Elizabeth's profile

Elizabeth Crisman was born and raised in Virginia and has lived in the Washington DC area for most of her life. She received a BFA in Ceramics from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA and an MFA in Photography and Digital Imaging from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD.
Ms. Crisman has exhibited nationally in group and solo exhibitions including Baltimore, MD, Philadelphia, PA, and Brooklyn, NY. Ms. Crisman has been a fellow in various programs including the Center For Emerging Visual Artists in Philadelphia, PA, Vermont Studio Center, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, VA. She has been a recipient of various grants such as the Maryland State Arts Council Grant and the Alumni Travel Grant from the Center for Emerging Visual Artists in Philadelphia, PA. The Alumni Travel Grant allowed Ms. Crisman to travel to Israel for a month to volunteer on an archaeological excavation at Kfar Hahoresh east of Nazareth. This experience continues to inform her artwork. Most recently, she was a fellow at Le Moulin à Nef, (VCCA), in Auvillar, France. Also recently, she worked with Baltimore writer, Jen Michalski in a narrative collaboration utilizing photographs and writings that were published in the LA based online publication PairShaped.org. Ms. Crisman has been an adjunct of photography and art history for the past ten years at various Baltimore and DC area colleges, but is now the Technical Director at the Montpelier Arts Center.

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