Elizabeth Hefty-Khoury

Elizabeth Hefty-Khoury is a London-born artist and writer who is currently based in Valencia, Spain. 

She holds an MFA in Fine Art – Painting from the Art Institute, California, and an MA in Welsh/Celtic Studies from the University of Wales. 

Her abiding love of history and literature has led to a body of work that has a strong narrative structure, combining elements of comparative mythology and poetry with an examination of cultural dichotomies and conflicts which mirror her own mixed cultural identity. She is especially interested in the analysing of similarities and differences in Northern European and Middle Eastern myths, legends and symbols. The past and its reinterpretation in the present is a theme constantly re-occurring in her painting and writing, drawing not only on the theoretical but also on her own experiences. Her latest works include combining the expressions of drawing and writing, reimagining obscure Celtic symbols within the context of contemporary feminism, and a visual and literary journey through the streets of Beirut. 

Exhibitions

2023: Rebirth Beirut, Beirut – The Human Condition

2023: Bloom Gallery, Valencia – Plastic Fantastic

2022: Bloom Gallery, Valencia – Levant/e, Binary Art Gathering, The Sea, Caras

2021: Bloom Gallery/Arneli Art Gallery, online – NEXUS

2013: Ray Edwards Gallery, East High School, Madison – The Book of Journeys

2013: Halka Art Project, Istanbul – The Book of Journeys

2013: Galeria Color Elefante, Valencia – The Book of Journeys

2013: Charles Allis and Vilas Terrace Museums, Milwaukee, Jewish Museum, Milwaukee – A Chair to Remember

2013: Edgerton Hospital Gallery, Edgerton – Beginning & End

2012 Ray Edwards Gallery, East High School, Madison – Beginning & End

2012 K2W, Madison 

2012: Off Your Feet Cyber Gallery 

2012: Berlin Art Club, Berlin, Germany

2010: Evolution Arts Collective, Madison

2010: MAOAS, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison

2010: Evolution Arts Collective, Madison

2009: Evolution Arts Collective, Madison