My passion for seeking and storytelling drives my visual art and curatorial practices. As a visual artist, I create at the intersection of art, science, and the natural world. And my interdisciplinary practice—spanning printmaking, mixed/experimental media, digital art, and installation—gives me plenty of opportunities to be both an artist and an experimenter!

 

The natural world, in particular, energizes me, and it's where my scientific curiosity and environmental concerns intersect best, exploring topics from California’s native flora and waterways to social justice and environmental equity. My current hybrid print and dimensional collage series is inspired by California’s last wild river, the Smith. My prints and dimensional mixed-media works are created with original digital imagery inspired by my nature wanderings, monotype, and other innovative printmaking techniques. I print on 100% cotton rag paper, then cut and construct. These works are intentionally mandala-like. They embody my personal experiences and my reverence for Earth’s rivers, streams, lakes, and freshwaters—the lifeblood upon which all existence depends.

 

Since 2019, I've immersed myself in socially and environmentally engaged curatorial work with the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art as their exhibitions chair and, more recently, with The International Roots Art  Project, a global art initiative. This experience has been thrilling and deeply satisfying, especially bringing together and engaging with communities, scholars, and creatives. Together, we amplify our voices, spark action with meaningful discussion, and draw inspiration from the present moment. Art has the power to do that.

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Elizabeth Addison is a Berkeley, California-based visual artist, curator, and educator whose works are included in numerous private and public collections. Elizabeth’s practice encompasses printmaking, mixed media, digital media, and immersive installation. She daily records images on her walks and transforms them into Mandalas of ‘the one… the universe.’ Her work ranges from examining California’s native flora and the cosmos to social justice and environmental equity. Elizabeth has exhibited throughout the West Coast and nationally. She is Exhibitions Chair for the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art (NCWCA), Co-founder of The International Roots Art Project, a WEAD member, an Artist-in-Residence at Kala Art Institute, and Creative Director for the Bay Area Women Artists’ Legacy Project.

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