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'''Elisheva Biernoff''' (born 1980)<ref name="newyorker">{{Cite news |last=Als |first=Hilton |date=2024-10-18 |title=Elisheva Biernoff’s Family of Man |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-art-world/elisheva-biernoffs-family-of-man |access-date=2024-12-20 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> is an American artist known for her detailed painted recreations of found vintage ] photographs.
'''Elisheva Biernoff''' (born 1980) is an American artist.


== Early life and education == == Early life and education ==
Biernoff was born in Albuquerque in 1980. In 2002 she graduated from ]. In 2007 she moved to San Francisco, and in 2009 received her ] from the ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Als |first=Hilton |date=2024-10-18 |title=Elisheva Biernoff’s Family of Man |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-art-world/elisheva-biernoffs-family-of-man |access-date=2024-12-20 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> Biernoff was born in Albuquerque in 1980. In 2002 she graduated from ]. In 2007 she moved to San Francisco, and in 2009 received her ] from the ].<ref name="newyorker"/>


== Career == == Career ==
Biernoff is known for her detailed painted recreations of found vintage ] photographs, including photographic artefacts such as ] or ], or physical details such as water damage to the photo paper.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kost |first=By Ryan |date=2017-06-12 |title=In detailed re-creations, an artist forges connections |url=https://www.sfgate.com/art/article/In-detailed-re-creations-an-artist-forges-11211350.php |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Porges |first=Maria |date=2024-12-01 |title=Elisheva Biernoff |url=https://www.artforum.com/events/maria-porges-elisheva-biernoff-fraenkel-gallery-2024-1234722023/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}</ref> Biernoff is known for her detailed painted recreations of found vintage ] photographs, including photographic artefacts such as ] or ], or physical details such as water damage to the photo paper.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kost |first=By Ryan |date=2017-06-12 |title=In detailed re-creations, an artist forges connections |url=https://www.sfgate.com/art/article/In-detailed-re-creations-an-artist-forges-11211350.php |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref><ref name="newyorker" /><ref name=":1" /> She started creating these paintings when she was asked to create an installation for a storefront window in the ] neighbourhood of San Francisco in 2009. As she didn't know anyone in that area of the city, she asked local residents for any pictures of family members they could share, as a way to familiarize herself with the neighbourhood. Her first painted photograph reproductions were made from these images, and exhibited in the storefront as what she called a "community living-room wall".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Porges |first=Maria |date=2024-12-01 |title=Elisheva Biernoff |url=https://www.artforum.com/events/maria-porges-elisheva-biernoff-fraenkel-gallery-2024-1234722023/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="newyorker" />

Alongside painting, Biernoff works in photography, sculpture, video, and installation art.<ref name=":2" /> Glen Helfand, writing for '']'', described Biernoff's 2010 show at Triple Base Gallery in San Francisco as a ] installation in which litter such as gum wrappers and cigarette butts is "attentively remade with authentic artificiality". Helfand noted that issues sustainability and inefficiency are hinted at by elements such as geographically incongruous plants and used tissues crafted in solid form.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Helfand |first=Glen |date=2010-09-28 |title=Elisheva Biernoff |url=https://www.artforum.com/events/elisheva-biernoff-189281/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}</ref>

So photorealistic are some of Biernoff's works that in 2015, artist ] accidentally appropriated an image of a painting by Biernoff, of a vintage ], for her own project, ''The Mysterious Arrival of an Unusual Letter''. Daignault found an image of the painting via ] and, thinking it to be a photo of an actual vintage postcard, used it to promote her project, which involved painting landscapes from life on postcards. Diagnault immediately apologised, acknowledging the mistake via her newsletter the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boucher |first=Brian |date=2015-03-10 |title=Cynthia Daignault Accidentally Stole Elisheva Biernoff's Painting |url=https://news.artnet.com/market/cynthia-daignault-stole-elisheva-biernoffs-painting-275824 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}}</ref>

From 2015 to 2016 Biernoff was artist in residence at the ] in New Hampshire.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Biernoff CV 2024 |url=https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Biernoff_CV_2024-1.pdf |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Fraenkel Gallery |language=en-US}}</ref>

