Biography

Born in 2006 in Houston, Texas, Eliza has loved art ever since she would observe her grandfather, who was also an artist. Eliza learned the basic fundamentals of art from Ms. Betsy Miller at Colors of the Heart Studio. Her passion for art and interest in the American West grew through competing in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) school art competition, where her artwork was selected for auction several times. After her first year of high school, she received a scholarship to attend the Western Art Academy (WAA) in Kerrville, Texas. At WAA, Eliza discovered her love for oil painting, which has since become her primary medium. Eliza has participated in several events through the Oil Painters of America, including their Western Regional exhibitions, annual Student Art Competitions, and National Exhibitions. In 2024, Southwest Art Magazine selected her for their “21 Under 31” feature. She has also been part of the annual Roundup Sale and Exhibition at the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville as well as the Cowgirl Up! Exhibition at the Sigler Western Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona. This fall, Eliza will have her work featured in the 2026 Resonance Show at the A.R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, Colorado. Eliza currently attends the University of Texas at Austin, where she majors in Mathematics. She continues to paint and improve her skills in the pursuit of becoming a professional western and figurative painter. To Eliza, art is one of the most powerful acts of communication that we have to tell stories about our human experiences.

RECOGNITION & EXHIBITIONS:
2026
American Artists Professional League (AAPL) 98th National Exhibition Finalist
June PleinAir® Magazine Salon Art Prize Best Western
Accepted to the American Artists Professional League (AAPL)
Palette & Chisel Emerging Artists Art Exhibition and Competition
May PleinAir® Magazine Salon Art Prize Best Artist Under 40 Award
Oil Painters of America National Salon: Exhibition Of Small Paintings
Museum of Western Art’s 43rd Annual Roundup Exhibition & Sale, Kerrville, TX
Cowgirl Artists of America 21st Cowgirl Up! Exhibition and Sale, Sigler Western Museum, Wickenburg, AZ
Oil Painters of America 35th National Juried Exhibition, Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO
Fine Art Connoisseur Award at 2026 Best & Brightest Art Show – Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, AZ
Art Renewal Center (ARC) 18th International ARC Salon Competition 3rd Place/Teens Category
2026 Daniel Keys Palette Project Scholarship Recipient, Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, AZ
Richeson75 International Art Competitions – Small Works 2026

2025
December PleinAir® Magazine Best Artist Under 40 Honorable Mention
December PleinAir® Magazine Western Honorable Mention
November/December Modern Impressionist Salon Top 20 Paintings
November PleinAir® Magazine Best Western, November 2025 Plein Air Salon Awards
October PleinAir® Magazine Western Honorable Mention, October 2025 Plein Air Salon Awards
October/November Modern Impressionist Salon Top 40 Paintings
Richeson75 International Art Competitions – Animals, Birds & Wildlife ONLINE 2025 Finalist
Art Renewal Center (ARC) – 18th International ARC Salon Competition Finalist
September PleinAir® Magazine Finalist, Sept 2025 Plein Air Salon Awards
Almenara Art Prize art competition Honorable Mention – 2025 Almenara Art Awards
Portrait Society of America 6th Annual The Future Generation Competition Finalist
Winner – Best Western Category, June 2025 Plein Air Salon from PleinAir® Magazine, June 2025, PleinAir Salon Awards
Oil Painters of America Western Regional Art Exhibition, Illume Art Gallery, Philipsburg, MT
Oil Painters of America Award of Excellence, Wet Paint Competition, National Exhibition at Bradenton, FL
Oil Painters of America 34th National Juried Exhibition, Herrig Center for the Arts, Bradenton, FL
Museum of Western Art’s 42nd Annual Roundup Exhibition & Sale, Kerrville, TX
3rd place – College Division: Oil Painters of America 5th Annual Student Art Competition
Oil Painters of America; to be featured at Oil Painters of America National Exhibition
Scottsdale Artists’ School Scholarship Recipient – Romel de la Torre Workshop, Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, AZ
Cowboy Artists Association Joe Beeler Scholarship Recipient – Rose Frantzen workshop, Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio, Langley, WA
First Place for Oil Painting at 2025 Best & Brightest Art Show – Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, Arizona
2025 Daniel Keys Palette Project Scholarship Recipient, Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, AZ
Conroe Art League (CAL) International 2025 – 10th Annual Fine Art Competition and Exhibit Madeley Fine Art Gallery, Conroe, Texas

2024
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Metropolitan Scholarship Recipient
Cowboy Artists Association Joe Beeler Scholarship Recipient – Cowboy Artists Association workshop, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas
Southwest Art Magazine – 21 Under 31: One of the “21 Under 31” Artists for Southwest Art Magazine’s 25th Annual 21 Under 31 Aug/Sept 2024 Edition
2024 Oil Painters of America – Western Regional Art Exhibition at Phippen Museum, Prescott, Arizona
39th Annual Bosque Art Classic, Bosque Art Center, Clifton, Texas
Dorothy Vaughan Commissioned Portrait – NASA Johnson Space Center Bldg. 12 Dedication in her honor. Portrait on display in the NASA JSC Bldg. 12 Lobby
3rd place – High School Division: Oil Painters of America 4th Annual Student Art Competition
Oil Painters of America; to be featured at Oil Painters of America National Exhibition in April 2024
Grand Champion, Lot #1 for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Student Art Auction; Featured in media reports such as the Houston Chronicle, KHOU-11, KPRC, ABC13-Houston, and Epoch Times
2024 Daniel Keys Palette Project Scholarship Recipient, Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, AZ