Eli Portman
"Fish in the Wall" 2024
Brush and Ink, Watercolor on Paper 22.5"X18"
Park in Chinatown" 2024
Pen and Ink, Watercolor 17"X16"
Eli Portman was born and raised in the Greater Boston area. He graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with a Bachelors Degree in studio art in 2014. While teaching painting at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, he has also created murals and custom artwork for Starbucks, Walmart, General Electric, Salem State University, the Punto Urban Art Museum, the Downtown Boston BID and the City of Boston. He has presented many works in galleries, universities, and venues throughout the Boston area and is a member of the Copley Society of Art. Portman helped create the largest watercolor painting on record with a traveling Holocaust history exhibit in 2024, and was featured on the GBH Community Canvas in 2025.
I am fascinated with the urban environment. The modern city features opulence, grime, and everything in between that mirrors our society. I find interesting scenes that reflect these feelings, and render them with shark ink lines and soft watercolors.
