Elizabeth (Liza)
Semester of Mini-grant
Year of Mini-grant
2019
Disciplines(s)
Grant Description
I am requesting a Miller Arts Scholars Minigrant to purchase a 6x7 Medium Format Camera, a 6x7 negative carrier for my enlarger, and black and white 120 format film. After considering my history with photography this far, I think this camera would be a good equilibrium between the TLR I was exposed to and the 35mm camera I used priorly; because of this, working with this camera would be an asset in furthering my work.
Original Proposal
wimbishliza_amg_f2019_proposal_0.pdf
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Proposal Outcome
wimbishliza_amg_f2019_outcome.pdf
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Title
Camera Upgrade
Semester of Mini-grant
Year of Mini-grant
2020
Disciplines(s)
Grant Description
I am requesting a Fall 2020 Mini-Grant that would aid me in purchasing black and white film for the 4x5 camera, 8x10 inch photographic paper, and 11x14 inch photographic paper so that I can continue rigorous explorations in the darkroom without being hindered by the cost of materials.
Original Proposal
wimbishelizabeth_amg_f2020_proposal.pdf
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Proposal Outcome
wimbishelizabeth_amg_f2020_outcome.pdf
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Title
Darkroom Exploration
Semester of Mini-grant
Year of Mini-grant
2021
Disciplines(s)
Grant Description
As I approach my fourth year, I am beginning to think about my studio art thesis and applying for the DMP, and with this in mind, I am interested in cultivating a larger library of art books to aid in my research and long-term art practice. Along with this, my website domain fee and the fee to use the platform I designed my website on are both up for their yearly renewals in April. Because engaging in a research practice and having a public portfolio are both vital to creating and eventually showcasing my thesis, I am requesting a Miller Arts Minigrant so that I can purchase several books and renew my website.
Original Proposal
wimbishelizabeth_amg_s2021_proposal.pdf
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Proposal Outcome
wimbishelizabeth_amg_s2021_outcome.pdf
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Title
Research and Website Renewal
Semester of Mini-grant
Year of Mini-grant
2021
Disciplines(s)
Grant Description
I am interested in doing more thorough experimentation with different configurations of concrete, glitter, sand and paint to create different kinds of texture. At large, I am trying to see how I can use sand, concrete, and hardware in ways that subvert their conventional status as industrial materials—and this investigation is more rigorous when I have the resources to make a lot of work. With the help of the Mini Grant, I will be able to buy materials so that I can pursue this body of work/investigation without financial hindrance.
Original Proposal
WimbishElizabeth_amg_f2021_proposal.pdf
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Proposal Outcome
WimbishElizabeth_amg_f2021_outcome.pdf
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Title
Pursuing a Material Investigation
Class Year
2022
Disciplines(s)
Arts Award Type
Proposal Outcome
wimbishelizabeth_3rd_outcome.pdf
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Faculty Advisor
William Wylie
Department
Studio Art
Grant Description
The main component that the grant will fund is a digital camera, and specifically, I am interested in purchasing a Sony Alpha a7R III. This camera fits my needs because it is a professional quality, mirrorless camera.
Original Proposal
wimbishliza_3rd_proposal.pdf
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Title
Photographing Still Lifes
Class Year
2022
Disciplines(s)
Arts Award Type
Proposal Outcome
wimbishliza_4th_outcome.pdf
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Faculty Advisor
William Wylie
Department
Studio Art
Grant Description
To enrich my fourth year studio art DMP thesis, which is in its embryonic stages, I am interested in utilizing Miller Art’s support to offset the costs associated with my practice and thesis exhibition next year. My thesis will result in a body of photographs, and I plan that they will serves as a study of obscure, bodily forms in the vein of postminimalist and feminist art. At the Miller Arts outcome report, I will provide a presentation that delineates how my research cultivated into a final body of photographs. I am requesting a Rising Fourth Year Award so that I can engage in a more liberated practice next year, one that will allow me to freely explore the parameters of my ideas without being restrained by the cost of materials.
Original Proposal
wimbishliza_4th_proposal.pdf
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Title
Creating, Editing, and Displaying a Fourth Year Show
Liza Wimbish is an artist from Richmond, VA. Her work utilizes photography and mixed media practices. Her interest in artmaking began with black and white photography in the darkroom and has expanded from there. She has been making art for about five years and plans on majoring in studio art. She has been recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and the National YoungArts Foundation. Her work has been exhibited nationally in Miami, New York City, Richmond, and other cities across the country. Specifically, her work has been on view at Parsons School of Design, The School of Visual Arts, The Colorado Photographic Arts Center, The Griffin Museum of Photography, and the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. Her work deals with exploring her own identity and navigating her role within her family through unconventional self portraiture, documentary style photographs, and materialistic mixed media work.
2022