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Elana Mann
Elana Mann (born November 26, 1992) is a contemporary artist based in Los Angeles who creates various art pieces that promote the act of listening through sculpture, sound, and community engagement.

Contact


 * Instagram: (@elanamamma) https://www.instagram.com/elanamamma/?hl=en
 * Website: https://www.elanamann.com/
 * Email: elanamann@gmail.com

About
Mann received her BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2003, and an MFA from California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA in 2007.

Currently, Elana is resided in Southern California and has two children. She's comes from Jewish descent and her family is a part of the Reconstructionist Judaism movement.

Mann 's approach to art is often multidisciplinary and encourages public engagement. It's a mixture of politics and activism that include participatory performances among different audiences.

Her medium is sculpture (metal, wood, stone, etc.), on paper, light/sound, digital media, and functional pieces.

Projects
Elana Mann has presented her work in numerous galleries, protests, museums, city parkes, and buses.


 * 1) May 14, 2022 - Shake, rattle roll - Los Angeles, California
 * 2) * Took place at the "Bans off our bodies rally", condemned U.S. laws banning trans rights and reproductive health access
 * 3) June 24, 2021 - Year of Wonders, redux - Santa Monica, California
 * 4) * Exhibition of protest instruments
 * 5) 2020 - Year of Wonders - San Antonio, Texas
 * 6) * Solo exhibition at Artpace with a six-person protest horn and fifty protest maracas
 * 7) 2020 - Sounds from the Swamp - Houston, Texas
 * 8) * Exhibition that repositions the call to "clean up the swamp", said by Donald Trump. It celebrates the sounds, voices, and music emanating from the swamps of Houston
 * 9) 2020 - One day I will make a mace, but for now I have a mouth
 * 10) * Series of protest rattles
 * 11) 2020 - Unidentified Bright Objects
 * 12) * Series of protest rattles with bright colors and unique shapes
 * 13) 2018 - Instruments of Accountability - Claremont, California
 * 14) * Solo exhibition at Pitzer College Art Galleries with folk instruments, music and activism
 * 15) January 21, 2017 - Take a Stand Marching Band - Los Angeles, California
 * 16) * Street protest group that resists the injustices unfolding nationally and within local communities

Achievements
Elana Mann has recieved numerous awards, grants, and residencies.

2022


 * Cali Catalyst Award, The Center for Cultural Innovation
 * Ruth and Howard Chenven Foundation Grant

2021

 * Sustainable Arts Foundation Award
 * Future Art Award

2020

 * International Artist-in-Residence, Artpace San Antonio
 * City of Los Angeles (COLA) Individual Artist Fellowship

2019

 * The Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Award
 * Artist-in-Residence at the Los Angeles Clean-Tech Incubator (AIR LACI)

2017-18

 * Ceramics Artist-In-Resident, Pitzer College
 * Cultural Trailblazer, City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs

2017

 * Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant

2015

 * Artist Community Engagement (ACE) Grant, Rema Hort Mann Foundation

2013

 * Artist in Residence, Amy Marie Sears Memorial Visiting Artist Series, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
 * Durfee Foundation Artist's Resource for Completion (ARC) Grant (for Chan & Mann)

2012

 * Durfee Foundation Artist's Resource for Completion (ARC) Grant

2010

 * Philadelphia Art Hotel residency, Philadelphia, PA

2009

 * California Community Foundation Visual Artist Fellowship for Emerging Artists
 * Kitty Chester Series of Curator’s Laboratory Projects, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA