CURRICULUM VITAE
Representation
Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
Memberships
The California Art Club, Artist Member
Portrait Society of America
The Cecilia Beaux Forum
IAA/ USA
Education
2006-2009 B.F.A cum laude, Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD), Laguna Beach, CA
2006-2008 Lance Richlin Atelier, Torrance, CA
Solo Shows
2023 Garden Views: Colored Pencil Memories, Hortense Miller Garden, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 Artist Spotlight: Elizabeth McGhee, Laguna Beach Public Library, Laguna Beach, CA
2016 Realist Symbolism: Unconventional Interpretations of the Familiar, Concordia University, Irvine, CA
Group Exhibitions
2024 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA (upcoming)
2024 Still Life, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2024 California Cool, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2023 Inaugural Permanent Collection Exhibition, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2023 Art and Nature, Gallery Q at the Susi Q, Laguna Beach, CA
2023 Laguna Festival of the Arts: Selections from the Permanent Collection, John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, CA
2023 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2023 The Festival Comes To The Pacific Club, Newport Beach, CA
2023 Artists’ Fund Board Member Show, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2023 Contemporary Classics, Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
2023 California Cool, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 Amusing Still Lifes, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2022 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 Summer Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2022 111th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA
2022 California Cool, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 110th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, Hilbert Museum, Orange, CA
2021 Still Life, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2021 Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 California Cool, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 Holiday Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2020 Laguna Beach Juried Exhibition, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA (changed to online due to Covid-19)
2020 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA (changed to online due to Covid-19)
2020 Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA (changed to online due to Covid-19)
2020 109th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, Hilbert Museum, Orange, CA (changed to online due to Covid-19)
2020 Artists’ Fund Board Member Show, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA (changed to online due to Covid-19)
2020 Featured Artist, Laguna Beach Public Library, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 Insider Art, CAP Gallery, Wells Fargo Bank, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 Likeness, VRFA Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 Word and Image, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 California Cool, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 Auditory Memories, University of California, Irvine, CA
2019 The Female Eye, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2019 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 Summer Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2019 Artists’ Fund Board Member Show, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 Shoreline, Gallery Q, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 108th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, California Art Club, Pasadena, CA
2019 The Imaginary, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
2019 California Cool, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 Winter Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2018 Naturescape, CAP Gallery, Wells Fargo Bank, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 Holiday Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2018 Chosen Objects, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2018 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 107th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, California Art Club, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Artists’ Fund Board Member Show, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 California Cool, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 Figuratively Speaking, Gallery Q, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 Meet the Artist, Pacific Club, Newport Beach CA
2017 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 Encore!, CAP, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 The Art of Travel, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 Paint the Town: Laguna Beach, Gallery Q, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 106th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, California Art Club, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Artists’ Fund Board Member Show, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 California Cool, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 Young Guns, FOA South, Laguna Beach, CA
2016 Art and Nature, Gallery Q, Laguna Beach, CA
2016 Small Works Group Art Show, Los Angeles County Store, Los Angeles, CA
2016 32nd Annual National Juried Show, North Valley Art League, Redding, CA
2016 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2016 Artists’ Fund Board Member Show, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2016 105th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, California Art Club, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Portraiture, CAP Wells Fargo Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Laguna Beach Juried Exhibition, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Subjective Truths, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
