Elizabeth Schwaiger’s dwellings are densely populated, spectral, living spaces. Incandescent lighting enhances the panorama of these art and object filled interiors as well loved and lived in rooms.
Schwaiger's practice is occupied by a deep fascination with the internal versus the external, and the way in which these boundaries blur within the body, space and time. The interior is often a starting point for Schwaiger. An abandoned household, quiet museum aisle or overflowing artist studio, the spaces she depicts invoke both the material and the ethereal. Energy is a central theme in her practice, which continually explores of womanhood, ecology, and the creative and destructive powers of Mother Nature. Schwaiger's interiors are themselves wombs of thought, inhabitable bodies layered with paint and imagery. Expressive brushstrokes of watercolor, acrylic, ink and oil converge on the canvas to create rich compositions. Monochromatic palettes counterbalance this effervescence, completing Schwaiger's atmospheric worlds in harmonious hues.
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Elizabeth Schwaiger is an artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BA from the University of North Texas in 2008 and her MFA from Glasgow School of Art 2011. She was a 2019 artist in residence at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in Captiva, Florida.
Schwaiger's practice is occupied by a deep fascination with the internal versus the external, and the way in which these boundaries blur within the body, space and time. The interior is often a starting point for Schwaiger. An abandoned household, quiet museum aisle or overflowing artist studio, the spaces she depicts invoke both the material and the ethereal. Energy is a central theme in her practice, which continually explores of womanhood, ecology, and the creative and destructive powers of Mother Nature. Schwaiger's interiors are themselves wombs of thought, inhabitable bodies layered with paint and imagery. Expressive brushstrokes of watercolor, acrylic, ink and oil converge on the canvas to create rich compositions. Monochromatic palettes counterbalance this effervescence, completing Schwaiger's atmospheric worlds in harmonious hues.
Recent solo exhibitions include Now & Now & Now, Nicola Vassell, New York; Pressing Shadows, Gana Art, Seoul (2023); From the Dark Sea, Jane Lombard, New York (2021); and Darkening Warmth, Co-Lab Projects, Austin (2020). Group exhibitions include The Selves, Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York (2024); Uncanny Interiors, Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York (2022), Unheimlich, Anthem Gallery, San Antonio, TX (2018) and Mystery Portrait Gala, The National Portrait Gallery, London (2017).
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The Selves
27 Jun - 9 Aug 2024“An artist is a sort of emotional or spiritual historian. His role is to make you realize the doom and glory of knowing who you are and what you are....Read more -
Elizabeth Schwaiger: Now & Now & Now
11 Jan - 24 Feb 2024Read more -
Uncanny Interiors
7 Jul - 19 Aug 2022Uncanny Interiors is a group show examining novel and stirring interpretations of interior space, including still lifes and figures in rooms. The exhibition includes works by Anne Buckwalter, Lenz Geerk,...Read more
