Elizabeth Bahnmiller-Brown is a mixed-media artist creating paintings, drawings, and sculptures that explore themes of observing and defining both the internal and external worlds through organic abstraction, rich in color and texture.

Her interests focus on the evolving nature of definitions and the fluid act of observation that creates a space between the known and the unknown. The elusive nature of living organisms and their environment remains. She often combines disciplines and enjoys using synthetic materials from her surrounding environment. Construction materials, craft supplies, and household items come together with more traditional art supplies to create her work, which ranges from intimate drawings to large-scale installations.

Fascinated by the intersection of fact and mystery, she explores methods of scientific research, inquiry, and theory within her studio. Applying them to her synthetic structures and surfaces, referencing biological forms. The world of systematic methods and enigmatic interpretations unfolds, alluding to the natural world while remaining elusive in its definition.

Elizabeth studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, earning her BFA. She spent her final year of her degree program at RISD’s European Honors Program, studying in Rome, Italy. She completed her MFA at Arizona State University. From there, Elizabeth moved into working in higher education. After twenty-seven years as a professor of fine art, she retired and relocated to the Northwest Coast. In addition to her studio work, she creates large-scale installations and handles corporate and private commissions.

Elizabeth’s work has been shown around the country and internationally. Of note are the Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO, New York at HEREArt, ABC No Rio, and Gallery 128. The Piazza Cenci 56, Rome, Italy, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, The Santa Fe Gallery, Gainesville, FL, Central Museum of Art & Design, Edmond, OK, The Machine Shop Gallery, Washington, MO, and the Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA.res