Liz Lindstrom
Liz Lindstrom, a Chattanooga, TN native, was born to be an artist. Her father, Bart Lindstrom, a nationally renowned portrait artist, began teaching Liz at a young age. "As a child, I loved to go into the studio for art lessons. My dad would let me sit and watch while he worked on a painting or gave me projects to work on. It's amazing how much I was able to learn just by being around him."
In high school, Liz began to explore her options as a graduate. "Every school I looked at and every program I researched didn't offer me anything close to what my father could give me. I stayed in Chattanooga to apprentice under my dad, and God has used it to my benefit more than I could've imagined." After five semesters of apprenticeship under Bart and four months in England and abroad, Liz found her niche in figurative art. "During my time in Europe, I photographed more beautiful towns, rivers, and coastlines than could be appreciated. However when I was back in the studio, the people I met along the way became the only subject that I was interested in pursuing. That's when I realized which direction I needed to take my art."
The inspiration for Liz's artwork comes from her admiration of the human figure, and a love of portraiture. Liz's ambition is to capture a person, a life, an essence, not merely a moment. "The amazing thing about being an artist is that I am able to show others how I see the world, allowing them to see through my eyes. I want the viewer to be amazed at the beauty of human life and with whom we are surrounded."
In autumn of 2002, Ms. Lindstrom was awarded a scholarship by Portrait Brokers of America to attend The Scottsdale Artist's School in Arizona. With the knowledge gained from her father's tutelage and her time in Scottsdale, she plans to pursue an international art career based out of Chattanooga, TN and Prescott, AZ. Her work can be found in galleries and residences from California to Cambridge, England; she continues to broaden her horizons with each work accomplished.
