about
Elizabeth Casqueiro is a Portuguese-American mixed-media painter whose work engages architecture as a symbolic and emotional language through which to explore memory, identity, and human experience.
After a career as a corporate architect in multi-national organizations, during which she managed the design, building and renovation of staff offices and residential buildings around the globe, Casqueiro embarked on a new journey as a visual artist.
She has shown her work in diverse solo and group shows in the United States and in Europe, and is a recipient of multiple art awards from, among others, the London Art Biennial, DC Arts and Humanities, and the Maryland State Arts Council.
Casqueiro holds graduate degrees in architecture and fine arts, and teaches at Georgetown University. Her art practice takes place in two studios -- at the Jackson Art Center in Washington DC and in Easton, Maryland -- and her work is in private and corporate collections, including the World Bank Group.
education
2025 Master of Arts in Fine Art, University of Falmouth, Falmouth, UK
2003 Master of Arts in International Business Mgt, U. of Westminster, London, UK
1986 Master of Architecture, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
1975 BA Design, Instituto de Arte e Design (IADE), Lisbon, Portugal
1974-75 Escola Superior de Belas Artes de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
solo exhibitions
2026 Counterspace, Hillyer Art Gallery, Washington, DC
2025 grid+flow, Jackson Art Center, Washington, DC
2025 Between Worlds, IDB Art Gallery, Washington, DC
2024 Borderline Edge, Glen Echo Park View Gallery, MD
2024 Stitched Narratives, Embassy of Portugal, Washington, DC
2023 Terra Firme/Terra Frágil, Embassy of Portugal, Washington, DC
2022 Connected Spaces (Duo show), Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
2021 Ponto de Encontro, Quinta dos Caniços, Tires, Portugal
2019 Ballyhoo, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Gaithersburg, MD
2018 Re:Vision, Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
2018 Entrances and Exits, Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD
2017 Super:Visions, Centro Cultural de Cascais, Portugal
2015 Flux, Galeria Quattro, Leiria, Portugal
selected group exhibitions
2026 Fierce Flowers, Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD
2026 Resilience & Reverberation, Interaction, Washington, DC
2025 Order and Chaos: Tactile Exhibition, Eastbanc HQ, Washington, DC
2025 ThePlaces We Inhabit, Zach Gallery, Easton, MD
2024 On Beauty, Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD
2024 Art+Architecture.2, Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD
2023 Art in Bloom, Martha Spak Gallery, Washington, DC
2022 Home-Land: Exploring the American Myth, AU Museum, Washington, DC
2022 Fragile Beauty, DC Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
2022 Chianciano Art Bienale, Italy
2021 Touch, Strathmore, Bethesda, MD
2021 London Art Biennale, London, UK
2021 Traverse, Amalgama, London, UK
2021 Art Over Time, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Finding Light, Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD
2020 Moments in Time: A Very Weird Time, Athenaeum, Alexandra, VA
2020 Spotlight, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2020 Intimate Generations, Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD
2019 A Sense of Place, Gertrude Herbert Inst. of Art, Augusta, GA
2019 Artists Choice, Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC
2019 Spotlight, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2017 Little Demons, Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD
2017 Fumetti Redux, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
2017 La Vie en Bleu, Strathmore Center, Rockville, MD
2017 In Motion, Hamptons Art Hub, Sag Harbor, NY
2016 Women's Work, Univ. of DC, Washington DC
2015 Ensemble, Studio Gallery, Washington DC
awards and grants
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Artist Fellowship Grant: 2020-26
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Art Bank Program: 2025
First Prize. Works on Paper, Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD: 2021
Honorable Mention, Touch Exhibition, Strathmore, Rockville, MD: 2021
London Art Biennale Artist Award, London, UK: 2021
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award, MD: 2021
Lisa Neher Memorial One-Year Residency, Jackson Art Center, DC: 2018
First Prize Fine Art "In Motion" Hamptons Art Hub, NY: 2017
bibliography
2025 Realces,exhibition review of Order and Chaos https://realces.pt/order-and-chaos/
2025 Mark Jenkins, Discerning Eye, exhibition review of Order and Chaos
2025 Mark Jenkins, Discerning Eye, exhibition review of Between Worlds
2025 IDB Art Gallery, artist interview
2025 Phil Hutinet, East City Art, exhibition review of Between Worlds
2025 Descendencias magazine, artist interview https://descendencias.pt/elizabeth-casqueiro/
2024 Luso-Americano News, exhibition review of Stitched Narratives
2024 Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, exhibition review of Borderline Edge
2023 Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, exhibition review of Terra Firme/Terra Fragil
2022 Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, exhibition review of Connected Spaces
2022 Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, exhibition review of Homeland
2022 American University/Katzen, exhib. catalogue Exploring the American Myth
2021 American Institute of Architects/London. article Architects at the Art Biennale?
2020 Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, exhibition review of Moments in Time
2021 The Herald News, artist interview
2020 Portuguese American Leadership Council, artist interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSclvKtvzXo
2018 Academy Art Museum magazine, exhibition review of Entrances and Exits
2018 The Star Democrat, exhibition review of Entrances and Exits
2017 Centro Cultural de Cascais, exhibition catalogue for Supervisions
collections
Corporate Collection, International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
DC Art Bank, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Washington, DC
Private Collections in the United States and Portugal
lectures and presentations
2025 Artist Talk on grid+flow, Jackson Art Center, Washington, DC
2025 Panelist for The Places We Inhabit, Zach Gallery, Easton, MD
2024 Artist Talk for Stitched Narratives, Embassy of Portugal,Washington, DC
2024 Panelist – Art+Architecture, Chestertown, MD
2023 Artist Talk for Terra Firme/Terra Fragil, Embassy of Portugal,Washington, DC
2021 Artist Talk for Ponto de Encontro, Quinta dos Caniços, Portugal
2019 Artist Talk for Ballyhoo, Blackrock Center for the Arts, Gaithersburg, MD
2018 Artist Talk for Re:Vision, Athenaeum, Alexandra, VA
2018 Artist Talk for Entrances and Exits, Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD
2017 Artist Talk for Super:Visions, Centro Cultural de Cascais, Portugal
2015 Flux, Galeria Quattro, Leiria, Portugal
curatorial
2025 Co-Curator for Order and Chaos: a Tactile Art Project, Washington DC
teaching
Adjunct Faculty, Georgetown University, Washington, DC: 2011 – present
Adjunct Faculty, University of Maryland, Washington, DC: 2026 – present
Adjunct Faculty, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC: 2010 – 202–
Art Faculty, Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD: 2026
advisory boards
Board of Directors, Jackson Art Center, Washington, DC: 2023 – present
Friends of Jackson Chair, Jackson Art Center, Washington: 2023 - present
Board Member, Portuguese-American Artist Gallery, Washington: 2024 - 25
President, American Institute of Architects, London UK Chapter: 2003
related professional experience
Senior Manager, Global Real Estate (included responsibility for the Corporate Art Collection) – IFC/World Bank Group Washington, DC: 2009-2023