The following information was provided by the artist unless otherwise noted.

Elaine Soto, Ph.D. is an artist and a clinical psychologist. A native New Yorker, she was an artist in residence with the Puerto Rican Workshop for fifteen years and with El Museo del Barrio for one year. She currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she was an artist in residence at the Harwood Art Center for a year. In 1994, she was in a group show on the Black Madonna at the College of New Rochelle in New York, and in the Magnifico Art Center and the Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque. She was also in shows at the Pikes Peak Art Center in Colorado Springs, at the California Institute of Integral Studies Exhibit on the Black Madonna, and at the Vasby Art Gallery in Sweden. Her studio and psychology practice are in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Soto is working on a book about the Black Madonna based on her research, travels and paintings on the subject.

Organizations

Dr. John Munoz
Dr. Philip Shaver
Dr. Bob Siroka

 

Galleries/Shows

Union Theological Seminary, NY
El Museo Del Barrio, NY
Taller Boricua Gallery

 

Awards/Foundations

Mighty Muse Writing Project, Publication Prize
NY Council on the Arts, Regional Grant
Legerette International Writers Union, Illustration Prize

 

Educational Institutions

Harvard University
New York University
School of Visual Arts

 

Professional Affiliations

Harwood Art Center
National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation
New Mexico Art League

 

Reviews/Publications

Dark Mother, Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum
New York Times, Art in Review
Santeria Aesthetics, Arturo Lindsay

Regina Stewart, Executive Director