Liz Ward’s drawings, paintings, and prints have been widely exhibited at numerous venues including the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Weatherspoon Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; the Austin Museum of Art; and the International Print Center, New York. Her work is also represented in many private, corporate and public collections, most notably the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Austin Museum of Art, and the University of New Mexico Museum of Art.
Liz Ward received an M.F.A. in painting from the University of Houston in 1990, and a B.F.A. cum laude from the University of New Mexico in 1982. Her work has been recognized with two Mid-America Arts Alliance/NEA Fellowships, and the Dozier Travel Award from the Dallas Museum of Art. She joined the faculty of Trinity University in 1999, where she is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Art and Art History. She lives and works in Castroville, Texas, outside of San Antonio.