Elizabeth Haigh, operates from her studio on Wurundjeri country, engaging in a diverse artistic practice encompassing painting, printmaking, textiles and photography. Her creations are a narrative of contemporary existence, paying homage to the living earth's intricate rhythms and vulnerability. Haigh's work, evokes curiosity through colour, texture and form while drawing from a familial tradition of tailoring, she incorporates fibres and stitches to reveal layers of information.

 

A graduate of Fine Art - (Painting) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and a Graduate Diploma of Education from the University of Melbourne. Haigh has exhibited globally and has completed residencies in Argentina, Australia and Spain. A finalist for East Gippsland’s Art Gallery inaugural Michael Beazer Works on Paper Prize. Her works have found a home in exhibitions such as Dialogue Espacio in Buenos Aires, Geelong Art Space, Sydney Contemporary Works on Paper, YAVA Gallery & Arts Hub, NDSM Fuse in Amsterdam, and Lite-Haus Galerie & Projektraum in Berlin.

 

Haigh's extensive travels, fuelled by her passion for the arts, have taken her to major art collections and culturally and historically significant places. Committed to sharing her artistic expertise, she has served as an invited tutor with institutions such as Fibre Arts Australia, Tarrawarra Museum of Art, Baldessin Press, and within her local community. In 2021, she was honoured to contribute a feature article to Women Create (US), published in Spring 2023, followed by a Q&A in January 2024 showcasing her dedication to art and environmental narratives.