Curriculum Vitae
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Liz McKay (b, 1962 US)

EDUCATION
Winthrop University 1985
  • Bachelor of Art

Exhibitions
2024 Winter Show, Green Hill Center for NC Art
2021 Solo Exhibition, Waterworks Visual Arts Center
2020 International Exhibition “At Midnight”, Firehouse Art Center, San Diego, CA
2020 National Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of Wayne County, NC
2020 Annual Juried Exhibition, Yadkin Arts Council, NC
2020 Annual Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of York County, SC
2020 311 Gallery National Exhibition “Abstracts Matter”, Raleigh, NC
​2020 TRIO Project - Touring literary, music and visual art project
  • Curator and visual artist for 2020 tour, project of Working Title Farm
  • http://shari-smith.com/trio-2020
2019 City of North Charleston Art Gallery
  • Exhibition of mixed media paintings, October 2019
2019 Common Threads - Gallery 27, NC
  • Exhibition of mixed media textile collage May 2019
2019 TRIO Project - Touring literary, music and visual arts project
  • Visual artist for 2019 tour, production of Working Title Farm
  • http://shari-smith.com/trio-2019
2018 Art Party - Friday Arts Project, SC
  • Annual curated exhibition
2018 Firmly Rooted - Gallery 27, NC
  • Exhibition of mixed media paintings with Stacey Pilkington-Smith
2018 111: Small Works - Gallery 27, NC
  • Curated exhibition of small works by women artists
2018 Sticks, Stones and Seeds - Rotunda Gallery, City Hall - Rock Hill, SC
  • Solo exhibition of mixed media paintings
2017 Sticks, Stones and Seeds – Gallery 27, NC
  • Exhibition of mixed media paintings with Stacey Pilkington Smith
2016 Of The Earth – Gallery 27, NC
  • Exhibition of cast paper & silver jewelry with eco-printed textiles by Fulvia Boriani Luciano
2016 Strength Among Us – Jeanne Rauch Gallery, NC
  • Currated exhibition of work by women artists
2016 I Am Woman, Annual Exhibition – SASI, NC
2015 Naked Truth – Gallery 27, NC
  • Solo exhibition of figurative drawings & paintings
2015 I Am Woman, Annual Exhibition – SASI, NC
2015 We Abide – Gallery 27, NC
  • Solo exhibition of assemblage art
2012 Traveling Soles – Jeanne Rauch Gallery, NC
  • Currated exhibition of work by women artists
2003 Recent Works – YCAC Perimeter Gallery, SC

Collections
  • Private Collection, Ft. Myers, FL
  • Private Collection, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Private Collection, Charlotte, NC
  • Private Collection, Denver, NC
  • Private Collection, Hickory, NC
  • Private Collections, Lincolnton, NC
  • Private Collections, Maiden, NC
  • Private Collections, Shelby, NC
  • Private Collection, Sherrills Ford, NC
  • Private Collection, Vale, NC
  • Private Collection, Columbia, SC
  • Private Collections, Rock Hill, SC

Curatorial Experience
Art for 2020 Trio Project - Touring literary, music and visual arts project
Small Works Show - Gallery 27, Lincolnton NC
Assisted with the curation of Strength Among Us, Jeanne Rauch Gallery, Gastonia NC

Teaching
UMAR Arts 2014 - Present
  • Art Instructor working with the disabled
Private art instruction - on going
Intuitive Painting Workshops - on going

Awards
2017 Second Place: Artist of the Carolinas - Gallery 27
​2016 Merit Award: I Am Woman – SASI, NC
2015 Merit Award: I Am Woman – SASI, NC
2013 Best of Show: Artist of the Carolinas – Gallery 27, NC
2013 Second Place: Artist of the Carolinas – Gallery 27, NC