Liz Aukamp LaGarde
301-437-5095
liz.lagarde [at] gmail [dot] com
Detail of “Lambs in the Pasture”
Solo Exhibitions
“Intertwined”
TAG / The Artists Gallery | Frederick, MD
3 – 26 October 2025
“Wild Life”
Robinson Nature Center | Columbia, MD
26 October 2023 – 31 January 2024
Juried Exhibitions
May 2026 Open Exhibit | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | Juried by: Jowita Wyszomirska | 6 May – 7 June 2026
April 2026 "Savor" Exhibit | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | Juried by: Trish Coonrad | 8 – 28 April 2026
Rooted: A Spring Art Exhibition! | Rawlings Conservatory & Botanical Gardens | Baltimore, MD | 1 – 19 April 2026
March 2026 Open Exhibit | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA 22314 | Juried by: TBA | 11 March – 5 April 2026
“Open Exhibit” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | Juror: Jessica Randolph | 6 August – 7 September 2025
“Open Exhibit” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | Juror: Nicole Maloof | 10 July – 3 August 2025
“17th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition” | GoggleWorks | Reading, PA | Juror: Nestor Armando Gil | 15 May – 20 July 2025
“MiniMAX Exhibit” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | Juror: Elaine Qiu | 9 April – 4 May 2025
“Transformation and Change” | Juror: Lesley Morris | Compass Gallery | Kensington, MD | 5 – 27 October 2024
“Open Exhibit” | Juror: Elizabeth Mead | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 10 July – 4 August 2024
“The Art of Collage” | Curator: Kristen Chiacchia | Second Street Gallery | Charlottesville, VA | 7 June – 19 July 2024
“Collaborative Exhibit with The Little Theater of Alexandria” | Juror: Ali Wunder | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 18 May – 8 June 2024
“Open Exhibit” | Juror: Rose O'Donnell | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 15 May – 9 June 2024
“Flora and Fauna: Thriving or Threatened” | Juror: Bryan Jernigan | Falls Church Arts Gallery | Falls Church, VA | 20 April – 9 June 2024
"Open Exhibit” | Juror: Juliette Colas | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | March – 7 April 2024
“Still Life Exhibit” | Juror: Jorge Alberto | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 10 – 28 January 2024
“Little Winter 2023 Miniature Exhibit” | Juror: Blake Gore | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 8 November – 3 December 2023 | Honorable Mention
“Open Exhibit” | Juror: Regina DeLuise | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 7 September – 8 October 2023
The National Collage Society's “39th Annual Juried Exhibit” | Kean University Liberty Hall Gallery | Union, NJ | 29 August – 30 September 2023
“Open Exhibit” | Juror: Mike Morgan | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 5 April – 7 May 2023
“Tribute to Small Works” | The MVA Gallery | Bethlehem, PA | 1 – 27 April 2022
“Persistence V” | Jurors: Lori Pratico and Amanda Bradley | d'Art Center | Norfolk, VA | 18 March – 11 April 2023
“Heart's Desire” | Juror: Allyson Vieira | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 11 January – 1 February 2023
“Open Exhibit” | Juror: Jenn Bratovich | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 7 December 2022 – 8 January 2023
“Fall Salon 2022” | Jurors: Hannah Barco, Helen Criales, & Twig Murray | Target Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 12 November – 11 December 2022
“Spring Fling” | Juror: Evan Boggess | DISTRICT Arts | Frederick, MD | 4 – 30 May 2022
“The Art of Beauty” | The MVA Gallery | Bethlehem, PA | 8 April – 4 May 2022
“Open Exhibit” | Juror: Gage Branda | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 9 March – 3 April 2022
“Open Exhibit” | Juror: Ksenia Orol | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 8 December 2021 – 2 January 2022 | Honorable Mention
“Petite December Exhibit” | Juror: Joe Fig | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 8 December 2021 – 2 January 2022
“Fall Salon 2021” | Jurors: Clint Mansell, Sarah Tanguy, & Tomora Wright | Target Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 10 November – 12 December 2021
“Touch” | 30th Annual Strathmore Juried Exhibition | Jurors: Terrance Nicholson & Staci McLauchlan | Mansion at Strathmore | North Bethesda, MD | 8 September – 30 October 2021
“Heroes and Villains” | September 2021 | Juror: Caitlin Berry | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 5 September – 3 October 2021
“Open Exhibit” | July 2021 | Juror: Toni-Lee Sangastiano | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 7 July – 8 August 2021
“Landscape Exhibit” | June 2021 | Juror: John Salminen | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 10 June – 3 July 2021
“Open Exhibit” | May 2021 | Juror: Audrey Miller | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 6 May – 7 June 2021
“Open Exhibit” | April 2021 | Juror: Adriel Luis | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 8 April – 2 May 2021
“Feast” | November 2020 | Juror: Anki King | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 5 – 30 November 2020
