Personal summary
Sami Mordecai Elderazi was born on the island nation of Bahrain. He lived in England as a young boy, and moved to the United States in his teens to attend high school and college. Currently, Sami lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. As a multidisciplinary artist, his practice explores watercolor, printmaking, ceramics, fiber arts, embroidery and quilting. He mines a range of themes in his practice, including social identity, sexuality and considerations of the body.
Work experience
Elderazi has worked at the Robert Blackburn print shop, where he made several print editions, mostly in intaglio. He has recently edited prints at the Shoestring Press in Brooklyn NY. Elderazi has also created editioned prints for other artists as a printmaker in silkscreen, woodblock, and intaglio. He works in quilt-making and embroidery, making small to medium size quilts - some in collaboration with other artists. The artist is also a self-taught tailor who makes all of his own clothing. Recently, he has been working in watercolors and ink on paper, as well as woodblock printing and fiber arts.
Group Exhibitions
2020/2021 Darkest Before Dawn: Art in a Time of Uncertainty. Ethan Cohen KuBe, Beacon NY
2020 Reclaimed, Reimagined. Online Exhibition Field Projects Gallery.
2020 BLACK & WHITE. Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition.
2020 In Between. Local Project Art Space.
2016 Migration Though Printmaking. Corridor Gallery, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation.
2015 Power, Protest & Resistance. The Art of Revolution. Skylight Gallery.
2014 Get Up, Stand Up. The Distillery Gallery and Art Space.
2013 Quilts then and New. Corridor Gallery, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation.
2012 Word. Corridor Gallery. Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation.
2007 Cultural Inspirations. Hewitt Gallery of Art, Marymount Manhattan College.
2007 Post Millennial Black Madonna. Parades and Inferno Skylight Gallery & MoCADA.
2006 Brooklyn Best | Fashion Show. Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza.
2000 Work Commissioned for NYC/MTA Transit. Clinton/Washington Aves, G Subway Line.
Residencies and Awards
2020 NYFA - Tristate Relief Fund Grant Recipient
2020 Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY - Awarded Fellowship/Stipend
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