Liz Afif Artist

05/08/2026

opportunity

Every year, our curators seek out the artists the rest of the world hasn't found yet. This year, that search could end with you.

Rising Stars is Saatchi Art's annual report that champions recent art school graduates, early-career artists, and self-taught artists to collectors around the globe.

To Apply:

•Recent art school graduates and self-taught artists—any degree level welcome
•All mediums and materials welcome
•A Saatchi Art profile is required for consideration—free to create
•At least 6 artworks must be uploaded to your profile by May 31st

Deadline: May 29th, 2026 · 12 PM PST

Apply now: https://bit.ly/rising-stars-open-call

05/08/2026

With The Art of Elysium – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

05/08/2026

A dappled moon at midnight – this morning a heavy white sun – rich RV mud & emerald grass – dense haze to east – houses & trees vibrate in it –

Charles E. Burchfield, May 8, 1917

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Sunrise in the Forest, 1917; watercolor on paper, 22 x 18 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives.

05/07/2026

I am in the running to be The People's Artist. At the moment I am first in my group. There are still a few stages to the voting. This is what I will do if I receive the $25,000 prize: I will create additional exhibition space in my home with a private entrance. This will be a space to display art monthly throughout the year. I will also add a shower to the existing private bath for an annual artist-in-residence program in the summer, for one artist per year. Length of the residency will be only 3 days, and during that time the artist may share use of my studio space and we'll create a video about their art, and the experience as well as a catalog.
I am the people's artist because when I have the opportunity for success, my first thought is to share it with other great living artists.

contest by: Colossal
for: The Art of Elysium
promoted with help from: Johnny Depp
Liz Afif is a painter who has always kept working on her art and helping other artists as a collector, curator and champion of living artists, especially the under-appreciated and underrepresented. Liz Afif Fisher received her
MFA from PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2002 and her
BFA from Moore College of Art & Design in 1996
Thank you for voting daily!

I still have my sign from Afif Gallery at 1904 South St.

It hangs at the entrance of the space I will be transforming into a gallery.
AI envisioned version in comments.

02/19/2026

https://youtu.be/scmYLQVb0xk?si=8HO58XZjFduLgD4j

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

01/08/2026

Still haven’t finished editing the youtube video, on the process, but here is the finished painting

12/26/2025

On October 8, I started work on a portrait commission. Yesterday the recipients of the commission received it as a Christmas gift. Here's a photo of it on day 1. I'll be releasing a video of the whole process and the finished painting soon.

12/06/2025

09/25/2025

We are THRILLED to announce a transformational, one-million-dollar gift from long-time supporter Julie Jensen Bryan! 🎉🎉🎉 It is the largest donation received in our 110-year history, and will ensure our ability to thrive into the future.
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This exceptional gift, distributed over five years, will launch an Endowment Fund, as well as provide support to care for our treasured, late 19th century building and invest in our outstanding staff. In recognition of this gift, our historic home will be named “The Print Center at the Julie Jensen Bryan Building.”
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This gift is made even more meaningful, as it comes at a time of economic uncertainty for so many arts organizations. We are deeply grateful for Julie Bryan’s confidence and commitment, allowing us to move confidently into the future, and to build on previous accomplishments to serve the community with vital, compelling and thought-provoking exhibitions, public programs and publications dedicated to issues and accomplishments in contemporary photography and print.
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Image: Ashley Limés-Castellana, "The Print Center," 2015
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09/03/2025

post it note from James 2012 (inspiration for note in recent Yellow Roses painting) Kept one and framed it.