Baker Artist Portfolios

Elizabeth Crisman is Baltimore, MD based artist who received a BFA in Ceramics from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA and an MFA in Photography and Digital Imaging from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD.
Ms. Crisman has exhibited internationally in group and solo exhibitions including Baltimore, MD, Philadelphia, PA, and Brooklyn, NY. Ms. Crisman has been a fellow in various programs including the Center For Emerging Visual Artists in Philadelphia, PA, Vermont Studio Center, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, VA. She has been a recipient of various grants such as the Maryland State Arts Council Grant and the Alumni Travel Grant from the Center for Emerging Visual Artists in Philadelphia, PA. The Alumni Travel Grant allowed Ms. Crisman to travel to Israel for a month to volunteer on an archaeological excavation at Kfar Hahoresh east of Nazareth. This experience continues to inform her artwork. She was a fellow at Le Moulin à Nef, (VCCA), in Auvillar, France. Ms. Crisman was an adjunct professor of photography and art history for ten years at various Baltimore and DC area colleges. She has now been the Director at the Montpelier Arts Center, located in Laurel, MD.