LIZZIE CONKLIN STUDIO

A person with glasses and dark hair behind vertical black lines that obscure most of their face.

I am an oil painter, weaver, writer, and teacher. 

My work is informed by traditional practices. I weave on a four-harness loom from the 20th century, which was given to me by an artist who was given the loom by another artist who made her promise to do the same. When woodworking, I bend oak, a hardwood traditionally used for furniture, but I make it soft and flexible to support it with structural strings.  I take tradition, and I warp it.

In my paintings, woven patches interrupt painted faces, rupturing each painting to repair it and allow it to function as a painting, as humans continue to move and function as people while mending psychological tears. In my installations, wooden frames curve like ribs or limbs, held up by structural string, reversing the typical role that wood and string play. Their function is subjective, as categorizations tend to be.

Biographically, I graduated from Yale University in 2025 with a degree in Art and the History of Art, where I won the Robert Reed Award from the Yale School of Art, the Benjamin Franklin Prize for Performing and or Visual Art, and a scholarship to attend Anderson Ranch. My painting “Haircut Triptych” was collected by the university in 2025. Currently, I am the Upper School Art Teacher at the Buckley School in New York City. 

ABOUT

PAINTING

EDITORIAL DESIGN

WEAVING

INSTALLATION

WRITING

TWO-DIMENSIONAL WORK

RECENT WORK

FEATURED WORK

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Haircut Triptych

2025, oil on canvas with silk string

Triptych of paintings depicting people sitting on red couches, engaging in activities like talking, getting haircuts, and using a phone, with abstract backgrounds in a gallery setting.

Artists Inspiration:

What does it mean to be fully present in the moment? So much of our lives are surrounded by other people’s physical presence, but is it meaningful if “you” are not truly there? We are not bodies with a soul. We are souls with a body. What does it mean for true connection when the two are not in the same place at the same time?

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Publications

Cover of 'The Yale Record' magazine, Nov. 9, 2024, featuring colorful artwork of a cartoon turtle in a field of flowers, mushrooms, and flying insects, with multiple copies of a comic of a robot bear with the text 'Beat the Hare' and a purple sign that reads 'The Fables Issue'.
Cover of The Yale Record magazine, January 13, 2025, titled 'Vol. 153, No. 4'. Illustration of a dinner scene with five cartoon characters, a woman standing at the head of the table holding a tray of food, four men in suits sitting around a table with a roasted pig, floral centerpiece, and a tiered tray of appetizers. The background shows large blue and pink window panes.
The cover of The Yale Record from August 31, 2024, featuring an illustration of a large bowl of soup with three students and a dog relaxing in it, and a teapot pouring tea, with academic-themed decorations.
Cover of The Yale Record magazine dated October 12, 2024, titled 'The Travel Issue,' featuring cartoon characters including a person with raised hands, a person holding a paddle wearing a TSA uniform, and cartoon dogs.