2015 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Happiness Is..., Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Artists’ Fund Board Member Show, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 104th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, California Art Club, USC Fisher Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
2014 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2014 Artists’ Fund Board Member Show, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2014 Portraits of the Fallen, Nixon Presidential Library, Yorba Linda, CA
2014 Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2014 30th Annual National Juried Show, North Valley Art League, Redding, CA
2013 6 Inch Squared, Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
2013 Beyond Borders Juried Exhibition, Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
2013 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 34th Annual Mini-Works on Paper Juried Exhibition, Jackson State University, Jacksonville, AL
2013 Our Town, LOCA, Laguna Nursery, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 Figures and Faces, Festival of Arts Wells Fargo Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 Playground- Art of Childhood, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2013 29th Annual National Juried Show, North Valley Art League, Redding, CA
2012 Small Packages Juried Exhibition, Art Beat on Main Street Gallery, Vista, CA
2012 Animalier: The Animal in Contemporary Art Juried Exhibition, Graceful Arts Gallery and Studios, Alva, OK
2012 FISH Juried Exhibition, University of Oklahoma School of Art and History, Norman, OK
2012 Laguna Beach Juried Exhibition, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach
2012 Laguna In the Round, Don Beres Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA (ongoing)
2012 Potpourri, Festival of Arts Wells Fargo Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2012 Inside the Artist’s Studio: Still Life and Interiors Juried Exhibition, Altadena Town and Country Club, Altadena, CA
2012 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2012 Black is Back, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2012 Summer Show, San Clemente Art Club, San Clemente, CA
2012 Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2011 Laguna Beach Juried Exhibition, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2011 The Great 948, The Orange County Great Park, Irvine, CA
2011 Mixed Bag, Festival of Arts Wells Fargo Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2011 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2011 Go Gold, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2011 Guajome Days, Rancho Guajome Adobe Museum, Vista, CA
2011 Mission Federal Art Walk, San Diego, CA
2011 Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2011 BlueCanvas Issue 7 Launch Event, Spring Arts Tower, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Portrait Show, Festival of Arts Wells Fargo Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2010 Studio Arts Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2010 The Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA
2010 2010 Preview, Festival of Arts Wells Fargo Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2010 Into the Blue, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2010 Grapes for Grads, Tivoli Too, Laguna Beach, CA
2010 Art That’s Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2010 Guest Artist, Surf and Sand Resort, Laguna Beach, CA
2009 Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA
2009 Industry Open House, LCAD, Laguna Beach, CA
2009 Senior Fine Art Show, Seven Degrees Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2009 Best of the Best: Juried Student Exhibition, LCAD, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 Professional Mentoring Program, De Ru Fine Arts, Laguna Beach, CA
Honors and Awards
2024 Nominated for Artist of the Year, Art Star Awards, Laguna Beach Arts Alliance, CA
2024 Winner, Professional Artist Category, Creative Quarterly Magazine
2023 Most Creative Use of Materials, Festival Recycled Fashion Show, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 3rd Place, Art-to-Go Best in Show, Artist’s Fund, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 3rd Place, Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 1st Place, Victory Garden, South Laguna Community Garden Park, Laguna Beach,
2020 1st Place, Best Oil Painter, Laguna Beach Vibe Magazine, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 Best In Theme, Festival Recycled Fashion Show, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 2nd Place, Best Oil Painter, Laguna Beach Vibe Magazine, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 Editor’s Choice Award, American Art Collector Magazine
2018 Honorable Mention, Red Hot, Artist’s Fund, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 Merit Grant, LOCA Emeritus Board, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 Most Creative Concept, Festival Recycled Fashion Show, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 1st Place, Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2016 Award of Merit, 32nd Annual National Show, NVAL, Redding, CA
2016 2nd Place, Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 1st Place, Laguna Beach Juried Exhibition, Laguna Beach City Hall, CA
2015 Most Creative Concept, Festival Recycled Fashion Show, Laguna Beach, CA
2014 2013 Top 25: Fine Art, Creative Quarterly Magazine
