ELIZABETH (Liz) AMIDON
www.lizamidon.net
amipro@mac.com
                                   

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

         Sept.-Nov. 2006 State of the Art Gallery; Santa Barbara, California
                                    Public Art 1000 State Street (sboffaxis.org)
         May   2006         MFA Exhibition; San Francisco, California
                                    Ft. Mason, Herbst Pavilion
         July   2005          MFA Student Show; Orange
                                    SFAI Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, California
         Sept  2004          Atkinson Gallery: Small Images
                                    Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, California
         June  2004          MFA Student Show; Fortune Cookie Classic
                                    SFAI Swell Gallery, San Francisco, California
         June  2004          MFA Student Show; terra incognita
                                    SFAI Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, California
         July   2004          MFA Student Show; 8 Takes
                                    SFAI Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, California  
         July   2004          MFA Student Show; Continuum
                                    SFAI Swell Gallery, San Francisco, California
         July   2003          MFA Show; Student Show
                                    SFAI Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, California
         May   2003         Things My Mother Left Unsaid
                                    Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, California
         April  2003         4th Annual Juried Exhibition
                                    Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
         Fall    2003         UCSB Women's Art Center; Women Defining Their Culture
                                    University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara,                      
                                    California
         April  2002         UCSB Women's Art Center; Sensuality
                                    University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara,                      
                                    California  
         May   2001         Contemporary Art Forum, Union University
                                    Jackson, Tenn.
         Sept  1997          The Public Domain; Persecution
                                    Rutherford Institute, Russell Senate Building, Rotunda:                     
                                    Washington, D.C.

FESTIVALS:

         June   1999, 00, 01   Cornerstone Festival; Artrageous
                                          One Festival, Michigan

         May    1999, 01       Art Under the Arches, Santa Ynez, CA.

         July          1997        Creston Vineyard Wine Label Competition
                                          California Alliance of Artists
         May          1997        Fountain Head Gallery; On-line Internet Gallery

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:

         March - May 1997          Salon Patine

 AWARDS/COMPETIONS:

         UCSB Competition: Winner 1997-1998 Academic Planner, May 1997
         Photographer's Forum Student Competition:
                  Feb. 2000, Honorable Mention
                  Feb. 2004, Finalist
         Santa Barbara City College; Media Arts Showcase 2004:
                  First Place Winner Photographic Editorial
                  First Place Winner Photographic Experimental

 EDUCATION:

         San Francisco Art Institute: MFA; Sculpture May 2006; Merit Scholar
         Santa Barbara City College:  A.A. Graphic Design: 1998, Art: 2000, Media                 
         Arts: 2001
         Community TV Public Access:  Certificate in Broadcast Design & Production:                  
         June-Dec. 2000
         University of Calif. Santa Cruz: B.A. Biology 1976

 LECTURER:

         UCSB Guest Artist in Women's Study Class, Spring 2002
         Adjunct Faculty: Santa Barbara City College; Photography Sp, Su and fall 2006

 BIBLIOGRAPHY:

         Review: UCSB Group Show Desire
         Santa Barbara News press, March 2002
         Santa Barbara News press, Aug. 30, 2006 (State of the Art Gallery)
         CASA Magazine, Sept. 8, 2006 Santa Barbara, CA (State of the Art Gallery)
         Santa Barbara Family Life Magazine, Sept. 2006 (State of the Art Gallery)
          
 MEMBERSHIPS:

         Santa Barbara Art Association         Member since June 1996
         California Alliance of Artists         Member since 1997
         CIVA; Christians in Visual Arts Member since June 1996

JUROR: