Lizzie Wheeler is a British printmaker whose work is stylised, decorative, and poetic. Based in Oxford, she creates prints that celebrate the quiet beauty of the natural world, drawing inspiration from animals, trees, and wilder places. Her process begins with close observation and sketching, followed by a careful distillation of form, pattern, and tone. The resulting images are both refined and evocative, often shaped by the influence of poetry—particularly the nature-focused work of Mary Oliver.

Working primarily in linocut, woodcut, and collagraph, Wheeler uses oil-based inks and transparent mediums to build layered, harmonious colour palettes. She is drawn to the interplay of shape and decoration, echoing twentieth-century British decorative printmakers in her sensitivity to rhythm and surface. Her collagraphs often have soft edges and velvety textures, while her linocuts carry a quiet structure through repeated marks and simplified forms.

In 2024, she took part in the ‘Inspired by Knepp’ residency and exhibition at the Knepp rewilding estate in Sussex, and received the Oxford Art Society’s Sally Wainwright Prize for her linocut Marmalade Tamworth. Earlier accolades include her selection as Henley Arts Festival’s RISE artist in 2022, and repeated success in the Oxford Art Society’s Young Artist competition. She became a full member of the Society at the age of 22.

Alongside her own practice, Wheeler works as a printmaking technician at Oxford Printmakers Co-operative. Her prints are thoughtful and tactile, characterised by a quiet reverence for both subject and process.