Eli McMullen is a multidisciplinary artist living in Richmond, Virginia. He received a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2015. Soon after he co-founded Endeavor Studios, an artist-run studio space in the heart of the arts district in Jackson Ward that held monthly First Friday exhibitions and music performances to the public. Being involved in a grassroots project like Endeavor has taught Eli the power of collaboration and cooperation as well as connected him to an inclusive community of local creators. Eli’s own artistic influences stem from the landscapes and architecture that surround him. He aims to convey the emotion of an experienced moment or environment by fusing realistic scenery with abstract shapes, colors and structures in his paintings. The spaces are absent of human figures, but build a narrative that shows evidence of life forms through the presence of their surreal structures and unnatural light qualities.