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Elizabeth Glaessner

American b. 1984 Egon Score: 61.0
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Institutional
4/10
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Momentum
7/10
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Market position

Research updated

Auction record context

$24,130 (Phillips, November 2023 for 'Bacchanal', 2017)

Auction highlights

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Research records
WorkResultVenue and date
Phantom Feet WashingNot suppliedUnknown (listed on Artnet), March 13, 2025
BacchanalNot suppliedPhillips, November 15, 2023

Pricing

Notes

Primary market pricing not publicly disclosed. Given gallery tier (Perrotin is Tier 1) and career trajectory, primary market prices for large-scale oils likely range $15,000-$60,000+ depending on scale and significance, though exact figures are not publicly available. Works on paper and smaller works likely at lower price points.

Auction range
$20,000-$30,000 (based on single confirmed sale with estimate)
Primary market
Contact P·P·O·W (New York), Perrotin (Paris/Tokyo), or François Ghebaly (Los Angeles) for current pricing
Scale differentiation
Large-scale paintings (82 x 110 in.) represent highest price tier; works on paper (14-18 in.) at entry-level pricing

Liquidity

Market depth
Thin secondary market; primarily gallery-controlled primary market
Sell through rate
Limited data — at least 1 confirmed sale of 1 confirmed lot
Annual auction volume
1-2 lots per year at most

Comparables

Notes

Glaessner appears alongside these artists frequently in group exhibitions and art fair booths. Henni Alftan (also Perrotin) had a $66,040 Phillips sale in the same November 2023 auction, suggesting Glaessner may have room for upside.

Peer artists

  • Henni Alftan
  • Danielle Orchard
  • Doron Langberg
  • Christina Quarles
  • GaHee Park

Collector base

Collector type
Likely contemporary art collectors focused on figurative painting, feminist art, and emerging-to-mid-career artists
Institutional interest
Consortium Museum (Dijon), FLAG Art Foundation (New York), Green Family Art Foundation (Dallas)
Geographic distribution
US (New York primary), Europe (France), Asia (Tokyo, Beijing — emerging presence)

Auction history

Notes
Very limited secondary market. Most sales occur through primary gallery channels. 5 total auction appearances per MutualArt.
Auction record
$24,130 (Phillips, November 2023 for 'Bacchanal', 2017)
Total lots at auction
Approximately 5 (per MutualArt), with limited secondary market activity

Market position

Segment
Emerging-to-mid-career contemporary figurative painting

Trajectory

Strong upward trajectory — gallery representation has escalated significantly from 2021-2025, moving from mid-tier US gallery (P·P·O·W) to international Tier 1 representation (Perrotin) and expanding to West Coast (Ghebaly)

Demand indicators

Regular art fair exposure at Art Basel (Switzerland and Hong Kong); increasing group show invitations at blue-chip galleries (Timothy Taylor, James Cohan, Kasmin); expanding into Asian market (Perrotin Tokyo, Tang Contemporary Art Beijing)

Investment outlook

Positive momentum. Gallery representation has been upgraded significantly (Perrotin addition). Active international exhibition schedule across US, Europe, and Asia. Thin secondary market suggests tight supply. Artist is in a growth phase with accelerating institutional and critical attention. Key risk: still early in auction market development.

Institutional presence

Research updated

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  1. Running Water

    Year
    2025
    Notes
    Fourth solo with the gallery
    Venue
    P·P·O·W
    Location
    New York, NY
  2. Head Games

    Year
    2024
    Venue
    Perrotin
    Location
    Tokyo, Japan
  3. Now you're a lake

    Year
    2024
    Dates
    April 6 - May 11, 2024
    Notes
    First exhibition with gallery
    Venue
    François Ghebaly
    Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  4. Elizabeth Glaessner (organized by Purple Magazine)

    Year
    2024
    Venue
    Cité Radieuse
    Location
    Marseille, France
  5. Dead Leg

    Year
    2022
    Notes
    First solo at Perrotin
    Venue
    Perrotin
    Location
    Paris, France
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  1. Phantom Tail

    Year
    2022
    Notes
    Third solo with gallery
    Venue
    P·P·O·W
    Location
    New York, NY
  2. Four Legs in a Garden

