Liz Beard works full-time painting and teaching in Queens NY at Grand Central Atelier. Her current interests include symbolic still-life and figurative works done in her studio from live models and studies made from observation. Her work is both autobiographical and an exploration of tradition, poetry, and beauty. Guided by the look of nature, she aims to convey what is most poignant in what she sees.
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Education
2004-08 Miami University of Ohio
Oxford, Ohio
BFA in Studio Arts
2009 Ingbretson Studio
Manchester, NH
2010 Academy of Realist Art Boston
Boston, MA
2011-14 Grand Central Academy
New York, NY
Experience and Honors
2011 Hudson River Fellowship
Hunter, NY
2012 Hudson River Fellowship
Jackson, NH
2013 Copyist at The National Gallery of Art
Washington DC
2015 C S Lewis Institute Commission and Project Director
Youngstown, OH
2015 Copyist at The National Gallery of Art
Washington DC
2016-17 Grand Central Atelier Workshop Teacher
Grand Central Academy, New York, NY
2017 Hudson River Fellowship
Sharon, Connecticut
2017 Grand Central Atelier Still Life Competition (1 of 12 competitors chosen for the opportunity)
Grand Central Atelier, New York City
2019 Awarded 2-week residency in La Napoule France (1 of 2 awarded)
Chateau La Napoule in La Napoule, France
Exhibitions and Galleries
2014 Solo Exhibition “Birth Right”
Greyland Gallery, Youngstown, Ohio
2014 “Inaugural Group Show”
Eleventh Street Arts, Long Island City, NY
2015 “I Fiori” (group exhibition)
Eleventh Street Arts, Long Island City, NY
2015 “Respiro” (group exhibition)
Tuscany, Italy
2015 CS Lewis Institute NYC Unveiling
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2015 “The Still-Life Show” (group exhibition)
Eleventh Street Arts, Long Island City, NY
2016 SCNY Black and White Exhibition
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2016 RESIDENTS (group exhibition)
Eleventh Street Arts, Long Island City, NY
2016 Williams Fine Art Dealers Inaugural Show
Hamilton-Wenham,MA
2016 Flowers and Music (group exhibition)
Williams Fine Art Dealers Hamilton-Wenham,MA
2016 Root to Bloom (group exhibition)
Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2017 Shock and Awe (group exhibition)
Williams Fine Art Dealers, Hamilton-Wenham,MA
2017Hospitality (RZIM's gallery inaugural show)
Still Point Gallery, Alpharetta, GA
2017 Center for Faith and Work Artist-in-Residence and Grant Award
Center for Faith and Work, New York City
2018 The Still Life: Contemporary Interpretations (group show)
Eleventh Street Arts, New York City
2019 Summery (Group Show)
Williams Fine Art Dealers, Hamilton-Wenham,MA
2020 Unseen Beauty, Unheard Voices, Unnoticed Wisdom (3 person show)
Still Point Gallery, Alpharetta, GA