Bio

Liza G. Amir (b. 1982) grew up in New Jersey. Her love of painting began 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. During a summer at the Florence Academy of Art 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, under the direction of Judith Pond Kudlow, 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 soul 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.