Elizabeth Matheson

Elizabeth Matheson (b. 1942) is a prominent North Carolina photographer. The Hillsborough native has authored numerous books including To See; Blithe Air: Photographs of England, Wales, and Ireland; and Shell Castle, Portrait of a North Carolina House. Matheson received a North Carolina Award in 2004 for excellence in the arts. One-person exhibitions of her work include Hollins University (Hollins, VA); Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA); the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh, NC); Duke University (Durham, NC); Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC); the National Humanities Center (Research Triangle Park, NC); and the Gregg Museum at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC). In 2022 and 2023, Uncommon, a retrospective, covering 50 years of work, was shown at Cassilhaus and traveled to Upstairs, Artspace in Tryon, NC. Matheson’s photographs can be found in the collections of several North Carolina-based institutions.