Liz Allen

Born in 1957, Kent, UK. Studied at Bath Academy of Art from 1976-79, obtaining a degree in Fine Art painting. Now living and painting in Monchique, Algarve Portugal.After art college ended up getting a job for 15 years... including 7 years working for the South Bank Centre and Hayward Gallery, then moved to Brighton where she started painting again, exhibiting work every May during the Brighton festival.In 2005, Liz moved to the Monchique area of the Algarve, and most of her current work is of the landscape and scenery of the Algarve, from rural landscape to town scenes. Her paintings start with a cartoon like drawing' a direct and spontaneous response to being in a place. Colour and pattern art the most important elements in the painitngs, along with humour and a sense of the absurd.

Liz studied at Croydon College of Art and Design then Bath Academy of Art from 1976-79, obtaining a degree in Fine Art painting.,

2019 Lagos Cultural Centre, Algarve Artists Network, 'Transformations of Nature'
2018, September 14-17, Art at the Marina. Algarve Artists Network, Albufeira Marina, Portugal

2018, June 4-18, Artist Residency and group exhibition Algarve Artists Network, SIAC, Guarda.

Óchálá Casa da Chá, Monchique, ongoing 2017
Algarve Artists Network, TRANSFORMAÇÃO NA NATUREZA´CENTRO CULTURAL ANTONIO ALEIXO, VILA REAL de Sto. Antonio
12 August - 16 September 2016
Group exhibition Museu do Trajo, São Brás de Alportel, 9 July - 5 September 2016
'Arte no Ar', Algarve Artists Network, Faro Airport, exhibition celebrating 50 years, 2015
Museum of Portimao, Da Serra e de Mar, Algarve Artists Network, until August 31 2014
Óchálá Casa da Chá, Monchique, until September 30 2014
Caldas de Monchique 19-31 May 2014
Óchálá Casa da Cha: August - October 2013
'Calçada' Lagos Cultural Centre, group exhibition AAN August - October 2013
The Old Casino, Caldas de Monchique, May 2013
Elementos: Museu d'agua, Lisboa (group show, Algarve Artists Network) August - October 2012
Museu de Trajo, São Bràs de Alportel, 12 November - 7 January 2012
(group show: Algarve Artists Network)
Ochálà Casa da Chà, Monchique, 4 October - 25 November 2011
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