About the artist

Elizabeth Kuntz is a Fine Artist, Graphic Designer, and Senior Advanced Instructor of Tai Chi and Qigong. She returned to her hometown of South Bend, Indiana, in 2019 after living for 22 years in Nicosia, Cyprus. For over a decade, she has been learning about the ancient philosophies of Tai Chi, Qigong and meditation from a Master in Cyprus. Through these practices, she’s been on an incredible journey of personal and spiritual growth. While gaining a deeper understanding of her true nature as a human being, she has been developing her own unique expression as an artist.

Her most influential art teacher was her father, the late Robert Kuntz, who was a talented sculptor and woodworker. Elizabeth spent her youth immersed in the art world, attending countless classes, workshops and exhibitions before going on to obtain her BFA from Indiana State University. Several years ago she rediscovered her passion for drawing and in 2018, held her first solo exhibit “The Dance of the Free Spirit” in Cyprus. She has since been exhibiting in the Michiana area and her artwork has appeared in juried shows at the South Bend Museum of Art and the Midwest Museum of American Art in Elkhart. She’s also a member of the Northern Indiana Pastel Society, and recently had the honor of receiving her fourth award in their latest group exhibition at the Box Factory for the Arts in St. Joseph, Michigan..

Elizabeth works on an intuitive level; the feelings and visions that are revealed to her during and after meditation give rise to the artwork. Throughout her creative process, the imagery typically evolves into something unexpected. This is what brings her the most joy, finding the beauty from letting go. The textures and colors of pastel pigment become a dance of energy, all coming together to bring light to the mysteries of the human spirit and our connection to all of life’s creations.

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