Liz Chappie Zoller

Liz Chappie Zoller's contemporary equine paintings, a combination of working horses and freight car graffiti called 'Iron Horses', are directly inspired by her Montana landscape. Their purpose is to embrace the overlapping edges and values of diverse cultures, and to look more deeply for connections that are not always easily visible or readily apparent. 

In these paintings, and in the agriculture-based American West and the historically urban-based graffiti culture, Liz honors the skill and respect for tradition, and the values of loyalty and courage found in the best working horses and graf writers. All horse images are sourced from actual working horses. Their PEARL ‘tag’ references the studio tagline ‘More Grit, More Pearl’ (a ‘No Grit, No Pearl’ riff), inviting the viewer to turn adversity (GRIT) into advantage (PEARL). 

Her current series of racehorses is inspired by the modern-day warrior culture of the Pacific Northwest sport of Indian Relay Racing.