Elizabeth Pollie’s exposure to the arts came at an early age. Taken to museums, enrolled in classes by her parents and influenced by her father’s love and practice of art and architecture, she was always clear about her path in life. “Working within the field of visual arts never seemed like a choice, but rather a place of true belonging”. She enrolled in college art classes while still in high school and went on to receive an education at a formal Art School. She earned her B.F.A. at The College For Creative Studies where she later taught.

Pollie worked as a freelance illustrator and had her illustrations published in 3 Communication Arts Illustration Annuals as well as Booth Clibborn’s American Illustration. She left the field of editorial illustration to pursue a full time painting career.

Harboring a deep love of travel and art history, Elizabeth has combined her travels with her painting practice. The images that she creates are imbued with a sense of poetry, mood and depth. 

The artist paints full time and teaches from her studio, West Wind Atelier in Harbor Springs, Mi.  Her paintings reside in both public and private collections here and abroad and have received much national recognition.

Elizabeth has found a deep sense of place within the rekindled practice of representational painting in America.  Of this movement Pollie reflects, “ It is celebration, an homage and in many ways a joyous homecoming. I am pleased to be a part of it.


Elizabeth Pollie
Selected Awards

2013 American Women Artists On line Juried Competition- Assoc. Members, Award Of Merit-“Crossroads And Kings”
2013 January Raymar Art Competition Finalist, “Lord Of The Manor”, Juror Nancy Guzik.
2012 Oil Painters Of America Fall Showcase: Honorable Mention for “The Horse Before The Cart
2012 Oil Painters Of America Summer Showcase; Second Place for “The Cows Came Home”.
2011 Oil Painters Of America 20th National Exhibit.  2nd Place Silver Medal, Coeur D’Alene Idaho.
2011 Raymar Art Competition Finalist
2010 American Women Artist’s National Show. Award of Merit. Southwest Gallery, Dallas TX
2010 Best of Show, Salmagundi Club, Non-Members Show. New York, NY
2010, Mackinac Island Richard and Jane Manoogian Fine Arts Museum $5000.00 Purchase Award.
2010 Best of Show, June Bold Brush Fine Art Competition.
2010 Richeson 75 still life and Floral exhibition, 2nd Place.

Selected Articles
2013 Southwest Art, Feature Article and Magazine  Cover” Heavan On Earth”, Gussie Fauntleroy
2012 American Art Collector, Feature Article; June Issue,  “Elizabeth Pollie One Artist’s Voice.”
2012 Southwest Art, March Issue, “Horsing Around -10 artists interpret the equine form.”
2011 Traverse Magazine; Feature article, September Issue,” With Gratitude, Elizabeth Pollie.”Aaron Brooks
2007 Mackinac Living; Feature Article, Summer issue,” Horse Power, Artist Elizabeth Pollie ignites the island”
Gallery Representation
RS Hanna Gallery, Fredricksburg, TX.
Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA .
Paul Scott Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
Horton Hayes Fine Art, Charleston, SC.
Elizabeth Pollie Fine Art, Harbor Springs , MI.

Selected Shows And Awards
2013 Oil Painters Of America Inaugural Salon Show, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI.
2013 Oil Painters Of America 20th National Exhibit, Insight Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX

2012  Oil Painters Of America 21st National Exhibit, Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO. 
2012 American Art Invitational ,Small Gems, Saks Galleries, Denver ,Co.
2011 Raymar Art Competition Finalist
2011 Oil Painters Of America 20th National Exhibit.  2nd Place Silver Medal, Coeur D’Alene Idaho

2010, Mackinac Island Richard and Jane Manoogian Fine Arts Museum $5000.00 Purchase Award
2010 Best of Show, June Bold Brush Fine Art Competiton
2010 Richeson 75 still life and Floral exhibition, 2nd Place
2010 Best of Show, Salmagundi Club, Non-Members Show. New York, NY
2010 OPA Eastern Regional, Walls Gallery, Wilmington NC
2010 American Women Artist’s National Show. Award of Merit. Southwest Gallery, Dallas TX

2009, Salon International,  Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas.
2009, 1st Place Oil, HHAL National Exhibit,  Hilton Head, S.C
2009 Oil Paintiers of America Eastern Regional Exhibit, Corse Gallery, Jacksonville,
Florida,

2008,  Richeson 75 – Artisit’s Choice, 2nd Place Oil,
2008,The Hidden Realms Of China , Linden Gallery & Barnsite Gallery, Door Penninsula, WI.,
2008, 3rd Place Oil, National Barns and Farms Exhibit, Barnsite Gallery, Kewanee, WI.,

2007 Selected Juror- Raymar 2nd National Art Competition
2007 Winner in The Artists Magazine Annual Competition
2007 Salon International, Green house Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
2007 Mackinac Living Magazine7- Article- Horse Power, The Artwork of Elizabeth Pollie
2007, Richeson 75- Figure and Portrait, Oil 2nd Place
2007 Collections, Invitational Still life Exhibit, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI.
2007 Oil Paintiers of America Eastern Regional Exhibit, Weatherburn Gallery, Naples, Florida, 2007 Oil Painters of America National Exhibit, Dana Gallery, Boseman, MT., 2008

Award winner-1st  Raymar National Art Competition, 2006
2006 Salon International 2006, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas 
2006 One Woman Show, Mackinac Island, MI. July.
2006 Finalist in The Artist’s Magazine Annual Competition
2006 2nd Place in Richeson 75 ‘ Still Life , Oil