About J.M. Elam
Bio:
J.M. Elam is an artist and writer in Louisville, Kentucky. She graduated from IUS with a BFA in painting in 2012.
J.M. Elam is the author and illustrator of “Adoration: A Ghost Story.”
Specialties:
Artwork – abstract art, illustration art, landscape painting, surreal art, and space art.
Fiction – magical realism, science fiction, fantasy, folklore, and folktales.
Pronouns: She/her/any
Honors and awards
2012
Distinction, Bachelor Fine Art, Indiana University
2009
Preston Arts Center Award, IUS Juried Student Art Show, New Albany, In
Exhibitions and installations
2025
“Fantastical” Art Exhibit, Chestnuts and Pearls Art Gallery, New Albany, In
“What’s Happening” Art Exhibit, Chestnuts and Pearls Art Gallery, New Albany, In
“Imagine: Seeing Is Believing” Art Exhibit, Chestnuts and Pearls Art Gallery, New Albany, In
“Made You A Mixed Tape 2025” Group Art Shoe, Aurora Gallery and Boutique, Louisville, Ky
2024
“Fantastical” Art Exhibit, Chestnuts and Pearls Art Gallery, New Albany, In
“Imagine” Art Exhibit, Chestnuts and Pearls Art Gallery, New Albany, In
“Echoes of Endings: a group art show about grief and goodbyes” , Aurora Gallery & Boutique, Louisville, Ky
- You can read the write up about “Echoes of Endings” by Louisville Public Media in this article.
- And this one in The Leo Weekly.
Black Rabbit, St Matthews, Louisville, Ky
“I Am Woman” Exhibit, Chestnuts and Pearls Art Gallery, New Albany, In
2020 – 2024
Black Rabbit, St Matthews, Louisville, Ky
Equus and Jack’s, St Matthews, Louisville, Ky
2020-2022
The Bard’s Town, Bardstown Rd, Louisville, Ky
2018
The Coffee Zone, Herr Lane, Louisville, Ky
2014
The Bard’s Town, Bardstown Rd, Louisville, Ky
Quill’s Coffee, Bardstown Rd, Louisville, Ky
Day’s Espresso and Coffee Bar, Bardstown Rd, Louisville, Ky
2013-2020
The Bard’s Town, Bardstown Rd, Louisville, Ky
2011
Starbucks, Brownsboro Rd, Louisville, Ky
2012
Chris& Daniel& Jessica& Philip, BFA senior show, Ronald Barr Gallery, New Albany, In
2011
Clean Fossils: Organic Conversations of Fragility and Undecided Cathartic Sentiment with Awareness of Hierarchal Spatial Interconnectivity, BFA senior show, New Albany, In
The Bristol, Louisville, Ky
2010
The Bristol, Louisville, Ky
El Día de Los Muertos, Ronald Barr Gallery, New Albany, In
2009
Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Ronald Barr Gallery, New Albany, In
2008
Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Ronald Barr Gallery, New Albany, In
2007
Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Ronald Barr Gallery, New Albany, In
Patreon
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