Bio
Elody Gyekis is a Pennsylvania-based artist whose paintings and mixed-media artworks revolve around nature, mythology, the human form, and gender. She earned her BFA at Penn State University and her MFA at the New York Academy of Art. She has had solo shows in Pennsylvania and New York, and been in group shows across the USA, Central America and Europe. Elody has completed residencies in Romania and France and has taught classes and workshops in the USA and Central America. She also organizes and designs many community murals and other large-scale public art projects. Currently, she is on the Continuing Education Faculty for the New York Academy of Art where she teaches online classes and workshops on painting and drawing.
Elody’s artwork pushes the boundaries of gender roles and celebrates femininity, using the language of myth and fairytales as a process of personal catharsis. When not doing self-portraits, she works intimately with her subjects, creating collaborative portraits that celebrate their unique identities. Natural themes also dominate her work, which is often filled with flora, fauna and landscapes.
Elody is also a community arts organizer and muralist for over a dozen murals and public art projects across Pennsylvania, as well as murals in New Jersey and Arizona.
Her resumé can be downloaded here.
