T. Eliott Mansa

T. Eliott Mansa (b. 1977, Miami, FL) is a multidisciplinary artist creating assemblages, paintings, and sculptures that incorporate the aesthetic of amalgamation found in visionary Southern vernacular sculpture. Mansa’s intention is to trigger the radical imagination of viewers, encouraging them to subvert the status quo and find socio-political agency in their own communities. Mansa attended the Yale School of Art (2013) and received his MFA from CUNY Hunter College (2018). In 2019, he received a Creator Award from Oolite Arts and the Miami Foundation, and in 2020 had his debut solo presentation at LnS Gallery titled, For Those Gathered in the Wind, (December 2, 2020 – February 27, 2021) a sobering exhibition centered around themes of Black mourning and grief in response to racism and extrajudicial violence. Awarded residencies include the five-week Home + Away residency through Oolite Arts at Artpace in San Antonio, Texas (March 2021), and studio at Oolite Arts in Miami Beach, FL (2020 – 2022). From 2022-2024, Mansa was an Artist in Residence at Bakehouse Art Complex in Miami, FL. His work forms part of the Pérez Art Museum Miami.

ARTWORKS

For Moments of the Sun II

2022
stuffed animals, pebbles, seashells, and train tracks on wood
40 x 40 x 10 inches

For Moments of the Sun III

2022
stuffed animals, pebbles, seashells, and train tracks on wood
40 x 40 x 10 inches

Dikenga (For Vanta) II

2024
ceramics, teddy bears, plastic flowers, crystals,
sea glass, nails, plastic beads, stones. sand, acrylic on wood
36 inches | 91.44 cm. diameter

Crossing the River Jordan II

2024
ceramics, pebbles, railroad spikes, plastic flowers,
acrylic on wood
14 x 11 inches | 35.6 x 27.9 cm.

and the Spirit moved upon the face of the waters (Kalunga)

2024
teddy bears, nails, sand, seashells, mirrors, glass,
ceramics, seaglass, crystals, acrylic on wood
96 x 120 inches | 243.8 x 304.8 cm.

Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground II

2024
ceramics, teddy bears, nails, seashells,
sand, acrylic on wood
36 x 24 inches | 91.44 x 61 cm

Mementos of the Sun I

2024
ceramics, nails, teddy bears, sea glass, plastic beads, stones,
crystals, seashells, sand, acrylic on wood
36 x 36 inches | 91.44 x 91.44 cm

EXHIBITIONS

SELECTED PRESS

For Those Gathered in the Wind”: Miami Artist T. Eliott Mansa’s Exhibition Honors
Black Lives Lost Throughout American History
featured on CBS4 News
February 16, 2021

Art exhibit honors lives lost from social justice
featured in the Miami Herald
by Josie Gulliksen
February 6, 2021

Nine Galleries to Check Out During Miami Art Week 2020
featured in Miami New Times
December 2, 2020

HOLIDAZE 2020: Provocative Edge
Featured in Brickell Magazine & Key Biscayne Magazine, page 85
December 1, 2020

Looking for Black art during Miami Art Week?
Here’s what you need to know
featured in the Miami Herald
November 28, 2020

Miami Art Week 2020: Your Guide to Galleries, Installations, and In-Person Events
featured in Forbes
November 23, 2020

South Florida arts speak to 2020’s collision of crises
featured in the Miami Herald
by: George Fishman
September 27, 2020

Conversations With Miami Artists On PAMM Series ‘Local Views’ Happening Every Thursday
featured in CBS4 Miami
June 24, 2020