About

Eleonor Andersson (b. 2001, New York, NY) is a New York City-based visual artist specializing in oil painting, portraiture, and surrealism. She received a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University, where she majored in studio art and psychology. She is currently studying art therapy at New York University and will graduate in Spring 2027. She has exhibited her work in Brooklyn, NY; Poughkeepsie, NY; and Greenwich, CT. She received the Boynes Artist Award in surrealism and has been published in the Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences, which include published interviews.

Education

2024 BA studio art & psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

2027 MA art therapy, New York University, New York City, NY

Exhibitions:

2024 Artishouse Pop Up, Artists and Fleas, Brooklyn, NY

2024 Living Artists Greenwich Art Society Juried Summer Exhibition, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT

2024 Beyond the Curve, Gallery 40, Poughkeepsie, NY

2024 O.C.V.: A Self-reflexive Investigation Applying Methods in Ocular Cognitive Vivisection, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha

Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.

Awards:

2025 Jackson Art Prize Longlist

2025 Ten Moir Faces Competition 2nd place