Elizabeth McDonald

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Artist statement

I explore an interweaving of reality and fiction similar to what is constructed during the recollection of dreams and distant memories. My paintings have an anecdotal quality but an incomplete narrative. They are often based in reality but become skewed towards abstraction and confusion. 

Solo exhibitions

  • 2012 Fresh Nostalgia, Laura Moore Art, McKinney Texas
  • 2011 Assembly: Elizabeth McDonald, Chapter, Cardiff

Group exhibitions

  • 2012 Fresh Approach, Ruiz-Healy Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
  • 2012 San Antonio Painters, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, Texas
  • 2012 Drip/Dry, Southern Music Co Building, San Antonio Texas
  • 2011 Coax Me, The Chalet, Glasgow
  • 2011 Split, Sommer & Kohl, Berlin
  • 2011 Chalet, The Collins Gallery, Glasgow
  • 2010 "Draft" at The Chalet, Glasgow, The Chalet, Glasgow (more info)
  • 2010 Two Young American Artists, Yellow Bird Gallery at the Gables, San Angelo, Texas
  • 2010 MFA Interim Show, The MacIntosh Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
  • 2010 The Chalet Invitational, The Chalet, Glasgow, Scotland
  • 2010 Expo, 500x Gallery, Dallas, Texas
  • 2007 Black Tie, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas
  • 2006 Mostra 2006, Museo dell'Accademia, Cortona, Italy

Degree shows

  • 2011 MFA Degree Show, Glasgow School of Art

Competitions, prizes and awards

  • 2011 The Chalet Prize, The Chalet, Glasgow
  • 2010 2nd in Painting for the Celeste Art Prize, The Invisible Dog Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
  • 2010 Salon Art Prize, Matt Roberts Arts, Vyner street, London
  • 2010 Shortlisted for the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
  • 2010 Received Young Artist Award at BP Portrait Awards, The National Portrait Gallery, London
  • 2010 Finalist for The Hunting Art Prize, Houston, Texas

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