Elizabeth Garat

Born in southern California, I am a visual artist currently living in Memphis, Tennessee. My creative journey began with an MFA in Costume Design from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, launching my career in theater design and production. After living and working across the United States and Europe, my passion for painting and the outdoors led me to make a pivotal shift from the stage to the studio. Today, I maintain a dedicated studio practice, creating both landscape and abstract works that reflect my diverse artistic background and ongoing exploration of form, color, and atmosphere.

BA and MA from the University of California at Santa Barbara. MFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC. My mentors include photographer MacDuff Everton (CA), and landscape painters Joe Vinson and Maddine Insalaco (Italy).

Selected Exhibitions
2023 Paintings & Vessels, Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center, Memphis, TN
2023 901 Stories, The Medicine Factory, Memphis, TN
2016 River Arts Festival Invitational, ANF Architects, Memphis, TN
2016 Place Keepers, Annesdale Park Gallery, Memphis, TN
2015 Epilogue II at Masonic Contemporary, Jason Miller- Curator, Memphis, TN
2015 New Works by Elizabeth Garat & Anne Froning, Circuitous Succession Gallery, Memphis, TN

2015 57th Annual Delta Arts Exhibition, Regional Juried Exhibition, George Dombek- Juror, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR

2015 Water Works II, Internat’l Juried Exhibtion, Juri Koll, Peter Frank & John Yau- Jurors, Venice Institute of Contemporary Art and Porch Gallery, Ojai, CA

2014 56th Annual Delta Arts Exhibition, Brian Rutenberg-Juror, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR

2012 Con gli Occhi degli Artisti Stranieri, (Through Foreign Eyes) Forte Sangallo, Civita Castellana, Italy

2011 Luminous, Works by Elizabeth Garat & Anne Froning, Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center, Memphis, TN

2009 Bird’s Nest Invitational, Brandon Michael Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2008 On Location 2000-2007, Paintings and Photographs, Germantown Performing Arts Cen...