Incitement (Kirk Douglas Pose)

Fictional narrative is a tool used by artists to address socio-political issues such as identity, class, race and gender. Formerly of Ottawa and now based in Montreal, Eliza Griffiths is a formidable painter who creates such characters to explore relational power dynamics. Striking dark-eyed figures are caught mid-narrative, and the filmic quality of the compositions leads viewers to question what may have happened both before and after. These highly charged intimate moments most often revolve around female protagonists, and speak to vulnerability, love, desire and agency.