Elizabeth Parsons was born in Gloucestershire and in 1980 she studied with Nerina Simi (1880 - 1986) for six years at her studio in Via Tripoli, Florence. This studio opened as a small school in the1880's Nerina Simi's father Filadelfio Simion his return from Paris where he had studies with Jean Leon Gerome, the French Orientalist painter, who himself had studies under Domonoque Ingres (1780 - 1867), the French classical painter. Whilst in Florence Elizabeth painted portrait commissions. Her work has been exhibited in Florence.

Gallery exhibitions in the London area (Unless otherwise stated) including -

One man exhibitions -
The Charlotte Lampard Gallery
The Richmond Gallery
The Anna Mei Chadwick Gallery
The Portland Gallery
The Cadogan Contemporary Gallery
Ramsden Fine Art - Ramsbury, Wiltshire
The gallery
The Richard Hagen Gallery - Broadway, Worcestershire
Robert Rudd Associates - Ohio, USA
Cricket Hill Associates - New York, USA
The Flower Gallery
The Hollywood Road Gallery
The Richard Allen gallery
The Osborne Gallery
The Blake Gallery - Crewkerne, Somerset.
Smart Art
The Churzee Gallery
David Kerr Fine Art for pupils of Signora Simi's pupils
Art in Action - Waterperry, Oxfordshire
Gouldens Solicitors

Society Shows at -
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters
The Society of Equestrian Painters
New English Art Club
The Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition

Elizabeth's work is also housed in private collections in -
England
France
Canada
italy
USA
Ireland

Media articles -
Sussex Gazette
House and Garden
Country Life
Homes and Gardens
Fuji International: Japanese TV: 30 minute programme

Greetings Card Production including -
Medici Society
Camden Graphics
Mowland Fine Art
Byron Publications

Printed Production by -
Rosenstiels

Murals -
Chinoiserie, Florentine and 18th Century scenes, and other themes for whole rooms and staircases.

Commissions are accepted for the following work -
Portraits
Landscapes
Interiors
Flowers
Horse Racing, Hunting, Polo etc.
Seascapes
Dogs

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