    Year
    2022
    Dates
    Feb 4 - May 22, 2022
    Notes
    First institutional solo presentation
    Venue
    Consortium Museum
    Location
    Dijon, France
  3. River Deep Mountain High (with Aaron Michael Skolnick)

    Year
    2021
    Venue
    Fierman Gallery
    Location
    New York, NY
  4. Power Walking (with Rose Nestler)

    Year
    2019
    Venue
    Public Gallery
    Location
    London, UK
  5. Red Clover (with David Mramor)

    Year
    2019
    Venue
    Lane Meyer Projects
    Location
    Denver, CO
  6. Mother Tongue

    Year
    2018
    Notes
    Second solo with gallery
    Venue
    P·P·O·W
    Location
    New York, NY
  7. Doron Langberg + Elizabeth Glaessner

    Year
    2017
    Venue
    1969 Gallery
    Location
    New York, NY
  8. All this happened, more or less

    Year
    2014
    Notes
    First solo with gallery
    Venue
    P·P·O·W
    Location
    New York, NY

Selected group exhibitions

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Selected group exhibitions
YearTitleVenueLocation
2025-2026When Daylight DescendsTang Contemporary ArtBeijing, China
2025Behind the Bedroom DoorJames CohanNew York, NY
2025The Kids Are AlrightTimothy TaylorNew York, NY
2025French Fry's FifthHalf Gallery AnnexNew York, NY
2025Group exhibition (with Asami Shoji, Oda Iselin Sønderland)François GhebalyNew York, NY
2025A Net Cast for Something Like HopefulnessGalveston Artist ResidencyGalveston, TX
2025NYAA Chubb Fellows and FriendsGreen Family Art Foundation / NYAADallas, TX / New York, NY
2024The SwimmerFLAG Art FoundationNew York, NY
2024Creatures on My MindSTANCE GalleryStockholm, Sweden
2024Le Vernissage, Partie UnBrigitte MulhollandParis, France
2023Apocalypse NowJournal GalleryPatmos, Greece
2023Come A Little CloserDC Moore GalleryNew York, NY
2023Women on the Verge (curated by Lisa Wainwright)Rhona Hoffman GalleryChicago, IL
2023Togetherness: For Better or WorseGreen Family Art FoundationDallas, TX
2022Somatic MarkingsKasmin GalleryNew York, NY
2022Finger BangPerrotinParis, France
2021Les Yeux Clos (Eyes Closed)PerrotinParis, France
2016The Woman DestroyedP·P·O·WNew York, NY
2019Thrashing WhispersTrinity UniversityDublin, Ireland

Museum collections

Confirmed collections
No confirmed permanent museum collections found in public sources

Institutional relationships

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Institutional relationships
NameNoteTypeLocation
Consortium MuseumImportant French contemporary art institution; solo 'Four Legs in a Garden' (Feb-May 2022)Solo exhibitionDijon, France
FLAG Art FoundationIncluded in 'The Swimmer' group showGroup exhibitionNew York, NY
Green Family Art Foundation'Togetherness: For Better or Worse' (2023); NYAA Chubb Fellows and Friends (2025)Group exhibitionDallas, TX
Southampton Arts Center2020 Vision (2020); Water|Bodies (2016)Group exhibitionSouthampton, NY
Tang Contemporary Art'When Daylight Descends' (Dec 2025-Jan 2026)Group exhibitionBeijing, China

Awards and recognition

  1. Post-Graduate Fellowship

    Year
    2013
    Institution
    New York Academy of Art
  2. Artsy '5 Artists on Our Radar'

    Note
    Selected for new gallery representation and market impact
    Year
    2021
  3. Galerie Magazine '8 Must-See Gallery Exhibitions'

    Year
    2022

Career & Biography

Research updated

Identity

Gender
Female
Grew up
Houston, Texas
Full name
Elizabeth Glaessner
Birth year
1984
Birth place
Palo Alto, California, USA
Nationality
American
Current location
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Education

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Education
YearDegreeLocationInstitution
2006BA in Art & Art HistorySan Antonio, TXTrinity University
2013MFANew York, NYNew York Academy of Art

