Elisa Sassera  is an Italian visual artist who lives and works between NY and Istanbul .

Born in Palermo, Sicily, she attended Classical Studies followed by a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art cum laude.
In June of 2001 she was selected for an Internship from Creative Time, Art in the Anchorage at the Brooklyn Bridge and that is how her adventure in NYC started.

Sassera works in several media including installations, painting, prints and photographs.
The subject matter of her artistic expression is an exploration of semiotics and communication, cultural heritage and tradition, myth and philosophy as seen in signages and signboards. She has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Italy and NYC.

 She has been assisting in projects for Marina Spadafora, Gail Albert Halaban, Dana Barnes and worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Christie's.
 For the past five years she has been teaching  Visual Arts to children in private and public schools.

In July of 2015 she moved with her family to Istanbul.
​She is the Co- founder and the Atelierista at Casa Bimbi,  a trilingual Reggio Emilia Inspired educational center for children that never want to grow up. 

www.casabimbicihangir.com
casabimbiistanbul@gmail.com

© Elisa Sassera