| Eliza Mary Burgess | |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1878 |
| Birth Place: | Walthamstow, London |
| Nationality: | British |
| Alma Mater: | Royal Female School of Art |
| Known For: | Painting |
Eliza Mary Burgess (2 March 1878 – 1961) was a British artist, known as a painter and designer.
Burgess was born and grew up in the Walthamstow area of London, where her father was a florist and gardener and her mother was a dressmaker.[1] In 1897 she won a scholarship to the Royal Female School of Art where she won national prizes in several categories and at least three further scholarships.[2] After graduation, Burgess remained working in London until she moved to Bristol in the 1950s and later lived in Scotland for a time.[1] As an artist she created watercolour and tempura paintings of flowers and gardens, child portraits and miniatures.[1]
Between 1900 and 1951, Burgess was a regular exhibitor at both the Royal Academy and with the Society of Women Artists, showing a total of 45 works with the latter.[1] She was also a frequent exhibitor with the Royal Scottish Academy between 1920 and 1943 and also showed paintings with the Royal West of England Academy, of which she was an Associate member.[1] She was also a member of the Royal Miniature Society.[3] Internationally, works by Burgess were shown at the Paris Salon and in the United States, Canada and Australia.[1] The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London hold examples of her work.[1] [2]