Eliza Piro was born in Adelaide and spent her younger years growing up in Clare in the mid-north of South Australia. Eliza studied art at Pembroke School, where her love and passion for the subject evolved. Further study at Melbourne School of Photography gave her a greater understanding of colour, texture and form which led into experimenting with different mediums. Eliza is now a full-time artist living in Adelaide with her husband and three children.
EXHIBITIONS include:
2020 Inside an Artist’s Studio, The studio Gallery WA
2019 “Studio Treasures” Group Exhibition, The
Studio Gallery, WA
2017 ‘Summer Days’, The Studio Gallery, WA
2016 The Bridgewater Mill, SA
Sala Art images Gallery, SA
Sala Swedish Tarts, SA
Hamra Centre, SA
2015 The Studio Gallery, WA
Sala One Rundle Trading Company, SA
Sala Art Images Gallery, SA
2014 Adelaide Zoo
Pembroke, Old Scholars Exhibition
CIBO Prospect
West Torrens Auditorium
SALA Art Images Gallery Patterns & Rhythms
Canterbury Art show, VIC
‘Bird Sanctuary’, Flinders Promenade Gallery
Adelaide Fringe
Faraja Café
2013 “Exotic Odyssey” – Local Images Penola
Goodwood Art House
Stirling Fine Arts Pop-up shop
Loreto Sprint Art
The Studio Gallery W.A.
SALA
2012 The Studio Gallery W.A.
“Its a birds life” – Flinders Promenade Gallery
Flinders Promenade Gallery – South Australia
2011 Stirling Fine Arts – Feature Artist – South Australia
Loreto Spring Art – South Australia
One Rundle Trading – SALA – South Australia
Manyung Gallery – Victoria
2010 The Studio Gallery, WA
(Loreto Spring Art) – SA
Manyung Gallery – Mount Eliza – Vic
SALA “CIBO NERO Exhibition” – SA
Birds of a Feather” Glenferrie Road Contemporary Road
Summer Mode – Art Images Gallery – Adelaide
2009 Group TAPAS – Art Images Gallery – Adelaide
Art and Revelry – Frances Keevil Gallery – Sydney
Art Sydney (Represented by Manyung Gallery)
Art Images Gallery, Adelaide South Australia
Spring Art (Loreto College) – South Australia
SALA (Fabric of Life) – South Australia
Scotch College Art Show
Glenferrie Road Contemporary Art – Victoria
Canterbury Art Show – Represented by Glenferrie Road Contemporary Art, Victoria
Art Melbourne – Represented by Glenferrie Road Contemporary Art
Gadfly Gallery – Perth, Western Australia
Bold, spirited and beautiful, Eliza Piro’s paintings are a celebration of colour and of life itself. Comprising an array of vibrant colours and patterns, Eliza’s paintings evoke feelings of optimism and joy.
Working in acrylic paint and watercolour, Eliza adorns her canvases with intricate patterns and motifs, as an embroiderer would a tapestry. Her process combines dot and linework along with layering and masking techniques, resulting in artworks that are rich in colour and detail.
Drawing inspiration from Suzani textiles, Indian mandalas and eastern folk art, Eliza’s paintings acknowledge elements of spirituality and tradition, while maintaining a distinctly contemporary edge.
Recently, Eliza has developed her practice further, exploring the domestic and figurative themes of still life while maintaining elements of her signature style and patterning. Her recent paintings depict elaborate table settings and richly decorated interiors, evoking a sense of festivity and enjoyment in everyday life. In her words, these works attempt to “take ordinary snapshots of life and make them fun”.
This celebration of beauty and optimism is reflected in Eliza’s own passion for creating “art that lifts people’s spirit and makes them feel inspired”.