Elizabeth Dryden Works

Elizabeth Dryden 

BACKGROUND 
Texas native Elizabeth Dryden is a Contemporary Southwest Artist in 
the Dallas/Fort Worth area making a wave and grabbing the attention 
of the Texas art scene and beyond. Elizabeth grew up in Dallas, Texas and 
has since relocated back home after leaving for college and life’s adventures at 
the University of Arizona in 2000, which began her lifelong fascination with the 
mystic of the desert. Graduating from Texas Woman’s University with a degree in 
Art Education in 2005, she has since lived in Arizona, Washington State, Kentucky, 
and Boston, before returning home to her favorite state of Texas. Elizabeth 
resides in East Dallas working as a fulltime artist.  

MEDIUM AND TECHNIQUE 
The many layers intertwined together in her mixed media work make 
each piece a lawless mystery to unfold.  While colorful and lively in 
spirit, there are volumes of information to be discovered below the 
textured surface. Elizabeth is inspired by the mystery of the desert as 
a whole, but focuses her artwork on the enchanting and indestructible 
flora and fauna that reside there. The subjects of Elizabeth’s work are 
primarily cacti and indigenous animals, which she uses metaphorically 
to express various life virtues hidden within the brushstrokes of paint 
and various paper and textured mediums. 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
Recently she designed the first pair of commercial women’s Cowgirl 
boots “The Yellow Rose” boot for Dixon Boot Company and is currently 
working on projects for Double D Ranchwear based in Yoakam, TX.  
Her work can currently been seen at Texas Treasures Fine Art Gallery 
in Boerne, TX, Western Gallery in Austin, TX, Lovetts Gallery in Tulsa, 
OK, and You Private Gallery in Granbury, TX.