EP 204: Liz Adams, an American figurative painter based in Paris

Liz Adams www.lizadamsart.com Liz is an American figurative painter based in Paris, France. She received her BFA in Drawing and Painting at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. She continued her studies in New York at the Art Students League and the National Academy School of Fine Arts, focusing on classical life drawing and painting. A winner of the Newington Cropsey Foundation for the Arts Scholarship Program in Florence, Italy, Liz studied the rich art history of the Renaissance. After her studies, she taught painting at the Art Students League, the Art Center New York and privately. In 2015 Liz was a recipient of the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields grant for figurative artists. She has participated in artist residencies in New York and Vietnam. Her paintings have been exhibited across the United States, Canada, France and Vietnam. Liz’s commissioned portraits are in numerous private collections. In 2020 Liz was granted a French Talent Visa for artists and relocated to Paris where she works out of her studio. In addition to exhibiting her work, she currently teaches an Online Art Mentorship program.Support the show This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laviecreativepodcast.substack.com