Freelance Artist, Creative Workshop Facilitator and Community Arts Practitioner
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Lizzie is a socially engaged artist, creative workshop facilitator and community arts practitioner based in Manchester working throughout the North West. Nature is an endless source of inspiration for Lizzie and shines through her artwork which ranges from colourful paintings full of pattern, to intricate linocut and screen prints to larger scale artworks for murals and sculptures in schools and community settings.
Lizzie is passionate about creating opportunities for Manchester’s young people and adults to access and engage in the arts for wellbeing and creative health. She has over 6 years experience facilitating art sessions for young people and adults in various settings from alternative creative education provisions, open access community groups, carers centres, in patient mental health facilities, charity sector, museums and art galleries as well as mainstream education settings. Lizzie is also a trainee Art therapist studying a Masters at University of Chester.
She is skilled in encouraging engagement to build a sense of connection and community and supports others to rediscover self-expression and empowerment through creativity using various materials and visual art forms.