Liz King is a mixed-media artist, educator, and storyteller whose work functions as a visual diary, exploring identity, memory, and personal experience. Raised in Central Texas, she earned a B.F.A. in Ceramic Sculpture from East Texas State University and an M.F.A. in Ceramic Casting, Sculpture, and Mixed Media from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also participated in a residency at the Banff School of Fine Arts in Alberta, Canada.

King’s career has included roles as an admissions counselor, portfolio advisor, adjunct professor, and high school art teacher. She now works full time in her studio, creating both two- and three-dimensional work that weaves together personal narratives, relationships, and cultural influence.

Her practice incorporates ceramics, collage, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture, often using found materials to build layered, intuitive compositions. Influenced by the Chicago Imagists, the West Coast Ceramic Movement of the 1970s, The Hairy Who, and German Expressionism, King’s work reflects both historical references and lived experience. Recent projects have been shaped by immersive travel and creative retreats, particularly in the American Southwest, where landscape and place have initiated new, more deeply rooted directions in her work.