Bio/CV
Elizabeth McMahon studied at Parsons School of Design before receiving her BFA from Syracuse University in 1973. She was a resident at the Millay Colony in 1981 and had a solo show at the Adam Gimbel Gallery in 1982. Then, she shifted her practice from painting to performance, creating multi-media mobile installations aimed at younger audiences and recordings of original children's songs with a Parent Choice Award winner in 1998. Recent work has returned to the visual format, showing with the Var Gallery, Milwaukee 2020, 64Arts, Illinois 2021, and a virtual solo exhibition facilitated by Roaring Artist Gallery 2022.
Elizabeth Wickenden McMahon
Born Poughkeepsie, New York
Lives and works in Freeville, New York
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Sally Forth, The Mix Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2022 Circle Round, Lost and Found, Roaring Artist Gallery, Dallas, TX
2022 A Gathering: From Baskets to Brownstones, Kendal Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2020 A Spoon and a Fork, from Picnic to Paradise Gallery 325, Ithaca, NY
2017 Cosmic Metro, Press Café, Ithaca, NY
2017 Magic Potions, Decorum Too, Ithaca
2016 Bowties and Bathing Suits, Press Café, Ithaca, NY
2016 Dash, Lift, Slide, ArtSpace Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2014 All Inclusive, Sewgreen, Ithaca, NY
2013 All Paper, Sola Gallery, Ithaca, NY
1980 Recent Paintings, Adam L. Gimbel Gallery, New York
Group Exhibitions
2024 Made in New York, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
2024 Cut and Paste, on line at www.conversationswithartists.com
2022 Finding a Memory, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
2022 Artist Showcase, The Rest Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2022 Audacity, Roaring Artist Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2021 64 ARTS, Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, Illinois
2021 Hope, Roaring Artist Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2021 30x30x30, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2021 Experimental Fashion and Fiber Art CICA Museum, South Korea
2021 15 Feet, State of the Art April Invitational, Ithaca, NY
2020 Congruence, Ilikeyourwork.com (curated by Bridgette Mayer)
2019 Art and the Written Word, CAP Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2018 Made in New York, Schweinfurth Museum, Auburn, NY
2018 Somebody, Petrune Gallery, Ithaca
2018 Why I Made This, ArtSpace Gallery, Ithaca
2017 Order/Chaos, Corners Gallery, Ithaca
2016 80”at SOAG, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca
2015 Elmira College Juried Show, Elmira, NY
2015 Works on Paper, Sola Gallery, Ithaca
2013 Pop-Up Gallery, Donovan Building, Ithaca
Awards/Grants/Residencies
2021 Mixed Media Award, Buchanan Center for the Arts, Illinois
2018 First Prize, Juried Show, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca
2015 First Prize, Juried Show, Elmira College, Elmira, NY
1994 Parent Choice Award for Waltzing with Fireflies
1982 Purchase Prize, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
1980 Residency, Edna St. Vincent Millay Art Colony
Austerlitz, NY
Publications
2022 Finding a Memory, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, Ma.
2021 64 Arts, Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, Ill.
2018 Studio Visit Magazine
Interviews
2020 Art House Women, November 30, 2020. Link on Instagram @arthousewomen
2020 Instagram Take-over, Artist/Mother Podcast @artistmotherpodcast
Collections
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY.
Education
Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, Colorado
Empire State College, New York, New York: Painting
MFA Syracuse University: Painting
Parsons School of Design, New York, New York