BFAS also presents an art exhibit by an area visual artist at each home concert.
Works are showcased at the concert and at the reception following each concert. Concert attendees are able to meet the artists at the receptions and works are available for purchase.
Each year at our annual Patron Appreciation Event, season presenting artists are invited to submit works to be judged by a panel. The winning piece will then set the theme for the upcoming concert season and will be featured on the cover of the program booklets and season announcement brochure.
Congratulations, Elena!
THE ARTIST
Elena Øhlander 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, 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.