Career timeline

2006
Graduated from Trinity University; moved to New York
2012
LIAP Residency in Leipzig, Germany
2013
Completed MFA at New York Academy of Art; awarded post-graduate fellowship; GlogauAIR residency in Berlin
2014
First solo exhibition 'All this happened, more or less' at P·P·O·W, New York
2018
Second solo at P·P·O·W, 'Mother Tongue'
2020
Galveston Artist Residency
2021
Two-person show at Fierman Gallery, NY; included in group show 'Les Yeux Clos' at Perrotin, Paris; Art Basel Hong Kong with P·P·O·W

2022

Major year: Third solo 'Phantom Tail' at P·P·O·W; first institutional solo 'Four Legs in a Garden' at Consortium Museum, Dijon; first solo 'Dead Leg' at Perrotin, Paris; group show at Kasmin, NY

2024
Solo 'Head Games' at Perrotin, Tokyo; first solo 'Now you're a lake' at François Ghebaly, LA; Purple Magazine project at Cité Radieuse, Marseille

2025

Fourth solo 'Running Water' at P·P·O·W (Fall 2025); group shows at Timothy Taylor NY, James Cohan NY, François Ghebaly NY; Art Basel Switzerland and Hong Kong with P·P·O·W; included in Perrotin's Art Basel booth; Tang Contemporary Art group show, Beijing

Studio practice

Works in Brooklyn, NY studio. Begins each piece intuitively by pouring preliminary colors on a flat surface, then layers oil over poured pigments, allowing stochastic mark-making and liquid shapes to form the underpinnings of scenes. Uses sketches and small paintings as preparatory studies for larger compositions.

Artistic context

Influences

  • Edvard Munch
  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
  • Symbolist painters
  • mythology
  • art history
  • pop culture

Personal note

Born with a protruding tailbone, which inspired investigation into human animality and connection to the natural world — a recurring theme in her work

Contemporaries

  • Angela Dufresne
  • Kyle Staver
  • Danielle Orchard
  • Henni Alftan
  • Christina Quarles
  • Emily Mae Smith
  • Doron Langberg
  • Vivian Greven
  • GaHee Park

Residencies and fellowships

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Residencies and fellowships
NameYearLocation
New York Academy of Art Post-Graduate Fellowship2013New York, NY
GlogauAIR Artist in Residence2013Berlin, Germany
Leipzig International Art Programme (LIAP) Residency2012Leipzig, Germany
Galveston Artist Residency2020Galveston, TX

Artistic Profile

Research updated

Style

Description

Densely layered, saturated compositions depicting fluid, metamorphosing figures in amorphous dreamlike landscapes. Combines formal articulation with non-representational gesture. Works balance between figuration and abstraction, inviting multiple readings.

Distinctive elements

  • Poured pigment underlayers creating stained, atmospheric backgrounds
  • Oil paint layered over water-based pigments for material tension
  • Androgynous, amorphous figures in states of becoming or undoing
  • Bold, high-key color fields
  • Hazy deep space with smoothly modelled volumes
  • Figures and landscapes merging into one another

Evolution

Early period 2014 2018

Initial explorations of mythological imagery with feminist urgency. Used diverse materials including dye-on-silk and sumi ink on rice paper alongside oil painting. Established core visual vocabulary of amorphous figures and gestural landscapes.

Middle period 2019 2022

Deepened engagement with mythology and bodily metamorphosis. 'Phantom Tail' series explored protruding tailbone as metaphor for human animality. Technique became more refined with distinctive poured-pigment underlayers. Larger scale works.

Current period 2024 2025

Greater focus on water as central metaphor and material strategy. 'Running Water' series uses aqueous themes to dissolve boundaries between body, landscape, memory, and present. Environmental consciousness emerges alongside personal mythology. Continued refinement of layered technique.

Influences

Cultural

  • Mythology
  • Fairy tales
  • Pop culture
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Houston/East Texas landscape and bayous

Art historical

  • Edvard Munch
  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
  • Symbolist painting
  • Classical mythology
  • Catholic iconography / memento mori tradition
  • Pre-Raphaelites

Contemporary peers

  • Angela Dufresne
  • Kyle Staver
  • Doron Langberg

Visual language

Saturated color palettes shifting between hot and cool registers. Misty, vaporous atmospheres punctuated by intense chromatic passages. Figures emerge from and dissolve into their surroundings. The boundary between representation and abstraction is deliberately unstable.

