Liz Obert
Education
1999 MFA Photography, Washington State University
1993 BFA Photography, College of Santa Fe
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023 Modern Vanitas, Olympic Mills Building, Portland, OR
2019 State of Transition, Linfield Fine Art Gallery, McMinnville, OR
2017 Dualities, Washington State University Vancouver, WA
2016
Dualities, Bullivant Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2015 Dualities, Linfield Fine Art Gallery, McMinnville, OR
Dualities, Olympic Mills Commerce Centre, Portland, OR
2013 Latitude 45 Longitude 122, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2011 Latitude 45 Longitude 122, Wallspace Gallery, Seattle, WA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Blue Sky’s Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers, Portland, OR,
2022 Vision: Color Photography, Black Box Gallery On-Line Annex, Portland, OR
Oregon Society of Artist Photography Exhibition, Portland, OR. Second Place Winner
2019 Camera USA® 2019: National Photography Exhibition, Naples, FL
13th Julia Margaret Cameron Award Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain
2018 5th International Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography, Barcelona, Spain
Photography at the Emerald: 3rd Annual Autumn Exhibition, Springfield, OR
2017 Functionally Untitled, White Box Gallery, Portland, OR
2016 34th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography
Photography Now, Woodstock Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY
2015 Blue Sky's Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers, Portland, OR,
2014 3rd International Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography, Municipa Museum of Malaga, Malaga, Spain (juried)
2013 Musings, 18th Annual Photo Competition, and Exhibition, Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA
Compass, Orange County Center for the Arts, Santa Anna, CA
Library Thoughts - 3, Barabas Villa Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian Multi-Cultural Center Residency Show, Barabas Villa Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Artist Residencies
2019 Hangar Centro de Investigacao Artistica, Lisbon, Portugal
2013 Hungarian Multi-Cultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
2009 The Centre d’Arts, Marnay Art Center in Marnay-sur-Sein, France
2006 Hungarian Multi-Cultural Center, Csopak, Hungary
Selected Bibliography (Reviews/Articles/Catalogs/Interviews)
2023 Somerville, Kristine “Vanitas: The Art of Death and Decay.” The Missouri Review Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 2023.
Tomczyk-Spólna, Izabela Matura. Język polski. Konteksty. Zakres podstawowy i rozszer zony, by,
Operon Publishers, March 2023
2015 Berry, Sarah, “Duality: Liz Obert's art explores the public and private faces of depression.” The Sydney Morning Herald.
27 March 2015. Web 20 Dec 2022
MacMillen, Hayey. "This Is How Mental Illness Really Feels." Refinery29. 9 Jan. 2015 Web 9 Jan 2015
MacMillen, Hayey. "This Is How Mental Illness Really Feels." Refinery29. 9 Jan. 2015 Web 9 Jan 2015
Sandler, Elana Premack, “Describing Depression Throuhg Art,” Psychology Today, 19 Nov 2015. Web 20 Dec 2023
2014 “10 Most Popular Slate Stories of 2014.” Slate Magazine. 30 Dec. 2014. Web 8 Jan 2015.
Gębicka, Magdalena . “Projekt Liz Obert.” Gazeta.pl. 16 Dec 2014. Web. 1 Jan.
2015.
“¡Impactante! La doble vida de las personas bipolares (FOTOS).” Perú.com. 21 Dec.
2014 Chobotiuk, Kayla. "Fascinating Photos Compare the Dual Lives of People Living with Mental Illness."
Feature Shoot. N.p., 2 Dec. 2014. Web. 4 Dec. 2014.
“Imagens mostram como vivem pessoas com doenças mentais.” Cataca Livre. 3 Dec. 2014. Web. 1 Jan. 2015
Alpañés, Enrique. "Retratos Secretos De La Bipolaridad." Yorokobu. N.p., 5 Nov. 2014. Web. 4 Dec. 2014.
Wehr, Nicole. "Manisch-depressiv: Eine Krankheit, Zwei Gesichter." Brigitte. N.p., 14 Nov. 2014. Web. 4 Dec. 2014
Brooks, Katherine. "Exploring The Double Lives Of Everyday People Living With Mental Illness."
The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 06 Nov. 2014. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.
Rosenburg, David. "The Secret Dual Lives of People Living With Mental Illness." Slate Magazine. N.p., 28 Oct. 2014.
Web. 4 Dec. 2014.
3rd International Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography, (Catalog) The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards
2012 On the Road: Travel Photograph, Catalog, PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont Liz Obert's "Beach Goers." Fininte Photo, Issue 18:
Sports and Recreation, Nov. 2012 http://finitefoto.com/issue-eighteen-sports--rec
Selected Grants and Awards
2019 Juliet Margaret Cameron Award for City Scapes
2015 Regional Arts and Culture (RACC), Project Development Grant
2009 Regional Arts and Culture (RACC), Professional Development Grant
Foundation Ténot, Subvention for residency at CAMAC (centre d'art. marnay art centre)