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Elizabeth Van Riper

www.vanriperonline.com

Sarasota, Florida 34231

Phone: 941-954-1962

I have been painting for 25 years and am a fourth generation artist. I was raised Princeton, New Jersey, spent my young adult years in Manhattan, NY, raised my family in Darien, Connecticut and Dallas, Texas and settled in Sarasota, FL in 2001. I work in almost all mediums, oil, gouache, acrylic, pastel and watercolor. The use of vibrant colors and the layering of various glazes and papers has captivated me and collage has become an element in my work.

I try to disconnect from the intellectual world of predetermined expectations for a “painting” and capture the feeling of the overall image. Utilizing mixed media and imported papers and fabrics that are integrated with acrylic inks and bled water mediums I hope to create a visceral three dimensional experience for the viewer. I love to capture the aloof elegance of an orchid shoot, the sensuous petals of a peony, the patterns and textures of fabrics and the ethereal background of bled tapestries. I strive to bring the viewer as close to the tactile process I experience while making the work as possible.

Affiliations:

National League of American Pen Women, Sarasota Branch Past President

smARTalk, Committee Member

Art in Business, Board Member

Women Contemporary Artists, Board Member

Art Center Sarasota

Sarasota County Arts Council

Art League of Manatee County

Venice Art Center

Longboat Key Center for the Arts

1995-2001 American Craft Council

1999-2000 ACA – Associated Creative Artists

1999 Texas Visual Arts Association

1980-1991 Darien Arts Council, Darien, CT - Member of Board of Directors

Selected Exhibitions and Designations:

2005                American Art Collector Vol. 1 Southern States
2005                  Invitee Florence Biennale
2005                  Invitee Athens Biennale

2/2005 Juried Solo Exhibition, Longboat Key Center for the Arts, Sarasota,FL

10/2004 Juried Solo Exhibition, Venice Art Center, Venice, FL

5/2004 Curated ARtinBUSINESS exhibit, Sarasota,FL

3/2004 Juried Solo Exhibition, Harmony Gallery, Florida West Coast Symphony

2/2004 Juried Exhibition, Art Center Sarasota

10/2003 Juried Solo Exhibition, Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota County

5/2003 Juried Solo Exhibition, Venice Art Center, Venice, FL

2/2003 Juried Solo Exhibition, Florida West Coast Symphony

2/2003 ARTinBUSINESS. Juried Exhibition, “Our Environs”-Legg Mason

2/2003 Venice Art Center, Juried Exhibition-Faces and Figures

12/2002 Juried Exhibition, Polk County Community College,

10/2002 Juried Exhibition, Roskamp Center for Arts and Humanities

5/2001 Merit Award- Women Contemporary Artists -

Annual Members Show-Selby Gallery,

Ringling School of Art and Design - Sarasota, FL

10/2001 Second Place-Venice Art Center - Autumn Impressions Show – Venice, FL

10/2001 Merit Award-Venice Art Center - Autumn Impressions Show – Venice, FL

10/2001 Second Place-Women Contemporary Artists-Fall Members Show

Unity Church - Sarasota, FL

Gallery Representation:

1983-1986 American Artisan Gallery – New Canaan, CT

Hemisphere Gallery – Dallas World Trade Center, Dallas, TX

Collectors Covey – Dallas, TX

Ellinoff-Cote Gallery – Telluride, CO

The Modern at Sundance – Fort Worth, TX

2001-Present Art Uptown

2001-Present The Plum Door Gallery, Sarasota, FL

2001-Present Coyote Woman Gallery, Spring Harbor, MI

2003- 2004 Maine Gathering, Camden. MA

Education:

2000-2001 Brookhaven College, Dallas Texas-Design, Painting and Printmaking

1974-1976 Pace University, NYC, NY

1969 Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ

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Redolent Redon

30” x 40”
Mixed Media

and Collage on Canvas.

“Vincent’s Vignette”
30” x 30”
Mixed Media and

Collage on Canvas

“Sandalwood Phalie”
30” x 30”
Mixed Media and

Collage on Canvas

“Edouard’s Peonies”
24” x 30”
Mixed Media and

Collage on Canvas

“Edouard’s Lilacs”
24” x 30”
Mixed Media and

Collage on Canvas

“Edouard’s Bouquet” 24” x 30”
Mixed Media and

Collage on Canvas

“Heritage Bouquet”

30” x 40”
Mixed Media and

Collage on Canvas

“Mahi”
20” x 24”
Mixed Media on Paper

“Harlequin Sea Trout”
22” X 30”
Mixed Media on Paper

“Sea Trout In Waves”

20” x 24”

Mixed Media on Paper