Elizabeth Haines

Elizabeth Haines has lived and worked on her hill farm in the Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire for 50 years. She trained as an illustrator, and illustrated many books before moving entirely to painting. Over time her working methods have evolved into a more flexible and imaginative approach, a style which walks a tightrope between the ‘real’ and the imaginary world, the figurative and the abstract, where influences of European and British painting of the early 20th century are very much apparent. Her work evokes the landscape of France as well as of Wales and, although grounded in observation, is frequently described as surreal and dreamlike.

Elizabeth has been Artist in Residence at the National Eisteddfod, The Royal Academy of Music, and other venues. She also has a PhD in Philosophy. She is particularly interested in using art to introduce Philosophy to children and has led workshops in a number of schools. Her work is in the collections of the Contemporary Art Society for Wales, The National Library of Wales and the University of Wales, as well as in numerous private collections worldwide.