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'Standing Figures' by Elizabeth Duncan Meyer

W 45cm H 54CM

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Painter, sculpture, ceramist and printmaker, Elizabeth Duncan Meyer’s work is informed by the Expressionist and Cubist movements where colour and texture is dominant throughout. She normally works from life, imagination, sketches and photos tending to plan out compositions and make maquettes for stone and wood sculptures.

Elizabeth was born in London during World War 2, she moved to the US with her mother during the Blitz. The family moved back to London in the 1950s. At the age of 13 and heavily influenced by her art teacher Elizabeth realised she had a passion for painting. After leaving school Elizabeth studied sculpture and drawing in Florence after which she enrolled at Central School of Art to study theatre design.

During her marriage she continued to paint and draw and after having her children the whole family moved to Paris where she continued to study at the Beaux Arts, specialising in printmaking. While living in Paris she also worked in the William Hayter Print Studio.

In 1989 she moved back to London and immersed herself in the art scene, working from The London Print Studio and Chelsea and Kensington College where she makes most of her sculpture.

She continues to teach on a part-time basis and exhibits regularly with the National Society of painters, printmakers and sculptors. Her works have been exhibited at a number of London galleries and venues, including Chelsea Art Club, Stephen Bartley, Anna Mai Chadwick, Hallam, Example, Blenheim, Edith Grove, Marylebone Crypt, Northcote, The Mall, and Holy Trinity Church (Sloane Street), Farm Street Jesuit Church, Liquids Gallery in Fulham , the Orangery in Holland Park and many other places around the world. In 1993 Elizabeth had a successful one-woman show in Beijing and has left an enduring legacy of creativity, vibrancy and  self discovery in the world of contemporary art.

Follow Elizabeth on Instagram @elizabethduncan_meyer