Elizabeth Busey likes to exploit the deliberate nature of printmaking and collage as a way to meditate on parts of the world that fascinate her. Daily encounters with towering billows of clouds as well as expansive topographies and microscopic illuminations are translated into detailed, rhythmic monoprint collages, and large, colorful reduction linocuts.
Busey’s artwork is included in public, corporate, hospital and private collections in the United States, Europe and Australia. Her work has been featured in juried printmaking shows such as the Los Angeles Printmaking Society’s National Print Exhibition and the Boston Printmaker’s North American Biennial. Her monoprint collage, Nevertheless She Was Sanguine, was awarded First Place in the Indiana Artists juried show at Newfields/Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Busey was born in Syracuse, New York in 1967 to parents who loved to hike and travel. She continued this interest as she lived on both coasts, and now resides among the rugged hills and valleys of Bloomington, Indiana.
Solo/Dual Exhibitions
2023
• Monoprint & Collages by Amanda Barrow and Elizabeth Busey, Art Space Vincennes, Vincennes, IN , March – April
• Printmaking Celebrated with James Hubbard, UU Church of Indy, Indianapolis, Jan – Feb
2019
Gretchen Charlton Art Gallery, Kankakee IL, March – April
St. Meinrad Archabbey Library Gallery, St. Meinrad, IN, January – February
2017
Ivy Tech John Waldron Art Center, Bloomington, IN, April
2015
Considering the Beloved – Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center (IN), June-July
Incomparable Wonder – Marx Gallery, Tho. Jefferson Unitarian, Louisville, KY, March – April
2014
Captive on the Carousel of Time, Bloomington City Hall Atrium (IN), November
Opening Artist, Columbus Regional Hospital Wellconnect (IN), Dec 2013 – February
2013
Visiting Artist, By Hand Gallery, Bloomington IN, February
2012
Connections, Gifts of Art, Univ. of Michigan Health System (MI), August – October
All Things Great & Small, Hotel Indigo, Columbus IN February – March
2011
Wonderfully Made, IvyTech John Waldron Art Center, Bloomington IN, December
Forces of Nature-Wellspring of Life, Bloomington City Hall Atrium (IN), August
2010
Unexpected Perspectives, The Venue Gallery, Bloomington, IN, June
Selected Invited Group Exhibitions
2024
Stand Out Prints, Highpoint Ctr for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN, Sept-Oct.
Indiana Artists Juried Show, Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN, April-June
2022
22nd Natl Print Exhibition, Los Angeles, Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, CA, Oct – Nov
Biennial Footprint Intl Exhb., Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk CT, Jun-Aug
2021
Indiana Artists Juried Show, Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN, April-June
2019
A New Leaf, Momentum Gallery, Asheville NC Sept – Nov
Art Reflects Science, Prairie State University, Chicago Heights IL Sept – Oct
Dear Earth, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL June – July
Indiana Artists Juried Show, Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN, April-June
2018
Biennial Footprint Intl Exhb., Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk CT, Jun-Aug
National Print Exhibition, Artlink, Ft Wayne, IN March – May
Vistas, Governors State Univ, University Park, IL March – April
Four Rivers Print Biennial, Southern Illinois Univ, Carbondale, IL, Feb – March
2018 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Bradbury Gallery Arkansas State, AR, Jan-Feb
Water, Fire, Ice, Earth, Air, Tall Grass Gallery, Park Forest, IL, Jan-Feb
(impressit), The Victorian House Art Gallery, Olivet Nazarene Univ, IL, Jan – Feb
Landscape Invitational, Jasper Art Center, Jasper, IN, Jan
2017
Indiana Artists Spring Juried Show, Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN, April-June
2016
Ten Bloomington Printmakers, The Vault, Bloomington IN, December
Open Spaces: Art About the Land, Minnetrista, Muncie IN, Oct – Nov
Serial & Sequential, a Printmaker’s Performance, Argonne 201 Gallery, (IL) Sep – Dec
Indiana NOW 2016, Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, May-Aug
2016 National Print Exhibition, Ft. Wayne, IN, April – May
2015
2015 National Print Exhibition, Ft. Wayne, IN, April – May
2015 Delta National Small Prints, Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas State, AR, February
Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN, Dec 2014 – January
2014
Prints, Prints, Lots of Prints, Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington MA, Feb – March
2013
Boston Printmakers North American Biennial, Boston MA, October – December
2010
Category: Printmaking, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, July – August
Grants
July 2012 – June 2013 Individual Artist Grant, State of Indiana
Affiliations
Indiana Artists, Member
Community Involvement
2015 Visiting Artist, WonderLab Museum, Bloomington, IN, October
2014 Artist in Residence, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis IN, May – June
2013 Visiting Artist, T.C. Steele State Historic Site, Nashville IN, June
Collaborative Printmaking Workshop, Beta Teen Ctr, Nashville IN, June
Art Education
2004 – 2006 Fine Arts Coursework
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
