Batista is a mixed media artist who works with language, specifically the multiplicity of meaning according to different contexts. Her three-dimensional work explores personal experiences with dynamics in power structures and nationality, and is interpreted through the use of semiotics

Born in Panama City, Panama. Batista received her BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Miami (2009) and her MFA from Parsons the New School of Design (2013). ​​​​

Solo Exhibitions

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2021 | Showcase at Collins & 74th Street, Oolite Arts on Collins & 74th Street, Miami Beach, FL

2018 | Texture(d), IS Projects, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2018 | Scopic Ciphers, Williams McCall Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL

2017 | Scopic Ciphers, Williams McCall Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL

2017 | Retrospective Lining, Miami Dade Public Library System (Main Library), Miami, FL

2017 | Peeling Teeth, SidePiece Space, Little Haiti, FL

2017 | Showcase at 67th St, Art Center South Florida 67th St & Collins, Miami Beach, FL

2016 | Showcase at 924, Art Center South Florida 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL

2016 | Retrospective Lining, Miami Dade Public Library System (Main Library), Miami, FL

2016 | Showcase at Collins, Art Center South Florida Collins Avenue & 67th St, Miami Beach, FL

2016 | Showcase at Lincoln Road and Collins, Art Center South Florida Collins Avenue & Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL

2015 | Textual Undercurrents, O Cinema, Wynwood, FL

2015 | Showcase at Collins, Art Center South Florida Collins & 74th St, Miami Beach, FL

2015 | Showcase at Lincoln Road and Collins, Art Center South Florida on Collins Avenue & Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL

2014 | Showcase at 74th Street, Art Center South Florida on 74th St & Collins, Miami Beach, FL

Group Exhibitions

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2021 | Expanding Printmaking, Schmidt Gallery, Boca Raton, FL

2020 | Play Me, Wynwood Arts 29, Wynwood, FL

2019 | From Eden to Sahara, Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel, Miami Beach, FL

2019 | Miami New Media Festival, Doral Contemporary Art Museum, Doral, FL

2019 | Play Me, Wynwood Arts 29, Wynwood, FL

2019 | Miami New Media Festival, The Laundromat Art Space, Little Haiti, FL

2019 | Artists Draw Their Studios, Art and Culture Center/Hollywood, Hollywood, FL

2019 | COLLABO 6 ALL IN!,141 E. Flagler St., Miami, FL

2019 | TEXT, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY

2019 | The Biscayne Bay Show, The Miami Art Society Gallery, Miami, FL

2018 | FREE, Brickell City Center, Brickell, FL

2018 | Culture Cast, Mana Contemporary, Miami, FL

2018 | Prasel Basel, Rose Loft Studio, Wynwood, FL

2018 | Pushing The Pull, The Projects Space, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2018 | (con)text, La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2018 | Processed Prose, Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood, FL

2018 | Growing Pebbles, SleepCenter, NYC, NY 

2017 | Bitches, Witches, and Shots, TBD Projects at PINTA, MANA Wynwood, FL

2017 | Hand Made, La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2017 | Miami Now, Jakmel Art Gallery, Wynwood, FL

2017 | #RAINTERTAINMENT, Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL

2017 | Word Play, Laundromat Art Space, Little Haiti, FL

2017 | Atrium, Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood, FL

2016 | Drums on Paper: A Risograph Print Show II, Rabbit Hole Studio, Brooklyn, NY

2016 | Night of Light, MADE, Little Haiti, FL

2016 | From Eden to Sahara, 131 Projects, Little River, FL

2016 | Spin Cycle, The Laundromat, Little Haiti, FL

2016 | Animal Instinct, The JAMM Project, Little Haiti, FL

2016 | String Theory/// Doors of Perception, The Citadel, Little Haiti, FL

2016 | The Field, Art Center South Florida 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL

2015 | Superfine Miami, Little Haiti, FL

2015 | Drums on Paper: A Risograph Print Show, Glasshouse, Brooklyn, NY

2015 | The Field, Art Center South Florida 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL

2015 | #thecloudmiami, McCormick Place, Miami, FL

2015 | Everything Must Go, Art Center South Florida Richard Shack Gallery, Miami Beach, FL

2015 | Bookleggers Reading Room, Art Center South Florida 810 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL

2014 | Showcase at Meridian, Art Center South Florida 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL

2014 | Showcase at Lincoln-Meridian, Art Center South Florida 800-810 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL

2014 | Stand Out, Rise Up Gallery, Wynwood, FL

2014 | Of the Goddesses, Jakmel Art Gallery, Wynwood, FL

2014 | Pinning the Line, Art Center South Florida Richard Shack Gallery, Miami Beach, FL

2013 | Cube It Up, GODE Gallery, New York, NY

2013 | The Intelligence of Things, The Kitchen, New York, NY

2013 | Yonic [A Study in Queer Femininity], 25 East Gallery, New York, NY

2013 | Surface Tension, 25 East Gallery, New York, NY

2012 | Eloquent Delinquents, 25 East Gallery, New York, NY

2012 | Vision Invaders, 25 East Gallery, New York, NY

2012 | #SearchUnderOccupy, Arnold and Sheila Aronson Gallery, New York, NY

2011 | Be There Be Square, Bear and Bird Boutique Gallery, Lauderhill, FL

2010 | The Weekender on Main Street, Limelight, West Miami, FL

2009 | BFA Show, CAS Gallery, Coral Gables, FL

2009 | Expo Exhibition, L-1 Building, Coral Gables, FL

2009 | Annual Juried Student Competition, Lowe Museum, Coral Gables, FL

2009 | Salon des Refuses Exhibit, CAS Gallery, Coral Gables, FL

2009 | So In Exhibition, L-1 Building, Coral Gables, Fl.

2008 | Zebra Pants Exhibition, L-1 Building, Coral Gables, FL

2008 | MDC Hialeah Art Lounge, Hialeah, FL

2007 | Up and Coming Exhibit, Swenson Gallery, Wynwood, FL

2007 | MDC Kendall Gallery Spring Show, Miami, FL

2007 | MDC Hialeah Art Lounge, Hialeah, FL

2007 | Red Bull Art of the Can, Piece displayed at bus stop on 531 N. Michigan Ave (Michigan and Grand) Chicago, IL

2006 | Red Bull Art of the Can, Mason Murer Fine Art Museum, Atlanta, GA

Artist Talks

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2020 | Ellies Visual Art Educator Grant, Oolite Arts, Miami Beach, FL

2018 | Texture(d). IS Projects, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2018 | Processed Prose. Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood, FL

2017 | Word Play. Laundromat Art Space, Little Haiti, FL

2016 | Retrospective Lining. Miami Dade Public Library System (Main Library), Miami, FL

2015 | Textual Undercurrents Closing Talk. O Cinema, Wynwood, FL

2014 | ArtSmart. Art Center South Florida 924 Lincoln Road, Studio 110, Miami Beach, FL

2013 | Pechakucha. The Kitchen, New York, NY

2012 | Slide Slam. Parsons the New School of Design, New York, NY

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Artist Residencies

​​ 2018| IS Projects, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2016 – 2017 | Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood, FL

2014 – 2016 | Art Center of South Florida, 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL

Artist Book

2018 TEXTual, by Elysa D. Batista, Printed by Nocturnal Press, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

​In The Collection of:   

Maryland Institute College of Art 

Decker Library Special Collections

Jaffe Center for Book Arts

Sotheby’s Chicago

University of Miami Special Collections