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Cuba Libra – May 2026
New work inspired by my recent trip to Cuba.
- Exhibit: Cahoon Museum of American Art 2021
- Video: Live talk at the Cahoon Museum of American Art from Nov. 2021
- National Museums Scotland did a write up on Elizabeth’s piece “Mapuche” that is in their permanent collection: https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/world-cultures/mapuche/
Artist Statement
Elizabeth Whyte Schulze – 2026
My work over thirty years is constantly evolving as I experiment with the coiled basket. Using pine
needles, raffia and rice paper my baskets are containers, wall hung vessels and suspended tubes. When I
complete a basket form I then add a thin layer of rice paper providing me with a skin-like surface to paint
and draw.My travels throughout the world inspire and inform what I create. My travels have taken me to the remote
area of Arnhem land, Australia. I have been interested in aboriginal art since the 1970’s. My artwork
reflects the joy and excitement I felt traveling to see these sites, passing through crocodile infested rivers
and endless red dirt roads. My bold colors and local animals express my response to this distant landscape
while viewing the rock walls covered in art unique to the Arnhem land.Recently in Cuba, I discovered the paintings of Amelia Pelaez (1896-1968). Her artwork depicts the
tropical flora and colonial architecture in bright colors and intricate designs. Discovering her paintings in
Havana’s National Art Museum has given me an opportunity to research and discover the Cuban landscape.
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