Elizabeth Gilfilen

Elizabeth Gilfilen received her MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University (2001) and has since been the recipient of several awards and residencies including The Golden Foundation (2023), Yaddo (2013), The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Studio Immersion Project (2013), The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Space Program (2010-2011), Gallery Aferro (2010), Aljira Emerge (2007) and The Bronx Museum of Art AIM Program (2005). She has been honored with nominations from The Joan Mitchell Foundation and The Dedalus Foundation. Solo exhibitions include YI GALLERY, Brooklyn, NY, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA and The Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ. Reviews of her work have been featured in ArtSpiel, Two Coats of Paint, The New Criterion, The Boston Globe, The Newark Star-Ledger and The New York Times. Gilfilen lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Elizabeth Gilfilen - Mica Muse

Online Viewing Room

26 Jan - 8 Mar 2024

These works began with experimentation with a new material. I wanted to find a non-literal way to depict light coming from the distant landscape; the light that was coming from...

Elizabeth Gilfilen - Denouement

Solo Exhibition

17 Nov 2023 - 19 Jan 2024

YI GALLERY is pleased to present Denouement, a solo show of recent paintings by Elizabeth Gilfilen. This is the Brooklyn-based artist's first exhibition with the gallery. An Online Viewing Room...