Elisa Braem (Ostend, 1991) holds a degree in Sculpture (2015) from the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp, Belgium, where she also earned a Master’s degree in Sculpture (2016). She also completed postgraduate studies in Cultural Theory and Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London (2016). The relationship with the environment and the sedimentary nature of clay play a key role in the conceptualization of her work and function as an analogy for understanding the procedural condition of all cultural manifestations and for exploring the relationships between space and time.

She has exhibited in various international venues, with solo exhibitions at Galeria Fermay, Palma (2023); TACA, Palma (2022); and Addaya Centre d’Art Contemporani, Palma (2018–2019). She has participated in various group exhibitions at events and venues such as ARCOmadrid with Galeria Fermay, Palma (2024); the International Ceramics Biennial of Manises, Valencia (2020); SWAB Art Fair, Barcelona (2019); Hangar – Centro de Investigação Artística, Lisbon (2019); and the Jewish Museum of Belgium, Brussels (2017).

Braem has been awarded various artist’s residencies, including from Cerámica Suro, Guadalajara (Mexico, 2023); the Guldagergaard – International Ceramic Research Centre (Denmark, 2021); and Hangar Lisboa (Portugal, 2019). She is also a recipient of the Archie Gittes – Casal Balaguer Award, Palma (2017) and the Sculpture Prize from the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp (2017), and she was a finalist for the illy SustainArt Award at ARCOmadrid 2024.