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Liz Wiltzen
A few days in the field, plus…

Elected Signature Member:

Society of Canadian Artists – SCA (October 1998)
Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour – CSPWC (May 2004)
Senior Signature Member – Federation of Canadian Artists – SFCA (March 2005)

Elected Member:

Oil Painters of America (June 2005)

Publications:

Cover – Cultura Economica (December 2008/May 2009)
Artist Profile – Galleries West Magazine (Spring 2009)
Artist Profile – Avenue Calgary Magazine (Spring 2009)
2008 Columbia Valley Map Book Cover
2007 Columbia Valley Map Book Cover
Feature Article in International Artist Magazine  (April/May 2006)
Book Publication – International Artist Magazine’s “100 Ways to Paint Landscapes”  (January 2004)

Awards:

AIRS – Annual International Representational Show (October 2013)
Best Urban Landscape – “Passing Through Queens”  (12”x 24” – Oil)

Best and Brightest – Scottsdale School of Fine Art (January – March 2011)
2nd Place – OILS – “Place Saint-Michel – Paris”  (12”x 24” – Oil)

Raymar Fine Art Competition (March 2011)
Best of Show- “Los Quatro Amigos”  (16”x 20” – Oil)

Raymar Fine Art Competition (October 2010)
Finalist – “Lake O’Hara study”  (8”x 10” – Oil)

Bold Brush Painting Competition (September 2010)
FAV 15% finalist – “Peruvian Schoolboy”  (20”x 16” – Oil)

Bold Brush Painting Competition (August 2010)
Finalist  – “Secret Vantage”  (6”x 8” – Oil)

2010 Early Achievement Award – Federation of Canadian Artists (April 2010)

Salon International  2010 – International Museum of Contemporary Masters (April 2010)
Juror’s Top 60 award – “Peruvian Pony”  (12” x 16” – Oil)

Fine Art Views Painting Competition (January 2010)
“Favourite 15” award  – “Perched”  (6”x 6” – Oil)

Fine Art Views Painting Competition (October 2009)
“Favourite 15” award  – “City Lunch”  (9”x 12” – Oil)

Fine Art Views Painting Competition (September 2009)

Finalist and “Favourite 15” award  – “Among Friends”  (14”x 21” – Watercolour)

Raymar Fine Art Competition (January 2009)
Finalist – “Young Boy – Cusco, Peru”  (10”x 8” – Oil)

Raymar Fine Art Competition (November 2008)
Finalist – “El Muchacho”  (8”x10” – Oil)

International Artist Magazine Issue # 53 (March 2007)
Landscape competition finalist – “NaPali Coast”  (24”x48” – Oil)

Salon International  2006 – International Museum of Contemporary Masters (May 2006)
Southwest Art Magazine Award of Excellence ($2100 US advertising cert.)
“First Light – City of Rocks”  (18” x 24” – Oil)

CAAG Annual Juried Show (May 2006)
People’s Choice Award ($1000) – “Three Amigos” (30”x 40” – Oil)

Trout Unlimited Artist of the Year (November 2005)
1st Runner-Up – “Olive Lake” (12”x 16” – Oil)

2nd Annual Painting on the Edge (August 2004)
Jim Spilsbury Award ($250) – “The Yacht Club” (24”x 30” – Oil)

Images of Western Canada (September 2003)
Award of Excellence – “Rock and Ice” (14”x 21” – Watercolour)

Solo Exhibitions:

The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB)
Gibson Fine Art (Calgary, AB)
The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB)
The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB)
The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB)
The Gallery at Chateau Whistler (Whistler, BC)
Marika Jewellery and Fine Art , Banff  (Banff, AB)
Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild  (Canmore, AB)
Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild  (Canmore, AB)
Private Venue  (Banff , AB)
Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild  (Canmore, AB)
Private Venue  (Banff, AB)
Jump Start Café  (Banff, AB)
Private Venue  (Banff , AB)
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Group Exhibitions:

The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB)
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Banff, AB)
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Banff, AB)
Gibson Fine Art (Calgary, AB)
The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
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Selected Juried Exhibitions:

Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show (Denver, CO)
Best and Brightest – Scottsdale School of Fine Art (Scottsdale, AZ)
Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show (Calistoga, CA)
Randy Higbee 6” Squared Exhibition (Orange County, CA)
Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art (The Legacy gallery – Scottsdale, AZ)
Richeson 75: Small Works Competition (Kimberly, WI)
Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show (Jackson, Wyoming)
AIRS – FCA Annual International Representational Show (Vancouver, BC)
Salon International 2010 – The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas)
Spilsbury Medal Show – FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Art Visions 2008 – FCA (Kelowna, BC)
Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho)
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Banff, AB)
Salon International 2008 – The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas)
Spilsbury Medal Show – FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Oil Painters of America Central Regional Show (Topeka, Kansas)
CAAG 2nd Annual Juried Show (Canmore, AB)
Salon International 2007 – The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas)
Spilsbury Medal Show – FCA (Vancouver, BC)
CAAG Annual Juried Show (Canmore, AB)
Calgary Stampede Western Art Auction (Calgary, AB)
Salon International 2006 – The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas)
Spilsbury Medal Show – FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Trout Unlimited Artist of the Year (Calgary, AB)
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Education:

Over the course of my career I have studied with several extremely accomplished artists including:

Scott Burdick
Susan Lyon
Carolyn Anderson
Dan Schultz
Nancy Crookston
Carol Marine
Casey Baugh
Kim English
Robert Genn
Brent Lynch
Mike Svob
Michael O’Toole
Alice Saltiel
Brian Atyeo
Dominik Modlinkski
Brent Heighton

Instructing Experience:

I regularly teach workshops in a range of genres including:

  • plein air
  • daily painting
  • speed painting from the figure

I occasionally take on private students for one on one mentoring.

Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in hiring me to come and instruct a workshop in your area or are interested in private lessons at my Canmore, AB studio.

Donations of work have been made to:

Stars Air Ambulance
Red Deer College Foundation
Kid’s Cancer Camps of Alberta
Camp Horizon Charity Auction
Canadian Avalanche Association
Association of Canadian Mountain Guides
The Banff Sports Hall of Fame
Lake O’Hara Trails Club
Trout Unlimited
Bow Valley S.P.C.A.
The Banff Centre
Mountain Arts Foundation
Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild
The Lamphouse Centre for the Arts
The Alpine Club of Canada
Jimmie Heuga MS Auction
Camp He Ho Ha Charity Auction
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association

Corporate Collections:

Sunshine Corporation (Purchase Award)
Brewster Corporation
TD Waterhouse
Chapleau Resources
Canadian Mountain Holidays
The Lewis House Interiors
Hearthstone Investments Ltd.
Alpine Helicopters
Provident Energy
Pioneer Natural resources
Fort Chicago Energy
Aux Sable Inc
United Farmers of Alberta

Also Private Collections throughout:

Canada
U.S.A.
Europe
Japan
Australia

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