2014 Honorable Mention, Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2014 People’s Choice Award, 30th Annual National Show, NVAL, Redding, CA
2014 Honorable Mention, Portraits VI, MyArtContest.com
2013 Most Amazing Ensemble, Festival Recycled Fashion Show, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 Elected as an Artist Member, The California Art Club, Pasadena, CA
2013 Award of Merit, 29th Annual National Show, NVAL, Redding, CA
2012 3rd Place, Small Packages, Art Beat on Main Street Gallery, Vista, CA
2012 1st Place, Laguna Beach Juried Exhibition, Laguna Beach City Hall, CA
2012 Most Amazing Ensemble, Festival Recycled Fashion Show, Laguna Beach, CA
2012 Honorable Mention, Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2011 3rd Place, Festival Recycled Fashion Show, Laguna Beach, CA
2011 1st Place, Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2006-2009 Academic Scholarship Laguna College of Art and Design
2006-2008 Merit Scholarship, Lance Richlin Atelier
2003 Gold Key, and Silver Key, Scholastic Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
2002 California Arts Scholar, California State Summer School of the Arts
2002 California Governor's Scholarship
Media/ News
2024 FOA Artists Celebrate the Myths, Mysteries and Magic of Women This March, Marrie Stone, Stu News Laguna 3/1
2023 Laguna Beach Keeps Its Artistic History Alive, Kim Pemberton, Times Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Canada 12/9
2023 Some Like it Haute: Fashion Show, Daily Pilot, LA Times 9/30
2023 Artful Awareness, Laguna Beach Magazine, 3/24
2022 Festival of Arts Exhibitors Share In Platter Painting To Help Other Artists, Daily Pilot- Los Angeles Times, 8/6
2021 Modern Stills, American Art Collector, June
2021 Festival of Arts to Return in Laguna Beach After COVID-19 Shutdown, Los Angeles Times, 4/19
2020 Selections from the Festival of Arts Permanent Art Collection, Pat Sparkuhl, Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 Artist Interview, Artist’s Corner, 93.5 FM Laguna Beach 1/20
2020 Mixing the Genres, American Art Collector, January
2019 Artist Interview, Artist’s Corner, 93.5 FM Laguna Beach 9/9
2019 The Female Eye, American Art Collector Magazine, September
2019 Laguna! Life and People: The Memory Collector, StuNews Laguna, 7/23
2019 Pageant of the Masters and Festival of Arts, KTLA Morning News 7/10
2019 The Artists’ Fund, Artwalking Radio, 93.5 FM Laguna Beach 6/2
2019 A Contemporary Lens, American Art Collector Magazine, April
2018 Costumes, Artists and Live Sculptures: A look at Laguna Beach Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters, Good Day LA, Fox 11 7/16
2018 Pageant of the Masters and Festival of Arts, KTLA Morning News 7/12
2018 86th Annual Festival of Arts Fine Art Show, CBS San Diego 7/6
2018 Artist Interview, Rainbow Radio, 93.5 FM Laguna Beach 6/30
2018 LOCA Celebrates 25 years, Laguna Beach Art Patron Magazine, spring issue
2017 At the Festival of Arts Fashion Show..., Orange County Register, 8/12
2017 Awards- Art That’s Small, Laguna Beach Art Patron Magazine, summer issue
2016 FOA Adds to the Collection, Laguna Beach Independent, 8/12
2016 Fashion Meets Art on the Runway, Laguna Beach Independent, 8/12
2016 Style and Substance Flourish Even in the 84th Year, Laguna Beach Independent, 7/29
2016 Circus Cabaret Supports Art Education, Laguna Beach Independent, 4/15
2016 Highlighting the Younger Set at the Gold Medal, California Art Club Newsletter, Spring Issue
2016 Three Artists Present Portraiture, Laguna Beach Independent, 1/21
2016 McGhee Opens Art Club, Laguna Beach Independent, 1/15
2015 Subjective Truths at the Carnegie, Susan Zannos, Ventura County Reporter, 10/1
2015 Lost. Found. Treasured, by David Ferrell, Orange County Register, 9/7
2015 Laguna Artist Elizabeth McGhee Finds Beauty in the Past, by David Ferrell, Coast Magazine, 8/26
2015 Beauty, Creativity Abound at Fashion Show, Laguna Beach Independent, 8/19
2015 Walk the Red Carpet..., Los Angeles Times, 8/7
2015 Lumina Magazine, Spring Issue
2014 Artist Portfolio Magazine’s Portrait Issue
2014 100 Best Annual 2013, Creative Quarterly Magazine
2014 In Laguna Beach, Walking and Talking, KCET, 10/29
2013 The Art of a Storyteller, by Daniella Walsh, Laguna Beach Art Magazine, winter quarterly issue
2013 From Fine Art To Found Fashion, Coastline Pilot 8/27
2013 A New Archetype Is Born, Laguna Beach Independent 8/23
2013 Elizabeth McGhee Reveals New Mythological Portrait, Stu News Laguna 8/27
2013 Beneath the Paint Lies a Hidden Talent, Laguna Beach Independent, 7/03
2013 Mythica Series, Creative Quarterly Magazine, Spring/ Summer 2013
2012 Recycled Materials Reworked...., Laguna Beach Independent, 8/24
2012 Reusable High Fashion, Coastline Pilot, 8/24
2012 Recycled Fashions Make a Statement, Orange County Register, 8/23
2011 Artist Interview, CNC World News, Aired 9/3
2011 Festivals' Final Days of Fun, Coastline Pilot, 8/25
2011 Reclaimed Fashion Showcases, Laguna Beach Independent, 8/25
2011 Recycled Fashion Show.., Orange County Register, 8/20
2011 Festival of Arts Inspires Marriage Proposals, Orange County Register,
2011 Commissioned For Love, Coastline Pilot, 8/9
2011 Amid Sculptures and Paintings.., Laguna Beach Independent, 8/9
2011 Our Laguna: Artists are the Heart of the Festival Season, Coastline Pilot,
2011 Winners of Art That's Small, Coastline Pilot, 4/28
2011 Photograph of the artist and her work, Coastline Pilot, 1/14
2011 Art Walk Preview for January, Blogdowntown.com, 1/12
2010 Photograph of the artist and her work, Coastline Pilot, 7/2
2010 A Family Affair for First Time Exhibitor, by Daniella Walsh, Laguna Beach Independent, 7/2
2010 Artist profile, Bluecanvas Magazine, Issue Three
2009 Bluecanvas.com featured online artist, November