I am one of six siblings, all of whom are serious scientists. I’m the artist oddball. My parents were adventurous and courageous. I’m grateful to them for hauling us around the Western Hemisphere.

I lived in Maryland until I was ten, then we began our migration from north to south and back again. I have had the good fortune to live in the US and five Latin American countries. I’m a citizen of the Western Hemisphere. I have a BFA from UNM and an MFA from MICA.

I’ve spent quite a bit of time in New Mexico, both as a young woman in the 70's (when I lived in the high-altitude desert with no running water or electricity for six years) and more recently in a lovely modern home in Santa Fe. It’s only 100 years old +/-.

 I’ve been mostly in Vermont from 1988 to 2014 living in the home my husband and I built in Sudbury. In the early 2000’s we opened a gallery and frame shop in Brandon Vermont: Liza Myers Gallery and James Frames. In 2010 I began teaching a course called Southwest Explorations at Castleton University. With a colleague we gathered 14-18 students in the fall semester and took them to New Mexico, spending 2 ½ months exploring the art and cultures of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah. It was challenging and rewarding driving 6,000 miles per semester. Based in Santa Fe we visited major and minor cultural sites and national parks. I’ve just returned to Vermont after 8-1/2 years in Santa Fe.

 I’ve been an exhibiting artist since I was 26 in many venues and locations. I also have forty-five (!) years of experience teaching art in many mediums at all levels: K-12, college and adult continuing ed. in my studios. I have taught after school and summer programs for children and teens since the 90’s and I’ve taught Spanish conversation, too.

 All the while I was making my own art: painting and sculpting. It was always very important to me to make my art. To walk the walk, as well as talk the talk to my students. Since 1977 I’ve participated in more than 100 juried and group exhibitions and art fairs, in 18 states and five countries.

 I’ve had a few fairly serious health issues since 2016 which have curtailed my productivity, but I’m back on my feet, and at home in my Vermont studio. It’s wonderful to be exhibiting again in the Brandon Artists Guild, which I helped found in 2001. I am proud to see what a wonderful space it has become, bringing more high-quality art and energy to central Vermont.