About
Elesha Casimir is a visual artist who practices textile art, collage and performance. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Textile Design (Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia) and has studied Fiber Arts, Fashion and French Language within international institutions such as Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA and Massey University, Wellington, NZ.
Casimir’s artistic work relies on the inspiration and use of discarded objects, repurposed materials, and hand-techniques to explore themes of memory, identity, agency, and ethnicity. She has exhibited and shared her practice through galleries, workshops, and education.
Her professional background includes textile research, design, and product development for clients such as Ralph Lauren, Elle, and Donna Karen. She works with clients specialising in home textiles, apparel, and lifestyle categories with a keen eye for trend and identitfying and attacking future markets with proven revenue increase.
She is currently freelancing in Paris and is open to projects and collaborations.
Photo: Xander Terrin Chen
ARTIST CV
CASIMIR Elesha
Born in New Jersey, United States in 1988
Lives & works in Paris, France
Education
2019-20 Ascencia Business School, MBA Fashion & Luxury Goods, MCL
2015 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, West African Dance, New York, USA
2014 Fashion Institute of Technology, Textiles & Production, New York, USA
2013 The Barrow Group, Alexander Technique for Performance Art, New York, USA
2009 Massey University, Fiber Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
2006-10 Thomas Jefferson University, BS Textile Design, BS Textile Design, Philadelphia, USA
Work Experience
2021-Present Jeanne D’Arc, Art Teacher, Saint Maur des Fosses, France
2020-21 Maison N.H. Paris, Textile Designer, Paris, France
2016-19 Ralph Lauren, Technical Textile Designer, New York, USA
2016 Indo Count Industries, Trend & Concept Designer, USA
2015 Town & Country Living, Print Designer, New York, USA
2013-15 Donna Karen New York, Textile Designer, New York, USA
2011-13 VCNY, Textile Designer, New Jersey, USA
Group Exhibitions
2026 Collage & Pop Culture, Collage, Centre Anim Rachid Taha, Paris, France
2025 BAM Festival of Pop Culture, Collage, Centre Culturel Jacques Prévert, Roissy-en-France, France
2025 Collage Festival, Collage, Espace Andrée Chedid, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
2024 Collage Notes, Collage, Espace Canopy, Paris, France
2019 Passport, Collage, Gloria Gail Gallery, New York, USA
2013 Untitled, Collage, Private Gallery, New York, USA
2010 Mixed Media, Textile, Philadelphia University Senior Design Exhibit, Philadelphia, USA
2009 Fiber Arts Exhibit, Textile, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
Solo Exhibitions
2014 You Untitled Unnamed, Performance, Harlem Studio, New York, USA
Publications
2021 NOIA Magazine, Issue 001, Radical Action (Print, Photography), Italy, May 2021
2019 Uf Dog, What you want (Video, vocal narration), Spain, March 2019
2019 Emmanuel Fola, Bio: Defining Blackness (Documentary, Interviewee), USA, January 2019
2018 AfroStyle Magazine, The Bluest Eye (Print, Performance), USA, November 2018
2015 Fader Magazine, Issue 95, Tyler the Creature, (Print, Performance), USA. December, 2015
2014 Isiah Isaac, Under Attack (Video, Performance), USA, June 2014
Professional Engagements
2018 Oscar Headquarters, Bio: Defining Blackness, Artist Talk, New York, USA
2008 Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Textile & Painting Mentor, Philadelphia, USA
Languages:
French
English