About

Liz McKay's vibrant works draw their essence from hazy bars, sultry jazz singers, romantic couples, European cafes and childhood memories. Her work is about love, childhood imagination and music.

Liz McKay has exhibited paintings in most Australian capital cities, New York, LA, Singapore and New Zealand.

If you are interested on purchasing a painting or requesting a commissioned work, please email lizmckayart@yahoo.com.au

Press reviews

CREMA MAGAZINE - WINTER 2005

"Liz McKay's fabulous vibrant works are about people and cafes. Love, attraction, intriguing expressions, secret glances, stylish figures and captured moments are all elements in her work. Reminiscent of 1920s and 30s Europe, her works are a sensual yet evocative expression of love..."

AGORA GALLERY NEW YORK - ART MINE 2004

"Compelling explorations of the correlation between color, mood and human interaction, Australian painter Liz McKay's art seeks out the inexplicable emotions and thoughts that pass, unspoken, between the paired individuals that she depicts. Her vivid acrylic paintings delve into the cryptic chemistry of human relationships, with unusual portraits of couples dressed for a night on the town...With vibrant colors as backdrops to the pale figures in monochrome fine attire, McKay strives to draw subconscious connections between the ambient color of a scene and the emotions those colors inspire."

  • Home Concept Magazine - Singapore May 2007 Pages 22 and 23
  • Lost at E Minor - June 2, 2007
  • Cool Hunting 2007
  • Frank Mag 2007
  • Tasmanian Life Magazine - Autumn 2006, Cover and pages 24 and 25.
  • South Coast Leisure Times - 2006 Issue #58, Page 7 & 9
  • Lost at Eminor - 18 - 05 - 06 / no.68
  • City Weekly 29th April page 17
  • Crema - Autumn 2006, page43
  • Australian Style 2006, Singapore - March 1-14
  • CITY WEEKLY - Thursday 21st July 2005 Page 6
  • WEBESTEEM ART AND DESIGN MAGAZINE - POLAND EUROPE 2005
  • HOME MAGAZINE - BERLIN 2004
  • PMHCF MEDIA RELEASE 2004

Other media

Sydney Affordable Show Catalogue, Melbourne Affordable Art Show catalogue, 2SER radio, FBI radio, Sx Magazine, Art Almanac, Western Suburbs Weekly, Sydney Light Rail - What's On, National ABC Radio, RTR FM Radio, Artrage Magazine

Solo exhibitions

2008

'Vintage Heart', Soho Galleries, Sydney

2007

'Red Wine and Jazz', Soho Galleries, Sydney, NSW
'Happy Memories', Articles Gallery, Stanwell Park, NSW
'Love', Art Images Gallery, Adelaide, SA
'Summer', Strickland Gallery, Hobart, TAS
'Balmain Art and Craft Show' Balmain, NSW

2006

'Salamanca Jazz', Strickland Gallery, Hobart
'Amore Melbourne', South Yarra Art House, Melbourne
'Happiness', Articles Gallery, Stanwell Park
'Amore', Soho Galleries, Sydney
'April' Minishow, Manyung Galleries, Mt Eliza

2005

"CINEMATIC" Soho Galleries, Sydney, NSW, Australia
"L'AMOUR" Gig Gallery, Glebe, Sydney, NSW, Australia
"J'ADORE" Manyung Gallery, Melbourne Peninsula
"SMITTEN" Gig Gallery, Glebe, Sydney, NSW, Australia

2004

"ALL DAT JAZZ" Gig Gallery, Glebe, Sydney, NSW, Australia
"MEMORY" Artichoke Gallery Cafe, Manly , NSW, Australia
"TIDES" Devonshire St Gallery Cafe, Sydney, NSW, Australia
"TOGETHER" Gallery Cafe 249, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW, Australia
"NIGHT & DAY" Kings Perth Art Cafe, Perth, Western Australia

Group exhibitions

2007

'After These Messages We Will Be Right Back…', Nucleus Gallery, CA, USA
'Group Show', Momentous Arts, Singapore
Canterbury Art Exhibition, Victoria
'Art Melbourne 07', VIC
'Art Sydney 07', NSW

2006

'All the best', Soho Galleries, Sydney
'Ten', Elements Art Gallery, Perth
'Inaugural Art Prize' South Yarra Art House, Melbourne
'Balmain Art and Craft Show' Balmain, NSW
'Summer' Wayward Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW
'Bare Elements' Elements Gallery Perth, WA
'June Show', Palette Gallery, NZ
'Fashion Moments Exhibition' Bondi, NSW
'Melbourne Affordable Art Show/Art Melbourne 06', VIC
'Sydney Affordable Art Show/Art Sydney 06', NSW
Canterbury Art Exhibition, Victoria
'Preview 2006' Art Images Gallery, Norwood/Adelaide, SA
'Summer Show' Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, VIC

2005

"Enlightened Perspectives", Agora Gallery, New York, USA
Love Lives '05, Global Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Sydney Painters, Art Images Gallery, South Australia
July Figurative Exhibition, Lynne Wilton Gallery, Victoria
Melbourne Affordable Art Show, Victoria
Sydney Affordable Art Show, New South Wales
February Figurative Exhibition, Lynne Wilton Gallery, Victoria
Balmain Art Show, New South Wales
All the Best, Soho Galleries, New South Wales
Christmas gala, Palette Gallery, New Zealand

2004

CITY OF RYDE ART SOCIETY ART EXHIBITION, Sydney, NSW, Australia
IMAGES OF THE CROSS ART AWARD, Tap Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
HOLBROOK ART SHOW Holbrook, NSW, Australia
AFFORDABLE ART SHOW Sydney, NSW, Australia
ANNANDALE GALLERY CAFE, Sydney NSW

Awards

Loud Competition Under 25 - 2nd Prize 1997

Grants

Artrage Perth WA 1994

Publications and Radio

2006

Tasmanian Life, Autumn 2006, Cover pages 24 25
Crema, Autumn 2006, Page 43
Daily Telegraph news, April 20th 2006
City Weekly April 20th page 17
Art Almanac April 2006 Page 27
Australian Art Review, March-June 2006 Page 36
FBI Radio March-April 2006

2005

The Advertiser - Edition 1 - StateSAT 17 SEP 2005, Page W15 The weekend
Crema - Winter 2005 page 30
Interview - Webesteem/Art & Design Magazine - Poland
The New York Art World March 2005, Page 18
Gallery & Studio, NewYork, Feb/Mar 2005 Page 36
Gallery Guide, NewYork, March 2005, Page 17
Art Almanac, Australia, March 2005

2004

Interview - Home Magazine - Berlin
Agora Gallery USA Media Release
Sydney Affordable Show Catalogue
2SER radio
FBI radio
Sx Magazine
Art Almanac
PMHCF Media Release
Western Suburbs Weekly
Sydney Light Rail - What's On

Education

2001 Maya 3.0 Animation Course KvB Institute, Bond University
2000 - 2001 3d Studio Max Computer Graphics College
2000 Traditional Animation Course Computer Graphics College
1995 Honours - Bachelor of Arts (Design) Curtin University
1992 - 1994 Bachelor of Arts (Design) Curtin University