Bio

Liza G. Amir (b. 1982) grew up in New Jersey. Her love of painting started at an early age, and she began her formal training in her teens. She received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2004, and continued her studies at the Art Students League of New York, and the International School of Drawing and Painting in Umbria, Italy. While working on her Master’s in art education, Liza hit a turning point. She spent the summer of 2008 at the Florence Academy of Art where she found the training and working method she knew she’d been looking for all along: a curriculum based on the nineteenth century academic tradition. This led her to the NYK Academy at the Harlem Studio of Art, where she received her Certificate in Classical Drawing in 2011 and her Painting Diploma in 2012.

While studying in Harlem, Liza was introduced commissioned portraiture, where she truly has found her niche. Using her strong academic foundation, she relishes in the challenge of creating paintings that capture both the likeness and essence of her subjects. Notable past commissions include Iowa State University, Loma Linda Hospital, Harvard University, and the World Bank.

Liza resides and works in North Caldwell, NJ with her husband, two sons and daughter.