Liz Kempthorne is a painting graduate of RMIT, Melbourne, and Art History graduate of Otago University.

She was a teacher and tutor for over 20 years and had many solo and group exhibitions in this time. Her work is held in many private and public collections.

Selected Individual Exhibitions

Since 1985, 14 solo exhibitions in New Zealand including :
Dunedin 2002, 2000, 1998, 1995, 1994, 1990
Eastern Southland Gallery 1988, 1985

Selected Group Exhibitions

Since 1990, 7 invited group exhibitions including :
Oamaru (Forrester Gallery) 2000
Timaru (Aigentighe Gallery) 2000, 1998
Dunedin 1994
Eastern Southland Gallery 1993
Touring Exhibition (Off Centre) 1993

Selected Collections

Otago University
Timaru Hospital
Aoraki Polytech
Eastern Southland Gallery
Dunstan Hospital

Galleries stocking work

Red Tussock Gallery, Alexandra
Spectrum Gallery, Wadestown, Wellington
Hullabaloo Collective Gallery, Old Cromwell Town