Biography

Elizabeth Stone (made in Japan, born 1950 in Kentucky) makes drawings, paintings, prints, and sculptures of the human body.  Her disembodied and abstracted forms of luminescent beings depict their spiritual essence.  Stone’s three-dimensional works feature translucent fabric, paper and animal intestine illuminated from within to create glowing, human-sized figures.  Stone is currently working with a sculptor and a filmmaker on an experiential installation about light at A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, MA in February, 2026.

Stone earned a BA in psychology from the College of William & Mary in Virginia and is a self-taught artist.  Her work has been exhibited and she has curated exhibits at venues such as the University of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst, MA,  D’Amour Museum, Springfield, MA, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA, and A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, MA.  For 2 decades, Stone has advocated for artists in Western Massachusetts by reviewing grants, co-hosting art salons, teaching art, interviewing artists on radio, and serving on non-profit arts organization boards.  After living across the U.S. and Asia, she now lives and works in Northampton, Massachusetts.