Eli Schumont (b. 1999) is a painter and sculptor living and working in Queens, NY. The son of a fine woodworker and a writer/teacher, Eli is driven by the love of careful craftsmanship and an emphasis on tradition and scholarship. With great reverence particularly for the Masters of the Northern and Italian Renaissance, he paints meticulous portraits and figures, working to continue this long legacy of human-centered artwork. Eli recently graduated from the Grand Central Atelier in Queens, where he studied painting and sculpture while working as an ornamental sculptor and studio assistant. Eli received the 2025 John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship, and is working as a Graduate in Residence at the GCA.