American poet, painter and sculptor, Elise Asher studied art in Chicago and Boston, before moving to New York in 1947. Here Asher began to paint mystical landscapes in a vivid palette. She had her first solo show in New York in 1953, and two years later published her first poetry collection. She rendered her own and others’ poetry on canvas in oil or acrylics on plexiglass, she also translated objects into verse. Asher’s work is represented in many public and private collections.