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Elizabeth Khoury: Mythmaker in Paint and Form
Born in London and shaped by life in the United States, Lebanon, and Spain, Elizabeth Khoury is an artist whose work exists at the crossroads of history, narrative, and imagination. Weaving together the past and the present, fact and fiction, her practice creates visual mythologies that transcend time and place.
Khoury’s work is deeply rooted in storytelling, drawing from folklore, ancient scripts, and the echoes of lost civilizations. Through painting, drawing, and installation, she constructs layered compositions that suggest forgotten languages and fragmented histories. Her fascination with communication—both spoken and unspoken—manifests in her use of abstracted alphabets, asemic writing, and symbolic imagery, inviting the viewer into a world where meaning is fluid and ever-evolving.
Having lived across multiple cultures, Khoury’s art reflects a constant negotiation of identity, belonging, and memory. She explores the intersection between personal history and collective myth, often engaging with themes of displacement, hybridity, and transformation. In her work, figures and forms emerge and dissolve, much like the shifting nature of history itself—at once tangible and elusive. Khoury’s artistic vision is one of synthesis, where seemingly disparate elements coalesce into something both deeply personal and universally resonant. Her work does not merely depict myths; it creates them—offering new narratives that bridge the past with the ever-unfolding present.
