Curriculum Vitae

Though now a resident of Sweden Elizabeth Tyler was born in England and educated at art college there. She has been a professional artist for five decades and exhibits her artworks regularly at galleries and art museums in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. In recent years she has participated in international art exhibitions worldwide.

She is the author of “Colours of the Sea”  published in 2019. “Akvarelbogen” (The watercolour book) published by Gydendals publishing house in Copenhagen, 2005. The ebook “Watercolour in detail” published in 2012 is also written and illustrated by her.

Elizabeth Tyler often finds her subject matter in a small area of a stony beach and the borderline between the sea and the shore is a symbolic and important source of inspiration for her.

EDUCATION:

England:
Mid-Warwickshire School of Art 1961-63

Coventry College of Art 1963-65

Denmark:
Grafisk værksted Nærum (etching and engraving) 1982


MEMBER OF:

The Swedish Artists' National Organisation KRO
The International Mezzotint Society
The International Guild of Realism
The Nordic watercolour society NAS
Master member of The International Watercolor Society Global

EXHIBITIONS:

Italy
Fabriano In Acquarello International exhibition 2018(Juried)
Fabriano in Acquarello Internnational exhibition 2017 (juried)

Canada
The 1st International Watercolour society Canada Biennale, Vancouver 2016 (juried)
Korea
The World Watercolour Triennale 2015 (juried)
Mexico
IWS -1st International Watercolour Exhibition - Mexico City 2015 (Juried)
USA
9th annual International Guild of Realism Exhibition Charleston SC 2014 (Juried)
Spain:
17th ECWS International Watercolour Exhibition Cordoba 2014 (invited)
Sweden:
Nordisk Akvarell, Krapperups konsthall 2021
Galleri Pictor Munka Ljungby 2013
Hallstahammar Art Society 2012 (solo)
The voice of flowers, solo exhibition at Bosjökloster 2011
Kullasalongen juried exhibition, Krapperup art hall 2010
Galleri Pictor summer expo 2009,Höst på Galleriet 2010
Konstrundan open studios since 1997
Uttryck 97, Art Fair Helsingborg 1997
Samkonst ,Landskrona Art hall 1997
Galleri Malen, Borstahusen 1997 (solo)
Galleri Smedbyn, Huskvarna 1994 (solo)
The Nordic Triennial of drawings, Skellefteå 1989 (Juried)
Denmark:
Den 4. dimension” Konsthuset Annaborg 2021 group show.
Verden i Akvarel, Annaborg, Hillerød 2017, invited
KulturArkaden Vordingborg (solo exhibition) 2017
100 years of Artists motifs,Fuglsang Art Museum 2011
200 years of Danish prints, Storstrøms Art Museum 2004
Gallery Vejle 2003
New Realism in Danish Art, Næstved museum 2003
Mortensen & Markman Copenhagen 2003
ART (art fair) Herning  2001
Art Copenhagen  2000, 2004
Galerie Knud Grothe, Charlottenlund 1995 (solo)
Galleri Bønneland Odder 1993,96,98,99 (solo)
Skovlundegård 1990 (Solo)
The biennial of prints 89,95
Galleri Catalpa, , Nykøbing F 88,90,95 (Solo)
Svendborg County Art society 1984
Aalborg Art pavilion 83,85
Helligåndshuset Copenhagen 82,83,84,85 (Mult group)
Lolland-Falster Art museum 1982
The National summer Exhibition 1981,84 (juried)
The National Easter Exhibition 1981 (juried)
Galleri Gerly Copenhagen 1981

Storstrøms county exhibition 1980

Scandinavia:
The Nordic Triennial of Drawings 1992

( Sweden- Denmark -Norway)
Norway:
Galleri Arktica, Buvika 1992,93

Finland:
Nordic Watercolour, Tykö, Finland 2019 (juried)
Gallery Vihinpuu, Kokkola 2010, 2013, 2016 (Solo)
Galleria Stenman Karleby every other year from 1992 to 2008 (solo)
Stig Eklund Gallery, Helsinki 1993 solo

Galleri Viktor, Nykarleby 1993 solo

Stundars centre of culture 1993

Artist of the month , Stockman's Helsinki 1993
Skata Galleria Jakobstad 1993 solo
Galleri Hörhammer Helsinki 1992 solo
Liikekeskus Gallery , Kotka 1992

Art Ilmajoki, 1992
Galleri Mannerheim , Kokkola 1991 (solo)

The Art centre Harri , Alavus 1991
The Art hall Vasa 1990

Österbottens Art Museum 1990

Finland's Art society 1990
Renlunds Art Museum Karleby 1990 (solo)





Poland:
The Baltic Countries Graphic Art Triennial

Gdansk 1992 (juried)

Probaltica , Torun 1995

Latvia :
Jurmala 1991

Germany:
Culture through Dialogue, Heidelberg 1994.


PUBLIC COLLECTIONS/ BOUGHT BY:

Denmark:
Lolland-Falsters Art Museum, now Fuglsang.

Aalborg city art collection

Gladsakse art library

Storstrøms county art commission

SEAS art collection

Technological institute

The museum Falsters Minder

The communal collections of
Vordingborg, Næstved ,

Langebæk , Nysted , Nykøbing ,Højreby, Stubbekøbing Maribo and Ringkøbing


Sweden:
Preemraff, Lysekil.
Landskrona town,
Skellefteå town,
Jönköping county,

Skaraborg county,
Gothenburg university,
Gripen savings bank,
Ecolean AB,
The Swedish National Temperance Organization,
Kraft Foods Sweden.
Hallstahammar town

Norway:
Sør-Trøndelag county


Finland:
The Finnish National Board of Navigation,

The communal collections of:
Jakobstad and Pedersöre.

Jakobstads museum.
Renlunds art museum, Karleby.

Österbottens Central hospital.

Merita Nordbank Jakobstad (now Nordea)

Aalvar Aalto art museum, Jyväskylä.

Österbottens Art Museum, Vasa.
Kokkola Chemicals.
United Paper Mills.
Lining AB Helsinki.
Medi chemists, Jakobstad.


Russia:
The Embassy of Finland, Moscow


Poland:
Muzeum Okregowe, Torun


PRIZES:
Canada:
The peoples choice award at the IWS international watercolour biennale, Vancouver 2016

Scandinavia:
Prizewinner at the Nordic Triennial of drawings 1992.

Finland:
Prizewinner at the national Caran d`Ache art competition 1994.

AWARDS:

Denmark:
Bikubens Jubilee fund 1985, 87
The Nordic countries:
Nordic Art Centre, Finland 1988
Finland:
The Swedish Cultural fund 1994.
Vasa County Art Commission 1993
Swedish Ostrobotnia Cultural Fund 1990
Pedersöre Council Award 1989

PUBLICATIONS:
Denmark:
Akvarellbogen (The watercolour book)published 2005
Ilustrations for over 30 educational books
Featured in Broby’s Art Guide to Denmark 9,10 & 12.
United Kingdom:
Cover illustration for Britain’s “Festival of writing 2012”
USA:
Featured in The American Art Collector 2014
Featured in The international Artist 2014
Worldwide:
The video”Forest Streams” 2020
The bookColours of the Sea” published 2019
The video “Sailing through watercolour” 2018
The video: “Depth and Detail” 2015
Works included in “Painting in Acrylics” by Lorena Kloosterboer 2014
The Ebook “Watercolour in Detail” 2012
The video: “Watercolour Realism” 2010

The video: “Realistic painting with acrylics” 2008

Radio interview (video)
A solo sailing artist
Talk show
Late Night Helsingborg