My art is inextricably tied to science. I have a BSc in Anatomy & Cell Biology that predates my BFA. I left the world of science because I was interested not only in what the body looks like or how it works – I wanted to find out more about what makes us who we are. What does the experie

B.A. from USF in Studio Art. Painter, Photographer. Studied at Art Students League, NYC. School of Visual Art, NYC.

Philadelphia-area abstract painter Ellen Priest has used jazz as the subject for her layered, collaged paintings since 1990.  Most recently, she completed a four-year body of work titled, “Jazz: Edward Simon’s ‘Venezuelan Suite’ #1