Elsa Ers

After having graduated from high school, Turkish-Israeli artist Elsa Ers Brosh, moved to Paris to complete her studies, where she obtained her BFA from Parsons School of Design in Paris (2005) and an additional BA from the Sorbonne (2007) on French Language and Civilization. After another two years in Istanbul where she tried her hand in textiles following the traditions of her family, she moved to Tel Aviv, where she currently lives and works. Her first series, which compromises of traditional techniques of painting, drawing and printmaking, along with experimental surface treatments that were inspired by her years working as a textile designer and craftsman, evolves around such themes of belonging, home, and cultural identity.

Bosh's current work attempts to deconstruct the Middle Eastern female identity through the viewpoint of women. The female figure, a recurrent subject matter for Brosh, is taken out of context, cropped out, and closed in – a reference to the condition of women in Middle Eastern countries. Her work is deeply intertwined with gender identity and what it means to be human and female in the Middle East. Her hyper-realistic paintings explore themes of identity, otherness, and belonging through a personal and multicultural perspective. Brosh creates complex visual compositions that combine a satirical viewpoint with a personal interpretation of universal themes such as visibility and femininity. In her recent works, she focuses on the influence of digital culture and the ways in which private experiences are interwoven into the visual and virtual landscape, shaping contemporary identity.

She currently lives in Tel Aviv with her family, drawing inspiration from the city’s multicultural landscape and vibrant urban energy. Her paintings have been exhibited in Israel and Europe.

Solo exhibitions:

2018 In Absentia, Istanbul, Turkey, Pg Art Gallery

2016 Ampersand &, Tel Aviv, Israel, Kuli Alma (part of Sound Ports Tel Aviv)

2015 Sacred + Profane, Istanbul, Pg Art Gallery

2012 Body is a Temple, Tel Aviv, INTER ALIA projects

2005 Topography of the Skin, Paris, France, Parsons Gallery

Group exhibitions:

2024 Mute Poetry, Tel Aviv, Wertheimer Gallery

2024 New Totems & Other Sleeping Gods, Tel Aviv, Wertheimer Gallery

2023 8. Renk Kadin ve Iz, AKM Kültür Merkezi

2022 Contemporary Istanbul Bloom, Istanbul, Pg Art Gallery

2021 Contemporary Istanbul 14th Edition, Istanbul, Pg Art Gallery

2019 Contemporary Istanbul 13th Edition, Istanbul, Pg Art Gallery

2018 Contemporary Istanbul 12th Edition, Istanbul, Pg Art Gallery

2017 Contemporary Istanbul 11th Edition, Istanbul, Pg Art Gallery

2017 Fresh Paint Art Fair, Tel Aviv

2016 Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece

2015 Contemporary Istanbul 10th Edition, Istanbul, Pg Art Gallery

2015 Imago Mundi, Map of the New Art, Venice, Italy, Fondazione Giorgio Cini (part pf Venice Biennale)

2014 Contemporary Istanbul 9th Edition, Istanbul, Pg Art Gallery 2014 Three Chambers, Tel Aviv, XHibition Art Space