Lizz Freeman

Lizz Freeman makes thread paintings and textile sculptures primarily utilizing second hand and salvaged materials. Sylvie in the Living Room is a part of Freeman’s current series which explores the creative process, experimenting with technique and introspection. The pieces involve many hours, hyper focused on a small area, sewing machine needle moving at lightning speed. This exacting eye and intention engages the artist’s presence in every moment of creation. These images are meditations on time, identity, and motherhood. The salvaged materials used hold onto the remembrance of the frailty of the environment in our current, collective moment.

Lizz Freeman lives and works in New Orleans, LA. She is primarily self taught and began exhibiting her work at the age of 15 at MARS Artspace in Phoenix, AZ. Recent exhibitions include Tongue and Groove, Good Children Gallery, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 2022; Within This Expanse, The Post Office, Port Ewan, NY, Nov 2022; Future Tense, The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, Lincoln, NE, February 2023. In addition to her professional artistic practice, she serves as the Executive Director of ricRACK, a nonprofit committed to diverting textiles from the landfill and teaching fiber arts to the community.