Biography
1954	Born in Gettysburg, PA, USA
1973-1977	Minneapolis College of Art and Design, studies drawing, painting and printmaking.
1978-1979	Moves to Los Angeles, CA.  Enrolls in the Women’s Building classes and volunteers for Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party” project. Participates in a critique group formed by art historian, Arlene Raven.
1981	Begins a series of abstract color pencil drawings.
1984	Sustains injury to dominant hand.  Two years of medical treatment ensues.
1986	Abandons art career and begins work in the computer field.
1992	Accepts programmer analyst position at UCLA.
1999	Launches first series of color pencil drawings since 1984.
2003	Becomes a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America.
2006	Begins current series of “rainscapes”, adding graphite, solvent and other mediums.
2008	Retires from UCLA to focus solely on art.
Education
1977	BFA Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Bibliography
2005	Mitchell, Mark, "Colored Pencil Comes of Age", American Artist Drawing Magazine, Winter
2005	McCarthy, Michelle, "Drawing on passion: Artist Elizabeth Patterson defies injury and the odds to triumph", The Advocate, June
2007	Perricelli, Lynne Moss, "WATER: An Elemental Subject; Three artists explore both the physical properties and the symbolic power of water", American Artist Drawing Magazine
2008	Bradner, Liesl, "Canvas of Glass",review, Los Angeles Times