Eliza McKenna, born in Woodstock, NY, is an artist and mystic based in New York’s Hudson Valley. Her work moves between photography, writing, and experimental materials to explore grief, memory, and consciousness within and beyond the body. She is interested in how images shape perception and their potential to uncover our thoughts, feelings, and unconscious beliefs. She holds a BA in Film Studies from Wesleyan University and an MFA in Photography from Pratt Institute. Her work has grown through dialogue with both intellectual and mystical traditions, situating her within a lineage of artists seeking to bring to light the ways art can expand human perception. Her 2023 thesis exhibition, “Standing in the Living Room,” curated by Anika Sabin, was displayed at the Pratt Photography Gallery in Brooklyn. Eliza’s first solo show, “You Were Young and So Was I,” was unveiled in 2025 after a year of photographing strangers experiencing grief.