Liz Maw

Liz Maw (born 1966) is an artist from New Zealand.

Background Maw was born in 1966 in Wellington, New Zealand. She graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts in 2002. She lives with her partner, fellow painter Andrew McLeod in Mount Eden.

Career Maw is primarily a painter, working in oils. Drawing on her Catholic background, Maw's work melds religious iconography and contemporary issues. She also references European old masters but takes celebrities and modern characters as her subjects, including notable portraits of Francis Upritchard, David Attenborough, and Michael Jackson. Her fantasy figures often depict women and explore the idea of the femme fatale.

Selected exhibitions by Maw include: evil genius miscellaneous, 2010 Peter McLeavey Gallery (Wellington) What I Did Last Summer, 2011, group show at Peter Mcleavey Gallery (Wellington) For Oscar, 2011, group show at Peter Mcleavey Gallery (Wellington) New Paintings, 2011, Ivan Anthony Gallery (Auckland) The Montgomery Twins Dead End and Avercamp Machine Man Winter Scene, 2012, Peter McLeavey Gallery (Wellington) Maw is represented in Auckland by the Ivan Anthony Gallery and in Wellington by the Peter McLeavey Gallery. Chartwell Collection, James Wallace Arts Trust, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and the University of Auckland.