Faculty of Art
Drawing and Painting
Meet the Artist
Elizabeth
Switzer
Painting
“My work is focused on acknowledging the shared anatomy and dependency across species borders to create pieces that display an equal relationship within the natural world. Dismantling a human-centered view of the world to promote the interconnected reality of the reciprocity needed between all species and the land they inhabit. ”

Elizabeth Switzer is a Canadian artist completing a BFA in Drawing and Painting from OCAD University. She is an emerging artist from Tottenham, Ontario, practicing in both acrylic and oil to develop work that is an exploration into the relationship of polarizing subjects. Calling attention to where they clash and synthesize, and the effects of their relationship. The work is a dedication to her Ojibwe family roots and ideology, which informs her study of the natural world.
OCAD U - Faculty of Arts & Science
Games and Play
Minor In progress, 2026
Painting Drawing 3D Digital Art Game Development
2026, Symbiosis
OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2026, DRPT Thesis Art Benefit
Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON
2025, Awenda Inspired
OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2023, First Self Portrait: Cultural Appropriation
OCAD University, Toronto, ON

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