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Elee Torres is an artist from México currently living in Fairfield, Iowa. Elee is an MFA candidate at Maharishi International University (M.I.U.) in Fairfield graduating in 2024 and received a BFA in Painting from Maharishi International University in 2013.

In 2001, after immigrating to the U.S., Elee received a scholarship from the ArtReach Program at the Indianapolis Art Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Elee has participated in group exhibitions, including the upcoming MFA Thesis Exhibition 2024 at MIU, the annual Ecojam Fashion Show from 2013 through 2016 in Fairfield Iowa, and BFA Thesis Show 2013 at MIU.

In addition to his studio work Elee has collaborated with various artists and organizations in Fairfield Iowa putting on dance and stage performances Including, Passion Dance Studio, Judy Bales: Words Collide 2012, Fairfield Art of Dance, FEIST Club Burlesque, and Bubble Boys Burlesque.