Eliza Myrie
# Eliza Myrie

Eliza Myrie (born 1981) is a visual artist who lives and works in Chicago, IL. Myrie works in a variety of media including sculpture, participatory installation art, public art, and printmaking.

## Early life and education

Myrie's father is a stonemason. Myrie received her MFA from Northwestern University and her BA from Williams College. Myrie was a participant at The Skowhegan School in 2010 and The Whitney Independent Study Program 2019-2020.

## Art career

Myrie co-founded the Black Artists Retreat (2013-2016) with Theaster Gates, underwritten by the Rebuild Foundation, that gathered an intergenerational group of black visual artists outside of traditional art institutions. In winter 2016, Myrie was awarded a MacDowell fellowship. In 2017/2018, Myrie held the Equal Justice Residency/Fellowship at the Santa Fe Art Institute. Myrie is the Wiki Project Manager at Black Lunch Table.

### Teaching

Myrie has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Williams College.

### Selected exhibitions

* Davidson Contemporary, New York (2010)
* Hyde Park Arts Center, Chicago (2010)
* New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York (2011)
* Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago (2012)
* Roots and Culture, Chicago (2014)
* Shane Campbell, Chicago (2016)
* Vox Populi, Philadelphia (2016)

### Awards

* LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman ARTADIA Awardee - Chicago, 2020
