Elaine Lazarus

"Trees in my work are not just trees—they are connectors, shaping how we see ourselves, how we relate to one another, and where we feel we belong." 

– Elaine Lazarus

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Elaine Lazarus creates paintings, collages, photographs, and mixed-media works that explore awareness, connection, and the systems that shape how we see ourselves, one another, and the world around us.

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Since her years at Cornell University, trees have served as both structure and symbol throughout her practice. Their branching forms represent life, resilience, human connection, and the networks that link individuals, communities, culture, and nature. Drawing from both personal experience and more than three decades creating visual communications for businesses, institutions, and brands, Lazarus creates work that invites viewers to look beneath the surface of assumptions, beliefs, and cultural narratives.

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Her recent Mutual Power series asks a simple but profound question: What if power is not something we possess, but something that moves between us?