Elizabeth de Souza is a writer and educator whose work explores the cultural intersection of psychology and visual art, with a special interest in the arts of the African diaspora. She completed her undergraduate studies at Hofstra University, and holds an MFA in creative writing from George Mason University.
Her work has appeared or won awards in Callaloo, Solstice Literary Magazine, and Cutbank Literary Journal. In 2018-19 she was a Finalist for the Creative Capital Award, the Oxford American Jeff Baskin Writers Fellowship, and the Mary C. Mohr Nonfiction Award. She is a 2019 MacDowell Fellow.
De Souza made her curatorial debut in 2014 with the exhibition “Painting with Light: The Art of Bunch Washington” at Franklin and Marshall College. The show featured the work of her late father, artist and author McCleary Bunch Washington, and was an outgrowth of her interdisciplinary course,“Art, Culture and Mental Health”.
She currently lives in the Pittsburgh area with her husband and two young children. Her first book, "Sleeping in the Fire: The Black Artist in America” is in progress.
Her work has appeared or won awards in Callaloo, Solstice Literary Magazine, and Cutbank Literary Journal. In 2018-19 she was a Finalist for the Creative Capital Award, the Oxford American Jeff Baskin Writers Fellowship, and the Mary C. Mohr Nonfiction Award. She is a 2019 MacDowell Fellow.
De Souza made her curatorial debut in 2014 with the exhibition “Painting with Light: The Art of Bunch Washington” at Franklin and Marshall College. The show featured the work of her late father, artist and author McCleary Bunch Washington, and was an outgrowth of her interdisciplinary course,“Art, Culture and Mental Health”.
She currently lives in the Pittsburgh area with her husband and two young children. Her first book, "Sleeping in the Fire: The Black Artist in America” is in progress.