Biernoff is represented by ],<ref name=":0" /> and has exhibited shows there in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kost |first=Ryan |date=2017-06-12 |title=In detailed re-creations, an artist forges connections |url=https://www.sfgate.com/art/article/In-detailed-re-creations-an-artist-forges-11211350.php |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref> 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zack |first=Jessica |last2= |first2= |last3= |last4= |first4= |title=Elisheva Biernoff’s art embraces ambiguity through photographic misadventures |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/art-exhibits/elisheva-biernoffs-art-embraces-ambiguity-through-photographic-misadventures |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Datebook {{!}} San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide |language=en-US}}</ref> and 2024.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bravo |first=Tony |title=‘Elisheva Biernoff: Smashed Up House After the Storm’ |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/event/art-exhibits/elisheva-biernoff-smashed-up-house-after-the-storm |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Datebook {{!}} San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide |language=en-US}}</ref> Her first solo museum show was at the ] from 2023 to 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elisheva Biernoff: Reservoirs of Time |url=https://www.nevadaart.org/art/exhibitions/elisheva-biernoff-reservoirs-of-time/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Nevada Museum of Art |language=en}}</ref>

Biernoff's work is in the collections of galleries including the ], the ],<ref name=":2">{{Citation |last=Biernoff |first=Elisheva |title=Spring |date=2016 |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/728075 |access-date=2025-01-02 |publisher=]}}</ref> the ], the ], the ], and ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Elisheva Biernoff |url=https://fraenkelgallery.com/artists/elisheva-biernoff |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Fraenkel Gallery |language=en-US}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:26, 2 January 2025

American artist (born 1980)

Elisheva Biernoff (born 1980) is an American artist known for her detailed painted recreations of found vintage snapshot photographs.

Early life and education

Biernoff was born in Albuquerque in 1980. In 2002 she graduated from Yale. In 2007 she moved to San Francisco, and in 2009 received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the California College of the Arts.

Career

Biernoff is known for her detailed painted recreations of found vintage snapshot photographs, including photographic artefacts such as lens flare or overexposure, or physical details such as water damage to the photo paper. She started creating these paintings when she was asked to create an installation for a storefront window in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighbourhood of San Francisco in 2009. As she didn't know anyone in that area of the city, she asked local residents for any pictures of family members they could share, as a way to familiarize herself with the neighbourhood. Her first painted photograph reproductions were made from these images, and exhibited in the storefront as what she called a "community living-room wall".

Alongside painting, Biernoff works in photography, sculpture, video, and installation art. Glen Helfand, writing for Artforum, described Biernoff's 2010 show at Triple Base Gallery in San Francisco as a trompe l’oeil installation in which litter such as gum wrappers and cigarette butts is "attentively remade with authentic artificiality". Helfand noted that issues sustainability and inefficiency are hinted at by elements such as geographically incongruous plants and used tissues crafted in solid form.

So photorealistic are some of Biernoff's works that in 2015, artist Cynthia Daignault accidentally appropriated an image of a painting by Biernoff, of a vintage postcard, for her own project, The Mysterious Arrival of an Unusual Letter. Daignault found an image of the painting via Google image search and, thinking it to be a photo of an actual vintage postcard, used it to promote her project, which involved painting landscapes from life on postcards. Diagnault immediately apologised, acknowledging the mistake via her newsletter the same day.

From 2015 to 2016 Biernoff was artist in residence at the MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire.

Biernoff is represented by Fraenkel Gallery, and has exhibited shows there in 2017, 2021, and 2024. Her first solo museum show was at the Nevada Museum of Art from 2023 to 2024.

Biernoff's work is in the collections of galleries including the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Yale University Art Gallery.

References

  1. ^ Als, Hilton (2024-10-18). "Elisheva Biernoff's Family of Man". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  2. Kost, By Ryan (2017-06-12). "In detailed re-creations, an artist forges connections". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  3. ^ Porges, Maria (2024-12-01). "Elisheva Biernoff". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  4. ^ Biernoff, Elisheva (2016), Spring, Metropolitan Museum of Art, retrieved 2025-01-02
  5. Helfand, Glen (2010-09-28). "Elisheva Biernoff". Artforum. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  6. Boucher, Brian (2015-03-10). "Cynthia Daignault Accidentally Stole Elisheva Biernoff's Painting". Artnet News. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  7. ^ "Elisheva Biernoff". Fraenkel Gallery. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  8. "Biernoff CV 2024" (PDF). Fraenkel Gallery. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  9. Kost, Ryan (2017-06-12). "In detailed re-creations, an artist forges connections". SFGATE. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  10. Zack, Jessica. "Elisheva Biernoff's art embraces ambiguity through photographic misadventures". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  11. Bravo, Tony. "'Elisheva Biernoff: Smashed Up House After the Storm'". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  12. "Elisheva Biernoff: Reservoirs of Time". Nevada Museum of Art. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
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