Key bodies of work

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Key bodies of work
YearTitleContext
2014All this happened, more or lessFirst solo at P·P·O·W
2018Mother TongueSecond P·P·O·W solo; Art in America review
2022Phantom TailThird P·P·O·W solo; exploration of human animality and vestigial anatomy
2022Four Legs in a GardenFirst institutional solo at Consortium Museum, Dijon
2022Dead LegFirst Perrotin solo, Paris
2024Head GamesPerrotin Tokyo; intimate-scale paintings
2024Now you're a lakeFirst François Ghebaly solo; threshold/liminal themes
2025Running WaterFourth P·P·O·W solo; water as central metaphor; environmental themes

Themes and subjects

Primary themes

  • Metamorphosis and bodily transformation
  • Mythology reinterpreted through feminist lens
  • Human-nature boundary dissolution
  • The subconscious and psychological states
  • Otherness, trauma, and sexual desire
  • Birth, death, creation, and regeneration
  • Memory and childhood (especially East Texas landscapes)

Subject matter

Figures (often female or androgynous) in surreal landscapes populated by mythological creatures, tricksters, and hybrid beings. Scenes drawn from art history, mythology, memory, and pop culture.

Recurring motifs

  • Water and submersion
  • Androgynous figures
  • Sphinxes and mythological creatures
  • Skulls / memento mori
  • Tails and vestigial anatomy
  • Lizards and animals
  • Doppelgängers

Movements and periods

Primary
Contemporary figurative painting with surrealist and symbolist influences

Associated movements

  • Neo-Surrealism
  • Contemporary Symbolism
  • Feminist figurative painting
  • New Leipzig School adjacent (via LIAP residency)

Art historical lineage

Draws from the tradition of allegorical painting as advocated by the Alliance of Figurative Artists (1970s) and the New York Academy of Art tradition. Extends Symbolist painting into contemporary feminist discourse.

Techniques and mediums

Scale
Ranges from intimate works on paper (14-18 inches) to large-scale canvases (up to 82 x 110 inches / ~208 x 280 cm)

Process

Begins intuitively by pouring preliminary colors onto flat surfaces. Uses stochastic mark-making and loose liquid shapes as underpinnings. Works wet-into-wet. Layers oil over poured pigments, allowing paint to interrupt narrative and make room for the subconscious. Uses sketches and small paintings as preparatory studies for larger compositions.

Other mediums

  • Dye on silk
  • Sumi ink on rice paper
  • Water-dispersed pigments with binders on canvas
  • Acrylic on canvas

Primary mediums

  • Oil on linen
  • Oil on canvas
  • Oil on polycotton
  • Oil on paper

Critical Reception

Research updated

Critical reception

Overview

Glaessner receives consistent positive critical attention from respected art publications, with reviews in Art in America, Hyperallergic, Observer, Juxtapoz, Interview Magazine, and Galerie Magazine. Critics highlight her feminist reinterpretation of mythological imagery, her distinctive technique of poured pigments and layered oil, and the psychological depth of her dreamlike compositions.

Key reviews

  1. Elizabeth Glaessner

    URL
    https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/elizabeth-glaessner-62489/
    Year
    2018
    Notes

    Major review of 'Mother Tongue' exhibition at P·P·O·W. Critic noted Glaessner 'enlivens mythological imagery with feminist urgency, using it to convey themes such as otherness, trauma, and sexual desire.' Compared to Angela Dufresne and Kyle Staver.

    Publication
    Art in America (ARTnews)
  2. Elizabeth Glaessner's Wonderfully Weird Menagerie

    URL
    https://hyperallergic.com/715787/elizabeth-glaessners-wonderfully-weird-menagerie/
    Year
    2022
    Notes
    Review of 'Phantom Tail' at P·P·O·W. Discussed iterative and recursive thinking in her work, the destabilization of mythological hierarchies.
    Publication
    Hyperallergic
  3. In Elizabeth Glaessner's 'Running Water,' Bodies Become Myths in Flux

    Year
    2025
    Notes
    Review described her paintings as probing 'porous bodies, dreamscapes, and mythological archetypes as mirrors of human transformation.'
    Publication
    Observer
  4. Preview: Elizabeth Glaessner 'Running Water' @ P·P·O·W, NYC

