My name is Elizabeth Ann McNally and I am a Northwest Arkansas artist who loves animals and a good laugh.  I received a BFA with a focus on drawing and printmaking from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2001.  Over the years I’ve created work that inspires and uplifts in homes, schools, hospitals, offices, and an assortment of public art projects.   I also have had the privilege of sharing my passion with the art community through workshops, talks, demos, public art, and private teaching.  

As an artist I primarily alternate between two types of artistic content, narrative and nonrepresentational. Working this way allows me a sense of retreat, variety, and reinvigoration.

In narrative work, I share my sense of humor and passion for animals, particularly woodland animals. Animals fascinate me and people relate and identify with them as extensions of themselves. It excites me to see and hear how observers bring different associations and interpretations to life when viewing my work. This creates collaborative art with the audience.

Creating nonrepresentational pieces exemplifies the intrinsic value of the mediums, the materials, and the compositional elements. Eliminating subject matter focuses the concentration on pure beauty. This work is a personal expression of subjective experiences.