Art on a Postcard International Women’s Day Auction - Curated by Jo McLaughlin
27 FEBRUARY 2024 - 12 MARCH 2024Notes
About
Liz Whiteman Smith, I am a London based screen printer. As a Londoner, I am proud of the history and heritage in plain sight around every corner and the constant evolution and dynamism of the new that mixes, merges and develops this great city every single day. My series of London screen prints celebrates this juxtaposition of old and new that makes my home city so unique. My quirky series of much-loved London pubs celebrates their importance to generations of local communities. They are all in beautiful and well-loved buildings and I try to bring their amazing stories to life.
I have been fortunate to travel widely outside London and the UK and cannot help but be fascinated by the wonderful experiences I have had and the sights I have seen. I have created many series of multi layered screen prints based on these, working from my own photographs and drawings but inspired always by my imagination, using colour to print playful images, perhaps with a sideways glace that others may not have considered. My aim is always to make people smile.
An elected member of the Southbank Printmakers Gallery, I founded the North London Printmakers group, nurturing both emerging and established printmakers and giving them opportunities to exhibit in galleries and art fairs both in the UK and overseas, most recently in Stockholm, Sweden. I have work in the Victoria and Albert Museum archives.
Education
2008
BA (Hons.) Fine Art, 2:1, Bucks New University, High Wycombe
Select Exhibitions
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea and Hampstead, London and Stockholm
Elevate 3, Artcan at Kroll, London
ING Discerning Eye, London
Gallery Representation
North London Printmakers
Southbank Printmakers
Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork
These are part of my baby animal mini print collection.
You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
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