Liz Markus

Liz Markus is born in Buffalo, NY in 1967. She atteded the school of Visual Arts, New York and later obtained a MFA at the Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia.

Markus cannot predict how her work will ultimately look. Using acrylic on unprimed canvas, she lets the colours bleed, drip and collide. As the painted surface dries, the image starts to spread. Markus' extraordinary skill with acrylic paint results in a painting released from the constraints of precision—yet self-contained, capturing something deeper. Her work is full of vibrant colours and pop culture references. Among other things, Markus is inspired by fashion, strong women, and the spaces they inhabit. 

Markus is a regular contributor for The Huffington Post. You can read her articles here.

She lives and works in New York City.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018

• Liz Markus, County Gallery, Palm Beach

2017

• Liz Markus, MARUANI MERCIER, Brussels

2015

• Girlfriends of the Rolling Stones, pop up at 199 Mott (with In Situ and Wallplay), New York

2014

• Town & Country, Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017

• Man Alive, Jablonka Maruani Mercier Gallery, Brussels, Belgium, curated by Wendy White
• A New Subjectivity, curated by Jason Stopa with Katherine Berhardt, Kathy Bradford, Rose Wiley, and Jackie Gendel. Pratt Manhattan, travelling to the University of Arkansas, and The Reece Museum, TN

2016

• Domestic Seen, curated by Bruce Hartman, with Ramiro Gomez, Matt Bollinger, Ezra Johnson, Julie Blackmon, Thomas Kiefer, and Sean Lyman. Nerman Museum, Kansas City

2015

• 8 Painters, Danese Corey, New York