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Go Behind the Art with Elizabeth Gauss
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Denver-based artist Elizabeth Gauss creates abstract paintings defined by saturated color, layered mark-making, and a practice rooted in rhythm, repetition, and daily creation.
Before becoming a visual artist, Elizabeth spent 20 years as a classical musician in a world shaped by discipline, performance, and pressure. Today, her studio offers something different: a space for quiet, reflection, and a more sustainable creative rhythm.
Living with mental illness and navigating recovery have deeply shaped Elizabeth’s relationship to art. Her work has evolved from quiet, minimal drawings to expansive abstract paintings, with scale and color tracking her growth through recovery and healing. Through her partnership with ArtLifting, Elizabeth shares her story in the hopes that her art can serve as an ambassador for mental health recovery.
Dive into Elizabeth’s art practice in our newest Studio Story.
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Images:
1: ArtLifting artist, Elizabeth Gauss, painting a large mural covering a long wall with bright orange, pink, yellow, purple, and blue shapes.
2: ArtLifting artist, Elizabeth Gauss, painting inside her studio in Denver.
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Missed the Webinar? Watch the Recording Anytime
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If you weren’t able to join us live for our recent webinar, we’ve got you covered.
Our latest ArtLifting webinar explored the shift from efficiency-driven workplace design to experience-led environments. Featuring Bryan Berthold (Cushman & Wakefield) and Christina Bailey (ArtLifting), the conversation unpacks how leading organizations are rethinking the workplace to better support employee experience, well-being, and engagement.
You’ll learn:
- Why traditional utilization metrics are no longer enough
- How data is shaping more human-centered workplace design
- The role of the built environment—including art—in fostering connection and inspiration
Whether you're actively planning workplace changes or just starting to rethink your approach, this conversation offers practical insights you can apply right away.
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Image: Two portrait photos of Bryan Berthold (Cushman & Wakefield) and Christina Bailey (ArtLifting) appear side by side on a light gray background with large blue circles behind them. Abstract artworks by Jonah Dillon appear behind each person: Contrails of Jupiter behind Bryan and Lost in the Deep End behind Christina.
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Bringing Values to Life Through Large-Scale Public Art: Verizon 48th Street Murals
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ArtLifting partnered with Verizon to transform the exterior of their 48th Street workplace in New York City into a vibrant, large-scale mural installation — demonstrating how public art can activate space, reflect brand values, and create meaningful community impact.
Located outside the 269,000 sq ft commercial office building, the project reimagines a highly visible exterior as a platform for storytelling, connection, and representation.
ArtLifting curated and installed three large-scale, hand-painted murals by New York–based artists Laural Hartman and Aimee Hofmann, both women with disabilities, in collaboration with Mural Painters Inc., a NYC-based, woman-owned business.
The murals introduce movement and layered storytelling into the streetscape — from Hartman’s architectural, map-inspired compositions to Hofmann’s bold works incorporating wheelchair marks to create a balance of grit and grace.
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“Through architectural details, maps, and fragments of information gathered over time, I’ve created a personal visual archive… The mural invites viewers to engage not just with the artwork, but with their own memories and perspectives of the city.”
— Laural Hartman, ArtLifting Artist
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Images:
1: Laural Hartman stands with her mural of Antipode 1. Sunlight casts strong shadows on the wall and sidewalk.
2: A wider view of Laural Hartman's mural, Bay Bridge, with red and white polka dots on the left and blue and cream abstract shapes on the right. A gray door sits slightly left of center.
3: A building corner with a red “verizon” sign in lowercase letters on a dark gray surface. Below, Antipode 1 by Laural Hartman surrounds a doorway.
4: Aimee Hofmann smiles in front of her mural featuring her artworks Sunglasses at Night 3 and Sunglasses at Night 5.
5: A long wall covered in Aimee Hofmann’s Sunglasses at Night 3 and Sunglasses at Night 5, a black, white, and gray mural with sweeping brush strokes and circular patterns. Thin yellow lines and shapes run across the design.
6: A gray door centered in a wall covered with Laural Hartman's Antipode 2, an abstract blue, white, and black artwork. The mural includes dots, lines, and layered shapes.
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Want more ArtLifting stories, insights, and impact?
Follow along on LinkedIn for behind-the-scenes reflections, artist features, resources, and updates from our growing community.
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