Liz Flores

Chicago-based painter and muralist Liz Flores’ sumptuously colored abstract figurative portraits survey the complexities and ambiguities of community, womanhood and Latinidad.

Three years after earning her bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship from Illinois State University, Liz abandoned the corporate world to pursue a career in art, making her first of many Chicagoland group show appearances in 2014. The self-taught artist emerged as a sought-after muralist in the wake of a 2019 project inside health and beauty retailer Sephora’s now-shuttered Water Tower Place location, setting in motion a series of brand collaborations with partners including Lululemon, Target and the NFL’s Chicago Bears. 

Liz made her Vertical Gallery debut with our 7-Year Anniversary Group Show in 2020, followed a year later by contributions to ‘It Was All a Dream,’ ‘Doublespeak’ and ‘Atomic Number 13.’ She returned in early 2022 for ‘NINE,’ and closed out the year with her first Vertical solo showcase, ‘Ni De Aquí, Ni De Allá,’ which explored her family’s roots. Liz most recently appeared in our 12-Year Anniversary Group Show, and is one of 13 artists featured in our upcoming 13-Year Anniversary Show.