“Open Exhibit” | October 2020 | Juror: Raymond Padron | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 7 October – 1 November 2020
“18th Biennial Ikebana Exhibit” | Juror: Members of Sogetsu DC | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 10 May – 7 June 2020
“Home” | The 29th Annual Strathmore Juried Exhibition | Jurors: Terence Nicholson & Erwin Timmers | Mansion at Strathmore | North Bethesda, MD | 11 January – 23 February 2020
“Origins” | November 2019 | Juror: Antonio McAfee | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 5 November – 8 December 2019
“Zeitgeist” | September 2019 | Juror: Zoey Frank | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 10 September – 6 October 2019
“Open Exhibit” | August 2019 | Juror: Julia Kwon | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 6 August – 8 September 2019
“Open Exhibit” | May 2019 | Juror: Erika Harrsch | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 7 May – 2 June 2019
“Mixed Media Exhibit” | April 2019 | Juror: Lavar Munroe | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 9 April – 5 May 2019
“Open Exhibit” | January 2019 | Juror: Mark Strandquist | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 8 January – 3 February 2019
“Open Exhibit” | December 2018 | Juror: Margaret McCann | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 4 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 |
"Self-Portrait" | Juror: M. Stephen Doherty | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 9 October – 4 November 2018
“All-Media Membership Show” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | June – July 2007
Group Exhibitions
FCAA at HOOD | Hodson Gallery, Tatem Arts Center | Frederick, MD | 25 May - 10 July 2026
2026 Member MashUP | Pyramid Atlantic Art Center | Hyattsville, MD | 9 May – 7 June 2026
TAG at Artspiration “roadtrip” | Artspiration | Frederick, MD | 7 – 29 March 2026
FBAC x NOMA “Duality” | Frederick Book Arts Center & NOMA Gallery | Frederick, MD | 1 June – 31 July 2025
The National Collage Society's “Small Format Exhibit” | Sasse Museum of Art | Pomona, CA | 2 May – 28 June 2025
“TAG @ FCC” | Frederick Community College | Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery | Frederick, MD | 12 April – 7 May 2025
“MASHUP Annual Members' Exhibition” | Pyramid Atlantic Art Center | Hyattsville, MD | 24 May – 30 June 2024
“Collage the Planet: Environmentalism in Art ” | Curator: Ric Kasini Kadour | Kolaj Institute Gallery | New Orleans, LA | 19 April – 26 May 2024
The National Collage Society's “27th Annual Small Format Exhibit” | Eastern Connecticut State University | Willimantic, CT | 29 February – 26 April 2024
“Patrons' Show Fundraiser” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 1 – 18 February 2024
“The Art Center Salon” | Frederick Arts Council | Frederick, MD | 12 December 2023 – 15 February 2024
“MASHUP Annual Members Exhibition” | Pyramid Atlantic Art Center | Hyattsville, MD | 31 March – 30 April 2023
“March150” | Target Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 11 March – 8 April 2023
“Patrons' Show Fundraiser” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 3 – 19 February 2023
“MASHUP Annual Members' Exhibition” | Pyramid Atlantic Art Center | Hyattsville, MD | 11 March – 17 April 2022
“Patrons' Show Fundraiser” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 4 – 20 February 2022
“Student/Faculty Show” | Awards Juror: Mary Proenza | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 12 May – 13 June 2021
“MASHUP Annual Members' Exhibition” | Pyramid Atlantic Art Center | Hyattsville, MD | 26 April – 26 May 2019
“What’s the Story?” | Curator: Beverly Ryan | Site 3 Project Space in the Torpedo Factory Art Center | Alexandria, VA | 20 April – 30 June 2019
“Student Show” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 20 February – 3 March 2019
“Patrons' Show Fundraiser” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 5 – 17 February 2019
“Destroy the Picture” | Curator: Beverly Ryan | Gallery B | Bethesda, MD | 9 January – 2 February 2019
“Student Show” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | 20 February – 3 March 2013
“Ornament Show” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | November 2010
“Ornament Show” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | December 2006
“Ornament Show” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | November 2004
“Staff Show” | The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA | October 2004
Residencies
Politics in Collage with Kolaj Institute, November 2022 – January 2023
Collections
2023, Private Collector, Alexandria, VA
2022, Private Collector, Hyattsville, MD
2022, Private Collector, Alexandria, VA
2022, Private Collector, Silver Spring, MD
2021, Private Collector, Woods Hole, MA
2019, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Fairfax, VA
Art Festivals
Columbia Festival of the Arts Lakefest Weekend | 12 June 2026, 5 – 8pm; 13 June 2025, 11am – 8pm; 14 June 2025, 11am – 6pm | Columbia, MD
