Elizabeth MacKenzie

Elizabeth MacKenzie (born 1955) is a Canadian artist based in Vancouver known for her drawing, installation and video since the early eighties.

Her work has been characterized by an interest in maternal ambivalence, monstrous bodies, interrogations of portraiture and considerations of the complexity of familial and other interpersonal relations.

[10] MacKenzie's work has been contextualized alongside visual artist Nancy Spero in Jo Anna Isaak's book; Feminism and Contemporary Art: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Laughter.

[12] Solo exhibitions include UnBecoming: An Annotated Exhibition Archived 2017-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, curated by Sarah Cavanaugh in 2016 at Seymour Art Gallery in North Vancouver.The Gaze of History: Portraits from the Collection, curated by Darrin Martens, Burnaby Art Gallery at Deer Lake (British Columbia) in 2012.

"At the BAG, MacKenzie has used powdered graphite to draw portraits of the building’s former occupants directly on the gallery’s white walls.