Elizabeth Dixon

Elizabeth grew up at Alcoota Station in the Northern Territory Central Desert Region, when she was a teenager she moved to Engawala Community with her family where she still lives today. Elizabeth's mother was her biggest influence in life, introducing her to painting at an early age.

Elizabeth regularly paints at the Engawala Art Centre where her work is for sale, she also sells at Northern Territory markets and exhibitions and through several local retail outlets. Elizabeth’s artwork is also found on the Engawala Art Centre website.

Elizabeth has developed a unique dot painting style using acrylic on canvas, often showing bush tucker scenes. Elizabeth also paints with acrylic on wood, sometimes using mulga wood which is native to the Central Desert area. She also makes native jewellery often using seeds from the bean tree. Elizabeth is also painting the metal megafauna figures for the Alcoota museum in Alice Springs.

Elizabeth was recognized for her contribution to the painting “Walking in Two Worlds” purchased by the Attorney Generals Department in Canberra after being exhibited at the Vincent Lingiari Art Awards, 2016.

Elizabeth has been attending Batchelor Institute for Indigenous Tertiary Education in Alice Springs and completed a certificate 3 in Visual Art in 2022.

Elizabeth was one of 11 Engawala Artists who wrote and illustrated a children's book titled "Tim's Journey Back In Time" written in English and Anmatjerr about the 8 million year old Mega Fauna fossils found at Alcoota near Engawala Community.