b. 1984, Manchester, UK. Based, Texas USA.
Central to Waggett’s practice is the integration of precious metals and oil paint with found textiles. In her ‘Light Paintings,’ Waggett transforms these materials into multi-layered compositions that explore impermanence, displacement, and home. Using light as an external and altering factor—something she deems as “out of my control”—married with the painterly language of classic European art, she creates something entirely new yet uncannily familiar. These artworks allow a place for quiet contemplation, they are not busy or hurried, but instead evoke a feeling of lasting calm.
Waggett's unique approach to still life is marked by a skillful revitalization of age-old artistic motifs. Each stroke and line contributes purposefully, leaving no element extraneous. The works pare down to the essential details of their subjects while her melding of traditional techniques with modern sensibilities remains, ultimately, committed to beauty. Often using her subjects, animals, as allegories for the female experience, Waggett navigates themes of feminine strength and resilience.
Building on her foundation in design, Waggett’s expertise allows her to bend the rules of her mediums, layering gold leaf and other metals into compositions that reveal new dimensions of strength and fragility. The process of marrying paint with metal is laborious and physical, requiring both power and innovation to layer and work into the surface of the canvas.
A U.K.-born, U.S.-based artist, Waggett studied fashion before continuing her postgraduate education in design at The University of Manchester. She has exhibited at galleries in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi, Basel, Miami, Hong Kong, Zurich, and Brussels. Alongside her collaborations with luxury brands such as Saks, Soho House, and Netflix, she has sustained ongoing partnerships with the UN’s Lionshare Fund, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, and was notably commissioned by HRH The Prince of Wales in collaboration with the Prince’s Trust for its 50th anniversary.
After six years living and working in New York City, Elizabeth is currently residing and maintaining a full-time studio practice between Texas and France. She is focused on creating a body of work that delves deeper into the concepts of home and displacement.
SOLO SHOWS
Art Angels Gallery, LOS ANGELES/May 2023
Soho House, LOS ANGELES/ April 2017
Gallery MC, NEW YORK CITY/ April 2016
The Gallery, ABU DHABI / May 2014
SELECT GROUP SHOWS
A time was had, Art Genesis, Maison Lune / LOS ANGELES, CA, March 2024
Visionary Realms, Fabien Castanier & Laurent Marthaler Contemporary, Miami, FL, May 2024
Rare Print Show, Enter Gallery, Brighton UK, Dec 2023
Art Miami, Laurent Marthaler Contemporary, Miami, FL, Dec 2023
Rare Print Show, Enter Gallery, Brighton UK, Dec 2022
Connecting the roots, Enter Gallery, Brighton UK, Dec 2023
Art Palm Beach, Laurent Marthaler Contemporary, Palm Beach, FL, Feb 2020
Art LeadHer/ NEW YORK CITY/ March 2019
Fields of precious emptiness/ Laurent Marthaler Contemporary/ MONTREUX/ March 2019
Young Jamieson/ MALBOROUGH, UK/ Dec 2018
Drang Gallery/PADSTOW UK/ Oct 2018
Laurent Marthaler Contemporary/ MONTREUX SWITZERLAND/ June 2018
King Woman/Pen and Brush NEW YORK CITY/ October 12th 2017
Art LeadHer/Lawrence Alkin Gallery/ LONDON/ April 6th-May 8th 2017
Art Angels, LOS ANGELES / Winter Show / December ’16
Joseph Gross Gallery, NEW YORK CITY / Art LeadHer May 5th - 28th 2016
Chambers Fine Art, NEW YORK CITY/Aug 6th 2015
The Gallery, ABU DHABI/ Metamorphosis/ Group Show/ Feb 11th - 25th 2014
SELECT ART FAIRS
Art Miami/ Dec 2023
Art Miami/ Dec 2022
Palm Beach Contemporary/ Palm Beach/ Jan 2019
Art Miami/ Miami/ Dec 2018
Kunst Art Fair/ Zurich/ Nov 2018
Texas Contemporary/ Houston/ Oct 2019
Seatle Art Fair/ August 2018
Art Hamptons/ Bridgehampton, NY/ July 2018
Art Market/ San Fransisco May 2018
Art Hong Kong/ March 2018
London Art Fair/ Feb’18
Stroke Art Fair Munich/ 5th-8th Oct ’17
Art Pampelonne/ St Tropez 29th June-3rd July 2017
Brussels Art Fair/ Feb 16-20th 2017
Scope Miami / Dec '16
PROJECTS
Netflix - feature film - 2020
United Nations, 74th General Assembly -Lions Share Fund, New York 2019
Lululemon, installation, New York, 2018
Saks Fifth Avenue /Fendi /Valentino, 2018
HRH Princes Trust, Commission auction, 2016, 2017, 2018
Sothebys’ Auction, CASA LA, 2016
Soho House Installation, 2017