Travel:

Crocodile Crossing at Mobilia Gallery 2025
October 2024 – Arnhem Land, Australia

My new series of artworks is inspired by my travels to the Arnhem land plateau in North Central Australia. For more that 6000 years the aboriginal people have lived and made art on the rock shelters and cliffs of the plateau. Our guide Dean drove us from Darwin through difficult terrain to Crocodile Crossing as we headed toward Davidson’s Lodge. From the lodge we would travel by boat to see the rock art sites. The drawings, paintings and layers of marks on the rock walls were what I had come to see. My basketry sculptures give the viewer a feeling of what it was like to see the objects, animals and figures drawn on the walls and shelters. Many of the panels are layered with painted figures one on top of the other. Each time a group camped at the site they might add their imagery and marks in honor of the visit. Many of my pieces are covered in bright colors depicting the vibrant landscape of this private and sacred land. The opportunity to visit was a quest to see rock art that has captured my imagination for more than 20 years. Part of the allure of the artwork is the fact that the Arnhem land is a difficult place to visit. The location is accessible only 6 months of the year due to the flooding of the rivers and roads during the rainy season. Few people get the opportunity so I hope my artwork will convey some of the amazing imagery of the people of Arnhem land.

Masks and Dances inspired by Cote d’ Ivoire
May 2024 – Cote d’ Ivoire, Africa

The masks and dances of Cote d’ Ivoire were the influences for my recent series of basket sculptures. Visiting many small villages throughout the country allowed me to experience ceremonial dances usually performed only for the village. I had visited Cote d’ Ivoire in my earlier travels but had never seen the dancers and masks in action. The different areas of the country create their own masks as instructed through tradition. I think of the country as vibrant and colorful. We saw many women balancing all sizes and shaped bundles on their heads as they passed us in town or on the highway. The people of Cote d’ Ivoire are a warm friendly people and show great pride in their country and culture. In each basket form I made use of the round mud hut with its thatched cone shaped roof.

Shows & Events:

Exhibit: Crocodile Crossing

Mobilia Gallery
Summer 2025: June – August
348 Huron Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138

Fiber Biennial – Fiber Reimagined III
Fiber Art Now Juried Show:  July 1st – 27th
Featured in the Fiber Art Now Summer issue magazine
Guilford Art Center
411 Church St. Guilford, CT 06437
203-453-5947

National Basketry Organization
Basketry Now Juried Show: July 29th – October 2025
Textile Center
3000 University Ave. SE#100
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-436-0464

Permanent Collections:

Department of World Cultures
National Museums Scotland
Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland

Mapuche, a basketry sculpture created in 2014 was acquired by the National Museums Scotland for their permanent collection.
About the piece: www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/world-cultures/mapuche/

Bright Moments 2014
U.S. Embassy Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa
5 woven sculptures hanging in the conference room

Elizabeth and Don Whyte
This is a photo of my father, Don Whyte and myself with Scripto and Scripto II June 2008. Together we made a donation of Scripto to the Racine Art Museum (RAM) for their collection of fine basketry. RAM has an outstanding collection of fine craft and has two of my earlier works given by Dale and Doug Anderson in 2000. I made the smaller version called Scipto II for my father to have in his Racine home. I grew up in Racine and as a child my parents took me to Saturday art classes at the Charles A. Wustum Museum now know as RAM.

Teaching:

Basketry Class
March 7th – 8th, 2024
Location: Elizabeth’s studio – Worthington MA
Six hours of instruction with materials included
Cost: $350
Contact Elizabeth at [email protected] or call 413-961-9143 for more information and to sign up.

Snowfarm
Coiled basketry, Geometric Treasure Baskets
May 31st – June 2nd, 2024
Find out more information and sign up @ https://snowfarm.org/

Lectures & Events:

None scheduled

Awards:

Recipient of Massachusetts Cultural Council 2009 Fellowship for Crafts

Elizabeth and State Rep Steve Kulik Elizabeth and her State Representative Stephen Kulik at the Cultural Council Fellowship Awards Ceremony, Massachusetts State House, Boston, November 19, 2009.

Publications:

“Artistry in Fiber: Sculpture”, Anne Lee, E. Ashley Rooney, July 2017

“Painting in the Round”, Patricia Malarcher, Surface Design Magazine, Winter 2012 – Click here to read the article.

NBO 2011 Summer Newsletter, cover photo and article, NBO, 2011

Featured Artist in the National Basketry Organization’s Summer 2011 newsletter!
Click here to read the article.

To learn more about the National Basketry Organization click the link below.
www.nationalbasketry.org

500 Baskets, Lark Books, 2006

Baskets A Book for Makers and Collectors, Billy Ruth Sudduth, 1999

Reviews:

Art review: ‘All Terrain Vehicle’ and ‘Bound’ at James Gallery, Kurt Shaw, May 20, 2015, http://triblive.com/aande/museums/8393146-74/says-schulze-painting#axzz3aliazQFZ

Bound: Exhibition Review, http://www.treadingart.com/post/120031367055/exhibition-review-bound

Journeys: Elizabeth Whyte Schulze, solo show, Fiber Art Center FIBERARTS 2007, Nancy Moore Bess

“Artist implements basic methods, materials for her work”, Gregory Morell, The Recorder, Greenfield, MA, February 12, 2004

“Getting More Fiber”, Mary Thomas, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA, April 28, 2004

“‘Crossings’ In Time”, Larry Parnass, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA, February 20, 2004

“New Forms in Fiber”, Patricia Harris and David Lyon, Fiber Arts Magazine, Summer 2002

“Drawing on Lascaux”, Rick Reiken, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA, October 1996