Art Review: Elizabeth Nelson at the Vermont Supreme Court
This review first appeared in the Vermont Art Zine in November 2010. It was a result of a“Writing About Art” class at Studio Place Arts led by Marc Awodey.
Elizabeth Nelson’s “In Between” show at the Supreme Court is a series of puzzles to be solved. Nelson works in mixed media, but largely acrylics, in this show and in many of the two dozen pieces photographs are hidden, painted over and into the work. A sideways glance down the hall of the exhibit reveals the slightly shiny spots in the pieces that contain the photos, drawing the viewer into a search-and-find game.