Elyce Abrams
Persisting, 2026
Acrylic and acrylic paint markers on heavyweight watercolor paper (140lb, cold pressed paper)
Paper: 20 x 14"
Framed: 23 x 17"

Artist Statement
In my work, I explore the relationship between happiness and deep concern; hope and sorrow; fear and acceptance; compliance and resistance; isolation and connection. My most recent series of works on paper with acrylic paint markers, started when I was mourning the loss of my mom. I needed to work in a way that was focused and calming. Sitting at my desk, drawing line after line, allowed me the space to process my grief. As the work has developed, and time has passed, my love of color, pattern, structure and repetition remains central to these pieces.

Artist Bio
Elyce Abrams is an abstract painter based in Philadelphia. Her work, in the last few years, has explored the relationship between happiness and deep concern; fear and acceptance; compliance and resistance; isolation and connection. Abrams received her MFA in 2004 from the University of the Arts and her BA/BFA from Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Recent work has been included in many solo and group shows. A selection of which are: Connection-Isolation, Blank Space Gallery, NYC; Hybrid, Bertrand Productions, Philadelphia, PA; We're All Here, Philadelphia International Airport; Something New Every Day, NoBA Projectspace, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Les Chic, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA: Spectral Materiality, Blank Space Gallery, NYC; Encore, NoBA Projectspace, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Lost in the Funhouse, Spring Break Art Fair, New York. Her work is included in public and private collections throughout the US and abroad, including the Microsoft Art Collection; Fox School of Business, Temple University; Royal Caribbean Cruise Line; Charles Library, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Capital One, Wilmington, DE; Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA.

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