    Year
    2025
    Notes
    Preview feature for Fall 2025 exhibition
    Publication
    Juxtapoz
  5. Elizabeth Glaessner, Running Water

    Year
    2025
    Notes
    Described the exhibition as transforming the gallery into 'a saturated dreamscape' channeling childhood memories of bayous and rivers.
    Publication
    Air Mail
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  1. Metaphorical Births and Exorcisms with Elizabeth Glaessner

    Year
    2025
    Notes
    Studio interview discussing psychoanalysis, process, and materiality of oil paint.
    Publication
    Impulse
  2. Elizabeth Glaessner's Post-Apocalyptic Stories

    Year
    2014
    Author
    Rachel Small
    Publication
    Interview Magazine
  3. Perverting the Prescriptions of Womanhood

    Year
    2016
    Notes
    Review related to 'The Woman Destroyed' group show at P·P·O·W
    Author
    Julia Friedman
    Publication
    Hyperallergic
  4. Artist Elizabeth Glaessner Creates Dreamy, Emotionally-Charged Landscapes

    Year
    2022
    Publication
    Galerie Magazine
  5. DeBeauvoir's Inheritors: 'The Woman Destroyed' at P·P·O·W

    Year
    2016
    Author
    Katelynn Mills
    Publication
    artcritical

Publications and media

Recent media trajectory

Significant uptick in press attention in 2025 with multiple reviews/previews for 'Running Water' (Observer, Juxtapoz, Air Mail, Impulse). Listed in Observer's 'Must-See Gallery Shows in New York' for Fall 2025.

Publications featured in

  • Art in America / ARTnews
  • Hyperallergic
  • Observer
  • Juxtapoz
  • Interview Magazine
  • Galerie Magazine
  • Air Mail
  • Impulse
  • AM New York
  • Fine Art Connoisseur
  • The Huffington Post
  • artcritical
  • Bmore Art
  • Nashville Scene
  • New American Paintings
  • Two Coats of Paint
  • ArtDaily
  • Artnet News
  • Creative Sugar Magazine

Sources & research notes

Egon’s artist research combines historical auction records, recent sales, institutional history, critical reception and gallery information. Researched auction records and auction highlights are identified separately.

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Reference: Egon, “Elizabeth Glaessner: Market Intelligence & Investment Profile.”

Research bibliography · 28 sources

Sources recorded for this artist’s research. This bibliography does not assign every source to an individual claim.

  1. Elizabeth Glaessner - P·P·O·W Gallery
  2. Elizabeth Glaessner - Perrotin
  3. Elizabeth Glaessner - François Ghebaly
  4. Elizabeth Glaessner Biography - P·P·O·W Gallery
  5. Elizabeth Glaessner - MutualArt
  6. Elizabeth Glaessner Biography - MutualArt
  7. Elizabeth Glaessner - Phantom Tail - PPOW Exhibition
  8. Elizabeth Glaessner: Now you're a lake - François Ghebaly
  9. Elizabeth Glaessner - Running Water - PPOW Exhibition
  10. Phantom Tail Press Release - PPOW
  11. Elizabeth Glaessner - Artnet
  12. Elizabeth Glaessner - Artsy
  13. Elizabeth Glaessner Bacchanal - Phillips
  14. Phillips 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale November 2023
  15. Elizabeth Glaessner's Wonderfully Weird Menagerie - Hyperallergic
  16. Elizabeth Glaessner - Art in America Review
  17. Elizabeth Glaessner Four Legs in a Garden - Consortium Museum
  18. Art Basel Booth B10 - PPOW
  19. Art Basel Hong Kong Booth 1B16 - PPOW
  20. Art Basel Hong Kong Booth 1D25 - PPOW
  21. Elizabeth Glaessner Running Water - Air Mail - PPOW
  22. Preview: Elizabeth Glaessner Running Water - Juxtapoz
  23. Elizabeth Glaessner - Ocula
  24. When Daylight Descends - Tang Contemporary Art
  25. Perrotin Art Basel 2025 Press Release
  26. Elizabeth Glaessner: Head Games - Perrotin Tokyo - PPOW
  27. Elizabeth Glaessner Press Reviews - PPOW
  28. Elizabeth Glaessner - Phillips
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