Travel Artist
Sydney Area, Australia
- Current
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- Writer and Illustrator at ThingsAsian Press
- Mural Artist/Promotions Director at Hong Kong Mural Society
- Artist at Elizabeth Briel
- Past
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- Director at The Cyan Studio
- Photographer at ThingsAsian Press
- Illustrator at ThingsAsian Press
- Photo Instructor at Angkor Photo Festival
- Founder at Cameras for Cambodia
- Education
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- Vicchio Arts and Culture Center, Italy
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Institut Internationale d'Etudes Francaises de l'Universite de Strasbourg
- Connections
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- Industry
- Fine Art
- Websites
Elizabeth Briel’s Summary
Elizabeth Briel is an artist with an Asian focus. She has recently illustrated her first book, photographed her second, and is writing another about her quest through the backroads and rivers of Thailand, Laos & Vietnam in search of the perfect paper.
Currently she is based in both Sydney and Asia, and will be in North America during Fall 2010. Send her a message if you're interested in her work, or would like her to speak at your bookstore / organization / university.
Elizabeth Briel’s Specialties:
Achieving the unusual through underexplored designs.
Elizabeth Briel’s Experience
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Writer and Illustrator
ThingsAsian Press
(Publishing industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
I roamed the back roads and rivers of Thailand, Laos & Vietnam for four months, looking for handmade paper and the people who make it.
Then completed the 30 illustrations with Vietnamese ink on local handmade paper while studying Chinese in Lijiang.
Now I'm writing the first draft somewhere in western Sydney. We'll release the book in late 2010. I hope to talk about it at a bookstore or university near you. Just message me if interested. -
Mural Artist/Promotions Director
Hong Kong Mural Society
(Fine Art industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
Read more about what we do for the Hong Kong community at: http://hkmuralsociety.com
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Artist
Elizabeth Briel
(Fine Art industry)
June 1999 — Present (10 years 7 months)
I'm an american artist with an Asian focus.
I paint sharp-witted women like these: http://elizabethbriel.com/gallery/calendar-girls.php
I print blue photos of disappearing places like these: http://elizabethbriel.com/gallery/bokor-in-blue.php
Sometimes I work in Sydney, some times I work in Asia. -
Director
The Cyan Studio
(Fine Art industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year )
A community gallery/artspace on Lamma Island, Hong Kong, featuring monthly exhibitions from local artists and photographers. All taking place in my small seaside art studio and rooftop.
Map: http://thecyanstudio.blogspot.com/2007/06/map-to-cyan-studio.html -
Photographer
ThingsAsian Press
(Publishing industry)
June 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 7 months)
With my Canon I captured the tranquil beaches and village life of Hong Kong's offshore islands for the book Lost & Found: HK
More here: http://lostandfoundhk.thingsasian.com/book/
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lost-and-Found-Hong-Kong/157080215727 -
Illustrator
ThingsAsian Press
(Publishing industry)
December 2007 — July 2008 (8 months)
Hand-printed and -painted Cyanotype illustrations for the children's book H is for Hong Kong. Exhibited at Karin Weber Gallery, Central Hong Kong.
More here: http://thingsasianpress.com/detail_hisforhongkong.htm -
Photo Instructor
Angkor Photo Festival
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2006 — 2006 (less than a year)
Taught photography to former street children in Siem Reap, Cambodia, as part of a rehabilitation effort with several NGOs including Caritas.
I was the first instructor outside of a workshop context, so designed and implemented the aesthetic and technical goals for students, with the aid of a local teacher/translator. Also edited and organized photos for an eventual book with iMac, and for the Angkor Photo Festival 2006. -
Founder
Cameras for Cambodia
(Philanthropy industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
Cameras for Cambodia was a grassroots project in Siem Reap, the gateway to World Heritage site Angkor Wat.
We collected secondhand film cameras and photo books from donors around the world to put cameras in the hands of kids aged 7-15. Working with a local NGO, we taught photography and basic photo editing to a group of 6 children.
In 2006 the project was transferred to the Angkor Photo Festival, to provide a longer-term vision with an international organization.
Elizabeth Briel’s Education
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Vicchio Arts and Culture Center, Italy
Apprenticeship , Sculpture , 2000 — 2000
Work/study scholarship to study various sculpture techniques in Tuscany
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
BFA , Painting , 1996 — 1999
Awarded a UROP grant to study the ancient Greco-Roman art of Encaustic wax painting.
- Activities and Societies:
- Additional focus on Printmaking: Lithography
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Institut Internationale d'Etudes Francaises de l'Universite de Strasbourg
Certificate of French Studies , French Language, Culture & Arts , 1998 — 1998
Website: http://www.iief.unistra.fr
I enrolled for a semester at the IIEF to learn French through total immersion.
This was a self-created study-abroad program, partially funded by independent study with art professors at the University of Minnesota.
I sent instructors paintings, drawings & prints, and received university credit in return.- Activities and Societies:
- Audited courses in Design at the Universite de Strasbourg's main program
Additional Information
Elizabeth Briel’s Websites:
Elizabeth Briel’s Groups:
Women in Publishing Society (Hong Kong)
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Elizabeth Briel’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
