About liz Gold

I'm LIZ GOLD, an intuitive abstract painter, mixed media artist, and writer born and raised in Portland, Maine. I returned to my home state after 15 years of living between New York City and Portland, Oregon.

At my core, I'm a mystic and a seeker, always following what's trying to take shape next — in words, in paint, in the people I work with.

With more than 20 years of work experience in the journalism, communications, and marketing worlds, I bring my unique style to everything I do. I can make the most mundane topic exciting, I'm known for simplifying the complex, and I love guiding people to find their voice and creative expression.

I've created and produced several independent creative projects, such as my blog, "14 Karat Living," which chronicled my move from Portland, Maine to New York City over 10 years, and a podcast, "Conversations with Liz Gold," which interviewed guests about their stories of strength, courage, and resiliency.

In between, I produced and hosted podcasts, reported on the cannabis industry, and helped business owners and creative people get their messages out into the world, through my former company, Rhino Girl Media.

Many things shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021, I dug myself out of a deep depression by taking psilocybin (aka magic mushrooms) — an experience I later wrote about in my e-book, "45 or Die: A True Tale of Digging Out of Depression." The experience opened me up, and I had a vision of myself painting at an easel in my garage.

A few months later, I picked up a paintbrush and intuitively started painting. I haven't stopped since.

My mixed media abstract paintings draw together feelings of nostalgia, emotion, movement, and transformation.

Since I started painting in April 2021, I've been featured in an article published by Artsy Shark called "Artists Speak About Mental Health;" participated in True North Studio's Summer Artist's Market in Portland, Oregon; showed my work in a solo show at Full City Rooster in Portland, Oregon; and placed as a finalist in Tokeativity's Blue Dream Art Contest. My abstract paintings can be found in the healing space, Aureo, where there are offerings around psychedelic integration and spiritual counseling.

I was also part of a group exhibition and spoke about my discovery of painting through psychedelics at the "I HeART Connections" show, created by the Art Therapy Institute of North Carolina. I also had two paintings in the group exhibition, "RUMPUS: An Egalitarian Art Show," presented by Hydra Art Collective and hosted by Engine in Biddeford, Maine. I exhibited several of my paintings at the Upper West Side Short Film Festival in New York City, in collaboration with the Greenhouse Ensemble and Goddard Riverside Arts Program.

My work has also been shown in the art gallery at the Equality Community Center with the Rainbow Arts Collective in Portland, Maine, and in the group exhibition, ARTPM 2023: The Teenager, at Buoy Gallery in Kittery, Maine.

I participated in a virtual group exhibition, WOMEN [ONLY] II, curated by BROUHAHA Art Gallery in Hong Kong. In May 2023, my work was also featured in the magazine Canvas Rebel, where I was interviewed about my creative journey. In 2024, a follow-up article delving deeper into my story was published here.

In November 2023, I showed my work in a solo exhibition at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery in Rangeley, Maine. In August 2025, I participated in the popular fine art show, "Art in the Park," in South Portland, Maine. I was also recently part of Lemonade, an online juried exhibition celebrating New England summer (July 2026). I'm currently developing apparel, accessories, and home decor from my paintings.

Through my company, Liz Gold LLC, I create mixed media paintings and wearable art and take on select commissions. I also offer creative guidance to people on their own creative and spiritual journeys — work rooted in the same instinct that's guided everything I've done: finding language and shape for what's still forming. Now, I'm developing a small number of 1:1 Clarity Sessions for people navigating change and transition, helping them find clarity in moments of confusion.

I'd love to connect! Reach out if you're drawn to a piece of art, curious about a commission, or feel like it's time for some clarity of your own.

Artist Statement

As an abstract painter, this medium is all about discovery, listening to my intuition, and allowing myself to embody spirit. I love the spontaneity of abstract painting, the movement, the texture, the color - I believe in neon all year long! I love the WOW factor I feel when I see another abstract painting that resonates, the visceral response that almost takes over. And I deeply appreciate the unburying of my gift to do my own version of this. Painting is where I can take risks, where I can safely explore the world around me and the feelings that emerge. As an intuitive artist, I enjoy sharing my paintings as they are a direct expression of my soul. My work is about discovery, finding light after a period of darkness, and following flow into joy. I want to create beautiful things and inspire others to find what is calling them and follow their heart to go do it.