Artist's Bio

Elizabeth Elkin, SCA, OSA   

Biography

Elizabeth Elkin is a renowned professional artist with an international reputation and over forty years of experience. The true innovation of her work lies in the power of her vibrant colors, her museum quality works of expressionist art. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts and finished Advanced Visual Arts courses

Her works has also been featured in several publications. In 2001, she was a featured artist in Ottawa Life magazine, in 2014 – in the West of the City magazine and in 2002, one of her painting was chosen for the poster of The Association of Canadian Women Composers in Chamber Music Festival and received personal recognition from Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson. She received numerous awards and honours during her 40-year art career.

In 2007, Elizabeth left her studio behind to initiate an art-study tour of the museums of Paris, France and of Flemish art of Belgium. Following an extensive three-week program, Elizabeth has emerged with many fresh impressions and begun a new series of works dedicated to the beauty of old Europe and its many treasures..

With the OSA’s group she traveled to Killarney National Park to paint en plein air and she always loved to paint beautiful Canadian nature and creating unique landscape paintings.

Elizabeth has exhibited her work both domestically and internationally for many years. She has participated in more than 130 group exhibitions since 1992 in Canada, with more than 17 solo exhibitions in Ontario and Quebec and won 15 awards in Canada.

Elizabeth has had a life-long dedication to visual arts. She is an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists, Ontario Society of Artists. Elizabeth’s paintings can be found in the collections of the Government of Ontario Art Collection and in many private and corporate collections across Canada, United States, Asia, Europe and Australia.