BIOGRAPHY

Elizabeth Chapman is a life-long artist. One of her most joyous childhood memories is of standing at the easel in kindergarten painting Ferris wheels! From that humble beginning she has progressed to exhibiting her art in national and international exhibitions where they have garnered numerous awards. Her works are in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada, France, Mexico and New Zealand.

She holds a Master of Science in Art Education from Florida International University, and completed her studies with “Academic Excellence” at Cambridge University in England. She also earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Southeast Missouri State University and attended the foundations program at the Kansas City Art Institute.

Vital inspiration and knowledge came from her mentor, Eydi Lampasona, at the Boca Raton Museum of Art.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I find the force and beauty of the creative process to be compelling. My paintings are personal narratives, portraying honest emotions in response to current life and past memories. When I'm painting, spirit and intuition guide while my hands mindfully follow. My intuitive mixed-media process incorporates numerous layers, often including hand-textured reliefs, hand-made papers, personal drawings, acrylic paint, acrylic ink, calligraphic markings, preserved organic material and translucent glazes.

SELECTED QUOTES ABOUT HER ARTWORK

“Elizabeth Chapman’s paintings are glorious studies in color, texture and form. Her embrace of raw materials, combined with the balance she strikes between gestural spontaneity and careful deliberation, is enormously appealing. They make me hear music.”
    Michael Mills, Broward-Palm Beach New Times

"Chapman marries interesting and diverse materials together to form a tight composition.  The viewer gets lost in the intricate details of the mixed media, while simultaneously appreciating the entire composition.”
    Rebecca Grunberger,  The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

“Her abstract paintings are highly successful and accomplished.Her control of the medium is exquisite.
    Annette Cone-Skelton, CEO, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia

“Every painting is an adventure in the search for truth and beauty through the use of color, form and light. The tools of painting, design and technique can be formulated and they become our vocabulary of painting.It is not just what the eye sees, but what the soul senses that is important. First Place is awarded to Elizabeth Chapman.”
    Gary Katz, Juror, Images Art Exhibition, Boca Raton, FL

“The strongest work, First Place by Elizabeth Chapman, struck me with its successful integration of materials, concept, and execution. She is a serious art maker.”
    Victoria Skinner, Juror, Boca Raton Museum Artists’ Guild Juried Exhibition

“Elizabeth Chapman’s paintings are absolutely seductive.”
    Eydi Lampasona, President, International Society of Experimental Artists

“Elizabeth Chapman’s paintings are earthy yet ethereal. Her exhibition of works is rich, organic, innovative and intense.”
    Alexia Davis, Broward-Palm Beach New Times

“Her mixed-media paintings grab the viewer’s attention with imagery that ebb and flow on the picture plane with soft lines and fluid movement.”
    Joel Betancourt, The Palm Beach Post

“Her work is intensely sublime, indefinable and fresh.”
    Mark W. Hutchison, Photographer and writer for Views magazine