On going North from Sydney to Cairns, she met and married Terry,
an equally talented artist who paints in a different style; a superior representational painter of
architectural precision, he exhibits mainly in Portugal.
In 1973 Elizabeth won the coveted “Australian Newspaper P.& 0.Ship
Co. Award” which prize was a 6 months’ all-expenses-paid European trip for two. She and Terry sailed on the
“Canberra”, returning on the “Oriana”
The following year, they returned to Portugal, a mere twenty
days before the Revolution in April 1974. Although Ireland beckoned many times, they continued to live
in Portugal for a further decade or more, painting successfully and exhibiting expansively at Galeria
E.C in Colares. Despite the frenetic workload demanded of them for these public shows, they managed to
open their own Gallery in Cairns called “Gallery One” which was a huge success to which the periodical
of its day attests: —
In 1992 a decision was made to visit Ireland. One year later
they decided to live here permanently.
Elizabeth has won many awards in Australia and Portugal and is
included in important Collections in many countries.
Exhibitions include
1976-77 Eight Bells Gallery ‘Surfers’ Paradise, Australia
1980-81 Dimensions Art Gallery, Australia
1985,86-87 Sheridan Gallery, Brisbane Australia
1988-89 Atelier Galeria E.C. Colares, Portugal
Private Collections — a random selection —
Captain&Mrs M. Caswell R.N.
Captain&Mrs Robert Dodd U.S. Navy
Senhora Donna M.S Bosschaart, Portugal
Madame&Monsieur H. Beaudeigne France
Senhora Donna Christina daballe Antonio, Portugal
Portraits — a random selection —
His Excellency the Australian Ambassador to Portugal and Mrs. Frank Cooper
Captain and Mrs. Mike Fawcett R.N.
Dr. Len Brass, Museum of National History, New York, USA
Commadore & Mrs. P. Sutermeister R.N.
Mrs. Madelein Kummer and her children (individually)
Kristov and Michael Kummer, Switzerland
Corporate Collections (Ireland)
Eagle Star Insurance Company Dublin
Ulster Bank (Dublin and Belfast)
Allied Irish Bank
Bank of Ireland (a Brophy painting was featured in their Christmas calendar)
When in November 1999, Magil Fine Art Gallery opened
its doors for business, seventeen of her paintings were sold within one week!
In less than a year her prices had almost trebled at an auction held in the Minerva Suite Ballsbridge, by Ian
Whyte of Whyte’s Auctioneers. Irish Independent’s Fine Arts Correspondent Ian Baird, (himself a
collector) rated her No 1 in his article of 25th November 2000.
Liz goes from strength to strength. She is now firmly established
throughout Ireland, Great Britain, U.S.A. and of course, Portugal and Australia.
