Elizabet Elliott.
artist
Elizabet Elliott was born July 1982, raised in Fairhope Alabama.
Education
BFA, First Class Honours, Massey University, Wellington New Zealand, 2009.
MFA Candidate, Goddard College, Port Townsend Washington.
Executive Director and Founder of the Rumor Union.
Vice President of the Downtown Creative Wellness Foundation.
Selected Visual Exhibitions (*solo shows)
2011
*WARDENS OF IMAGINARY KINGDOM: Installed environment at Iota Workshop, curated by William Fawcett.
2010
VESSEL: Satori, Mobile Alabama, curated by Ashlea Penquite
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: the Blind Mule, Mobile, Alabama, curated by Zach Depolo.
CORSETS AND BREASTPLATES: A Breast Cancer Fundraising Event, Blue Velvet Studio, Mobile Alabama, curated by Karen Cassidy.
ARTS ALIVE: Cathedral Square collaborative installation in the trees with Riley Breenes organized by Mobile Art’s Council.
MOBILE ART WALK: Foyer installation at the Blind Mule, curated by Zach Depolo.
2009
EXPOSURE: Massey University Graduate Exhibition, Curated By Richard Reddeway and Eugene Hansen, as part of the New Zealand National BLOW Festival
POST: A Group Exchange, Curated By Dunedin Polytec Fine Arts Dept.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: A Painting Exhibition, Wellington NZ, Curated by Massey University Fourth Year Painting Majors.
REDEMPTION: A Two Day Contemporary Art Event, Mobile Alabama, Curated by Sarah Parvardeh and the 188 Collective.
2008
WHERE DO I STAND?: A Performance Series, The Engine Room Gallery, Wellington New Zealand, Curated by David Cross, Simon Morris
DRAWING PARALLELS ROAR! Gallery, Wellington New Zealand, Curated by Gaelen Macdonald
WIFE, Deluxe, 7 Kent Terrace, Wellington New Zealand, Coordinated by Steven Templer
DON'T BE A DICK (do something genuine), The Engine Room, Wellington New Zealand, Curated by Massey University 3rd Year Painting.
2007
MA MERE, Satori, Mobile, Al, Curated by Sarah Parvardeh.
2006
8TH ANNUAL COLLAGE & MIXED MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, Curated by Larry Bradshaw (Juried).
2005
7TH ANNUAL LANDSCAPE INTERNATIONAL, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, Coordinated by Glenda Knowles (Juried).
2004
*THE SEARCH FOR INVISIBLE CASTLES, The Double Olive, Mobile, Al, Sponsored by the Still Moth Picture Shop.
Curation
TEMPORAL CITY FESTIVAL, An arts festival for durational and temporal performance, installation and new media works, Mobile, Alabama (annual 2011-)
REDEMPTION: A Two Day Contemporary Art Event, Mobile Alabama, 2009
WIFE, Deluxe, 7 Kent Terrace, Wellington New Zealand, Coordinated by Steven Templer, 2008
DON'T BE A DICK (do something genuine), The Engine Room, Wellington New Zealand, 2008
MA MERE, Satori, Mobile, Al, Coordinated by Sarah Parvardeh, 2007
Productions
BALLAD OF THE BEAR KING, The Blind Mule, Mobile Alabama, 2010
HAUNTED HOME: WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH MOMMY?, The Blind Mule, Mobile Alabama, 2010
Performance Work
BLIND EXERCISES, a series of blind performances sited throughout the city of Mobile Alabama, ongoing
PAPERCUT, performance collaboration with Adam Taylor, ongoing
BALLAD OF THE BEAR KING, The Blind Mule, Mobile Alabama, (2010)
HAUNTED HOME: WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH MOMMY?, The Blind Mule, Mobile Alabama, (2010)
THE PORT WINE STAIN August 2010 show at the Alabama Music Box Mobile Alabama.
SLEEP WITH ME, A Collaborative Sleep Archive, www.collaborativesleep.blogspot.com (2009)
PROXIMITY BOOTH, A Performance work located in various Community Halls and Markets. ongoing
MONSTROUS FEMANINE, A Spatial design performance by Lauren Skogstad, Wellington New Zealand (2009)
SLEEPING PROTESTS, A Sleeping Bear Troupe Performance at City Gallery, Wellington New Zealand (2009)
Community Work
TEMPORAL CITY FESTIVAL, A Arts Festival for durational and temporal performance, installation and new media works, Mobile, Alabama (annual 2011-)
THE RUMOR UNION, an arts community structure and support network foregrounding engaging content and experimental practice, www.rumorunion.com, ongoing (founder)
Collaborations
RUMOR COLLECTIVE, An experimental theatre troupe located in Mobile, Alabama, USA (2010) (founding member)- Ballad of the Bear King, Haunted Home
SLEEPING BEAR TROUPE, A Performance Collaborative located in Wellington New Zealand (2009) (founding member) Sleeping Protests
188 COLLECTIVE, An Art/ Music Collaborative located in Mobile, Alabama, USA (2008) Redemption
QUOTIDIAN DIVIDE, ephemeral intervention on site-specific intimacy, Wellington NZ (2007) (founding member)
Writing
POET
PROJECT WRITER, Downtown Creative Wellness Foundation, Mobile Alabama
WRITER, Ballad of The Bear King, Mobile, Alabama (2010)
PUBLICITY WRITER, The Engine Room Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (2007-2009)