![A photograph of a middle-aged woman at the center standing behind a long table, turned at an angle. Her hair is dark and short and she is wearing black rimmed glasses with a loose green blouse over a black t-shirt. On the table is a very bright and colorful design with bars of orange-red interrupted by large yellow fans and buds, outlined in blue.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/o80jydf0/production/fe8d651289caa140968e5ad339a736e582d6b468-800x800.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=400)
Elisabeth Kley
Elisabeth Kley is a contemporary artist interested in global arts and how decoration travels through time. Her work responds to these images of old and renews them through bold, graphic patterns— invigorating ancient iconography through a contemporary lens.
![This is an image of two books, one is laying flat on the ground with an angled view of the cover and spine. The other book is sitting upright on top of the book laying down. On the cover is a simple black and white illustration of a potbelly vase with a geometric floral design. The illustration has the texture of being printed as a woodcut. The title on the spine reads "Elisabeth Kley"](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/o80jydf0/production/3d843cb7a10fa136dd68dcb67b547a4d061ca445-799x799.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=400)
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![The image depicts a spread of a book. The book is open to a full-bleed two-page spread of a painterly drawing of bright flowers. There is a yellow background, and the flowers are outlined in blue and filled in with red, white, and orange.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/o80jydf0/production/d24d54d64bb992291e6b0f263112e7c31177a45c-1104x1104.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=552)
Pre-Echo Press and Canada Gallery
Elisabeth Kley![An image of a book with a yellow, teal, and charcoal geometric, abstract watercolor and pencil drawing on the cover. The title reads: "Elisabeth Kley Minutes of Sand" at the top left. At the bottom left the cover reads "The Fabric Workshop and Museum / Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts"](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/o80jydf0/production/2718303607f70ccc8346c910fc625dfe39e8270b-1590x1590.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=795)
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![An image of a book spread featuring two geometric watercolor and pencil drawings, one on each page. The drawing on the left is red, teal, and yellow. The credit line reads "Red Benedictus Lotus, 2020 Pencil and watercolor on paper, 24 x 18 inches." The drawing on the right is emerald, red, and baby blue and the credit line reads "Red Fan Lotuses, Green Background, 2020 Pencil and watercolor on paper, 17 x 14 inches."](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/o80jydf0/production/63509d609754fdb887181b63ba8a4bdbd7da130e-1668x1668.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=834)
The Fabric Workshop and Museum and The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Elisabeth Kley: Minutes of Sand![An image of a tall book laying flat on a surface. The cover is regular, white paper. Printed on the white paper is an image of a drawing illustrated in black ink. The drawing features three black columns. In the space between the columns is a gestural zig-zag pattern. There are also small, organic shapes towards the tops of the column with each column having its own unique set of shapes.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/o80jydf0/production/90d4d5af1cfd7a412d2487bcc78ae4184634670b-799x799.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=400)
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![An image of a book spread laying flat on a white surface. The spread contains four illustrations on the left page and one full-page illustration on the right. The illustrations are gestural and created with black ink on white paper. The drawings are of geometric and organic illustrations.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/o80jydf0/production/3c7a297ebb8d4e05a74721ecc9f9b2c04a70cce4-799x799.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=400)