b. 1989, Milton Keynes, England
Elisha Enfield’s work is concerned with the liminal, the betwixt and between. Her subjects linger at the edges of perception; we feel rather than know them to be present. In recent work, Enfield explores the divided history of burnings - from ancient funeral pyres, through witch hysteria, to modern community celebrations. Simple, joyful, yet macabre.
She has been selected for the Wells Art Contemporary, awarded the Landscape Prize at the Discerning Eye and is the winner of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2022. Her work is held in the DE Collection, National Waterways Museum and private collections internationally.
Exhibitions
Beep Painting Biennial, Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Nov 24
Ukraine from Past to Future, Central Milton Keynes Library, Sep 24
A Modest Show, The Manchester Contemporary, Manchester, Nov 23
Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London, Nov 23
Plein Air A Site for Resistance and Remedial Action, The Art House, Worcester, Oct 23
Love Peace Ukraine, Central Milton Keynes Library, Sep 23
Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London, Nov 22
WWAG Summer Exhibition, West Wycombe, Aug 22
Cookham Arts Club 80th Annual, Cookham, Aug 22
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, Mar - Nov 22
Bath Society of Artists Annual Exhibition, Bath, Oct 21
Wells Art Contemporary, Wells Cathedral, Wells, Sep 21
New English Arts Club, Mall Galleries, London, June 21
Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London, April 21
Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London, November 19
London Arts Board, London, June 16
Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries, London, Feb 16
MK Calling, MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, July 15
Griffin Art Prize Tour, White Moose Gallery, Barnstaple, Jan 15
New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London, Dec 14
Griffin Art Prize, Griffin Gallery, London, Nov 14
Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London, Nov 14
East Sussex Open, Towner Gallery, Eastbourne, July 14
20 Painters, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, Feb 14
The Studio, APEC Studios, Hove, May 13
Imprint, APEC Studios, Hove, Oct 12
Last Chance Saloon, APEC Studios, Hove, May 12
Affordable Art Fair Graduate Showcase, London, Oct 11
Contemporary Eye, Sussex University, July 11
Awards & Collections
Shortlist; Beep Painting Prize, 2024
National Waterways Museum, 2023
Discerning Eye Landscape Award, 2022
Winner; Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year, 2022
Longlist; Jackson’s Painting Prize, 2022
Discerning Eye Collection, 2019
Shortlist; Griffin Art Prize, 2014
Midlands Regional Prize; Discerning Eye, 2014
Publication & Links
Topiarius Magazine, European Boxwwod & Topiary Society
Peripheries Journal No. 6, Harvard University Press
Interview: The Winner of Sky Art Landscape Artist of the Year Series 7
Curator’s Choice: Tabish Khan, Art Critic at Londonist
Review: 20 Painters at Phoenix Brighton
Degree Show Review: New Blood Art at the Brighton Degree Show
BEEP Painting Biennial
My painting Geist II has been shortlisted for the
Beep Painting Prize
Peripheries Journal no. 6
Delighted to have my work included in Peripheries no. 6, journal of music, choreography, painting, sculpture, archival material, short stories, and poetry
