LIZ LEGGETT

b. 1972, New York, NY

Liz Leggett’s paintings and drawings are process driven, the colors and mark making used to express speed, tension, destruction, rebuilding, frenzy, balance, conformity, control, hope and joy. Her primary interest is the play between abstraction and imagery to create visual confusion, uncomfortable associations and ambiguity–leaving the work open for interpretation and a visceral response. Liz received a BA from Skidmore College and MFA from the Maine College of Art and her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She has attended artist in residence programs in Israel, Spain, the Pyrenees, New York and Wilton and Ridgefied, Connecticut. Liz is the Director of Exhibitions at MoCA Westport and has co-curated numerous shows–most recently Marilyn Minter SMASH, PUNK is Coming, and World Peace. 

Abstract, Frenzied & Separate, Westport, CT, 2023–Solo Exhibition, Curated by Melanie Prapopoulos
Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Southampton, NY, 2022–Curated by Melanie Prapopoulos & Brianna Luz
Art Market San Francisco, Chloe Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2022
Abstract is Not a Style: Five Women Painters, Hollis Taggart Galleries, Southport, CT & New York, NY, 2020–Curated by Paul Efstathiou
A•ONE, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT, 2020–Curated by Barbara O’Brien
Paper, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT, 2019–Curated by Jennifer Farrell
Highlight Gramercy Park, National Arts Club, New York, NY, 2019–Curated by Paul Efstathiou
What She Hides, Westport, CT, 2019
Head Over Heels, Newton Roux Gallery, Westport, CT, 2018
Wearable Books, One Main Street, Westport, CT, 2018
Chromatic, Maritime Garage Gallery, Norwalk, CT, 2017
Dreamscapes, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT, 2015, Curated by Alexandra Monroe
Perception Illusion Magic, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT, 2014, Curated by Elizabeth Koehn & Julia Mechtler
The Panorama Project, Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York, NY, 2008
The Pathos of Ecstasy, Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, 2007, Curated by Ara Osterweil
East Coast Painters, Brian Marki Gallery, Portland, OR, 2007
Quinta Essentia: Thre
e Abstract Painters, Borowicz Gallery, South Dartmouth, MA, 2007
Artist Viewing Program, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, 2007
Small World, Aidan Savoy Gallery, New York, NY New, 2005
Abstract Painters, Soprafina Gallery, Boston, MA, 2005
Abre Tus Ojos, Aidan Savoy Gallery, New York, NY, 2004 New York, New York
Invitational Alumni Exhibition, Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2004
New Paintings, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY, 2003
Women Painters - A Survey, Pratt Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2003
Collective, 69a Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2003
Modern Painters: A Survey, Arad Art Museum, Arad, Israel, 1998
Influence, ZOA Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1998