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= Liz Boston = Liz Boston (March 2, 1977 - ) is an American artist who specializes in pet portraits and other paintings inspired by pop culture. In 2018 she entered her work Waiting in the Woods in the Massasoit Arts Festival. Most of Boston's paintings are done using acrylic paint but she does occasionally use oil paints as well. Boston owns a retail studio in Weymouth, MA which was opened in 2015.

Early Life and Education
Boston grew up in Needham, MA and focused on art her whole life. In high school Boston participated in two different honors art programs: one was at the School of the Museum of Fine Art (Boston) and the second at Massachusetts College of Art.

Boston attended the Museum School of Fine Art to study studio art where she graduated in 2000 with her BFA. During college Boston got a studio space under Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, an installation artist. Boston also met Domingo Barreras, another artist at SMFA, who taught her how to think about the object as a whole including the parts of the object that you can't see.

Career
After graduation Boston met Edwina Caci and studied under her for 6-7 years. Caci taught Boston how to use oil paints since at the time she was using solely acrylics. Boston paints pet portraits through commission and paintings inspired from pop culture. She will occasionally use gold, silver, or copper leaf in her work.

From 2002-2015 Boston had a studio at the Codman Co. building in Boston, MA. Boston is a past president of the Weymouth Art Association as well as a previous board member for the Quincy Art Association. Now she owns her own retail studio where she teaches painting classes and hosts painting nights.

Exhibitions
Boston has exhibited in the Quincy Art Association Show and the Weymouth Art Association Show multiple times.

1997


 * Cyber Art Show

1999


 * Dana Pond Show

2007


 * South Shore Art Center sports show

2008


 * South Shore Art Center Black White and Shades of Gray
 * Armenian Museum of America

2017


 * South Shore Art Center Art Festival

Awards
Best in Show


 * Spring 2016 for The Marsh at Night at Quincy Art Association show

Honorable Mention


 * 2017 for 21st Century Kong at South Shore Art Center Art Festival