Eliza Dunaway is a full-time, Charlotte-based visual artist whose work centers on drawing and painting from life. For the past two years, she has taught painting and drawing workshops across North and South Carolina and regularly participates in plein air painting competitions, where her work has received awards. 

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Her practice emphasizes observation, place, and community, often working on location in urban environments. She currently teaches urban sketching workshops through Culture Blocks programming, supported by the Arts & Science Council and Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. Eliza also leads Urban Sketchers CLT, a local chapter of Urban Sketchers International, an organization dedicated to drawing on location and sharing work globally.