TAWA at 45
The Exhibition
Elizabeth Aubrey
Morning Walk Along the Cowpath
acrylic on canvas, 2022; 22″h x 21″w
Elizabeth Aubrey studied art at The University of Colorado, School of Visual Arts in New York City, and Mercer County College, NJ. Aubrey is a resident of the City of Bordentown, is a greater Trenton area artist noted for works depicting abstract interpretations of nature, open space, and industrial sites. She has exhibited at the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton City Museum, Prince Street Gallery in New York City, Muse Gallery in Philadelphia, Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, and the Plainsboro Public Library. In addition to being included in the Trenton Artists Workshop Association’s international exhibition in Moscow, she has participated in group shows featuring prominent American artists Mel Leipzig, Robert Birmelin, Hughie Lee Smith, and Bernarda Bryson Shahn. Aubrey is a recipient of a Mercer County Purchase Award and Best in Show from The Artists of Yardley. She has coordinated exhibitions with the Trenton’s Sage Coalition, curates the current series of exhibitions at the Trenton Free Public Library and is the president of the Trenton Artists Workshop Association.
“I work to communicate tranquility and reflection to the viewer. I wish to trigger the viewer’s imagination, not of a specific place or time but something that is from their experiences. The changing environment influences my work. We’re surrounded by the disappearance of natural places that are rapidly being replaced by new homes and warehouses. I like to show natural elements competing with the constant conflict of industrial influences. Before the pandemic, I drove down the NJ Turnpike each day. Along the way, new warehouses were being built at an alarming pace. Yet no matter what, there is evidence of nature still working to maintain a balance.”