Elizabeth Tobias

I am the founder of Elizabeth Tobias Arts and the creator of the Expressive Arts and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Method, a curriculum designed to cultivate resilience, wellness, and personal growth in educational spaces. For over two decades, my work has focused on integrating contemporary art and mental health, pairing restorative practices with art and education.

Notably, I served as the Lead Community Partner for the Prebys Foundation's Sparx Project. In collaboration with the VAPA Foundation, this pilot initiative integrated my Expressive Arts and SEL curriculum into San Diego public schools. Today, this framework continues to serve as an institutional blueprint for equipping students and educators with tools for emotional empowerment.

As a TEDx speaker, multidisciplinary artist, and curator, I create public programming, exhibitions, and documentary films focused on community building and empathy. My portfolio includes collaborations with academic, contemporary art, and philanthropic institutions across the United States and Europe, including the Harvard Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, the American University of Paris, the International Teaching Artist Coalition, the La Jolla Music Society, and the VAPA Foundation.