Shepherdstown Street Fest | 6 June 2026, 10am–8:30pm | Shepherdstown, WV
Spring Pop-Up at The Market at Caplan’s | 30 May 2026, 11am–5pm | Ellicott City, MD
Spring Pop-Up at The Market at Caplan’s | 9 May 2026, 11am–5pm | Ellicott City, MD
FAC Winter Artist Market | 6 December 2025, 12 – 5pm | Frederick, MD
Mistletoe at Midday Makers Mart at Robinson Nature Center | 22 November 2025, 11:30am – 3:30pm | Columbia, MD
Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild 2nd Annual Fall Festival | 18 October 2025, 10am – 4pm | Washington, DC
Hyattsville Arts Festival | 20 September 2025, 12pm – 6pm | Hyattsville, MD
Columbia Festival of the Arts Lakefest Weekend | 20 June 2025, 5 – 8pm; 21 June 2025, 11am – 8pm; 22 June 2025, 11am – 6pm | Columbia, MD
Frederick Holiday Market at Carroll Creek Park | 14 & 15 December 2024, 10am – 4pm | Frederick, MD
Mistletoe at Midday Makers Mart at Robinson Nature Center | 23 November 2024, 11:30am – 3:30pm | Columbia, MD
Villages of Urbana Art Festival | 16 November 2024, 11am – 2pm | Urbana, MD
Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival: Arts & Ales | 21 Sept. 2024, 12pm – 6pm | Hyattsville, MD
Summer Solstice Makers Mart at Robinson Nature Center | 22 June 2024, 11:30am – 3:30pm | Columbia, MD
Art Market at FAC Art Center | 16 December 2023 | Frederick, MD
Mistletoe at Midday Makers Mart at Robinson Nature Center | 18 November 2023, 11am – 3pm | Columbia, MD
RISD Craft: Spring 2023 | 3 June 2023, 11am – 5pm | Providence, RI
Makers Market at Cultivate | 26 Nov. 2022, 10am – 5pm | Ellicott City, MD
Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival: Arts & Ales | 23 Sept. 2022, 12pm – 6pm | Hyattsville, MD
Urbana Art Fest, Saturday | 25 June 2022, 11am – 2pm | Urbana, MD
Press
“In the galleries: Destroy the Picture”
The Washington Post | 25 January 2019
“Gallery B Presents Beverly Ryan Destroy the Picture”
East City Art | 7 January 2019
“The Student/Faculty Show: This Could Be You!”
Creativity in Action (The Art League Blog) | 21 February 2013
Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 2001
Bachelor of Interior of Architecture, May 2002
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
September 1997 – May 2002
Education
Art Works Now, Hyattsville, MD
The Art League School, Alexandria, VA
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Vitrum Studios, Beltsville, MD
Weisser Glass Studio, Kensington, MD
Continuing Education
The Art League | Sept 2002 – June 2014; September 2018 – Present
Gallery 75 | July 2019 – Present
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center | September 2018 – Present
RISDmade | September 2019 – Present
Frederick Arts Council | December 2022 – Present
National Collage Society | June 2023 – Present
Frederick County Art Association | February 2024 – Present
Falls Church Arts | March 2024 – Present
TAG / The Artists Gallery | July 2024 – Present
Memberships
Experience
Six Degree Singers | Silver Spring, MD
Graphic Design Volunteer
August 2009 – Present
Created the non-profit’s original logo and donation materials. Designed programs and concert signage for each bi-annual concert series.
The Art League | Alexandria, VA
Web & Publications / Human Resources Specialist
July 2007 – August 2013
Synthesized a year’s curriculum into one cohesive annual catalog. Designed and produced advertising posters for various courses. Prepared and maintained faculty images for print and web production. Lead The Art League team through the redesign of The Art League’s website. Maintained the school website, including faculty biographies & images, and online class listings. Regularly updated the registration book and student database. Counselled prospective students in proper courses in which to register. Assisted Operations Manager in Human Resource matters. Managed staff database and contracts. Advertised open positions. Scheduled and participated in new hire interviews. Oriented new staff to The Art League.
Paper Source | Alexandria, VA
Sales Associate and Workshop Instructor
October 2010 – April 2011
Lead small groups in various paper-craft workshops. Aided customers in selecting optimal art supplies, gift choices, and project ideas. Cheerfully maintained a short line of customers at the register.
The Art League | Alexandria, VA
School Financial Assistant / Registration Assistant
January 2005 – July 2007
Managed the School’s financial records. Handled deposits for all incoming revenue. Produced financial documents for regular bookkeeping. Followed up on balances due by contacting persons directly. Prepared documents for regular audit. Assisted in registration of students. Maintained The Art League’s website, especially each month’s Gallery Show and the Event Calendar.
The Art League | Alexandria, VA
Store Assistant and Administrative Assistant
September 2002 – January 2005
Responsible for general running of the store including: assisting customers with art supplies; point of sales; and stocking & inventory. Maintained The Art League’s website. Assisted Operations Manager in Human Resource matters.
References available upon request.