Liz Foster BA(hons), MFA , Born Leeds (UK), 1971
Liz studied at the Glasgow School of Art (BA) and the University of Hull (MFA) where she specialised in painting. She also spent a semester at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as an undergrad exchange student. She is currently based in the north of England, from where she exhibits and sells her work nationally - she has work in both public and private collections.
Liz has works in education too (Cert Ed.) and focusses in adult community education. She has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, and has been long-listed twice for the John Moores Painting Prize. Her work is available from several U.K. galleries, and also directly from her studio.
- Glasgow School of Art (1990-1994) B.A. (hons), Drawing and Painting.
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1993) Undergraduate exchange scholarship.
- University of Hull (2002-2004) M.A., Fine-Art (Painting).
- Certificate in Adult & Further Education.
Statement
I play between pure abstraction and subtle references to place or object. Paintings begin with intuitive marks and colour, and are often developed over several months and years. The final composition only comes to realisation in the later stages of the process.
I am currently exploring ideas of repetition in my work, creating patterns and rhythms that reference the natural, human-made and auditory environment. From threads in cloth, lamp posts punctuating a journey, or pebbles on a beach. Referencing Gestalt, I create compositions from the reiteration of smaller parts, and at the same time, I want to leave thing incomplete allowing the viewer to fill in the gaps.
Use of colour remains a priority throughout my work. I am constantly looking at how colours change within a painting depending on where they’re placed.
All images copyright of the artist 2023
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