elsa henderson
education
2011-2013 BFA san francisco art institute san francisco, ca
2009-2011 BA occidental college los angeles, ca
2009 prep school saint paul's school concord, nh
2008 study abroad visakha valley school visakhapatnam, india
2008 interdisciplinary pre-college school of the museum of fine arts boston, ma
2008 foreign exchange british royal school santiago, chile

exhibitions & publications
2013 the occidental & NELA bicycle art show weingart gallery (occidental college) group show (feb. 28 2012 - mar. 28 2012), los angeles, ca
2012 emotional trash: conceptual drawing crosses the pond S.H.E.D. projects group show (nov. 29, 2012), oakland, ca
2012 inclusions 4: art from within bernal heights inclusions gallery group show (sept. 22 - oct. 21, 2012), san francisco, ca
2012 the urban realist: leather collars voyager pop-up shop curated by the bold italic (aug. 3 - oct. 3, 2012), san francisco, ca
2012 familiar landscape san francisco art institute sfai drawing vitrines, spring semester, san francisco, ca
2012 teepee full of tvs san francisco art institute sfai undergraduate open studios, april 28, san francisco, ca
2011 high desert test sites joshua tree / occidental college group show, december 7 - 19, los angeles, ca
2011 album reviews LA record summer 2011 issue 104, assorted magazine illustrations, los angeles, ca
2011 oxy street art project outpost for contemporary art exhibition of field work & art pieces in collaboration with MOCA's art in the streets exhibition (opening night april 18) los angeles, ca
2011 album reviews LA record spring 2011 issue 103, assorted magazine illustrations, los angeles, ca
2010 ducks not decorated sheds cafe de leche food city, sroup show (june 12-july. 9, 2010) los angeles, ca
2008 summer show school of the museum of fine arts annual summer exhibition, group show (august) boston, ma

work
2012-present maker of things studio 3151 san francisco, ca
2012 artist's assistant beatrice valenzuela los angeles, ca
2011-present artist's assistant rachel craven los angeles, ca
2010-2012 making posters & drinking beer koxy radio los angeles, ca
2010 gallery intern françois ghebaly gallery / kunsthalle LA los angeles, ca

miscellaneous
2012 assistant coordinator, echo park craft fair (SS/12), los angeles, ca
2012 textile apprentice, letter-pressing & installation assistant, circles arrows and dots: rachel craven for heath ceramics february 2012, heath ceramics, los angeles, ca
2011 installation assistant for heather cassils, los angeles contemporary exhibitions, los angeles, ca
2011 creative leader scholarship recipient, san francisco art institute, san francisco, ca
2011 assistant to the preparator for pacific standard time exhibit los angeles goes live: performance art in southern california 1970 - 1983, los angeles contemporary exhibitions, los angeles, ca
2011 ford mentors fellowship recipient, re-collecting dove|: virtually archiving the life and work of cruzan artist lloyd "dove" braffith, los angeles, ca
2011 installation assistant for henry chalfant at MOCA's art in the streets exhibit
2011 art in the streets collaboration with amy lyford and katie mills in conjunction with MOCA's exhibition co-curated by roger gastman and aaron rose (April 17 - Aug. 8 2011), los angeles, ca
2011 contemporary art / institutions in LA private seminar with aandrea stang (senior education program manager at MOCA) los angeles, ca