Elizabeth Mead’s sculptures, photographs, and drawings have been exhibited across the U.S. as well as in Australia, England, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Las Palmas, Portugal, and Taiwan. She has designed theatrical productions with theater companies across the U. S. including work with the internationally acclaimed, Tony award winning Theatre de la Jeune Lune. She has been a visiting artist and artist in residence at numerous distinguished institutions including The Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London, England (2001, 2002, 2003, 2013), Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japan (2002-03), Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota (2002, 2004), Pacific Northwest College of Art (1994, 2000), Southern Methodist University (1993,1997), Burren College of Art, Co. Clare, Ireland (1995).

A recipient of the Japan/US NEA Creative Artist Fellowship (2002-03), Mead spent six months living and working in Japan. She has received recognition for her work in theater by the Dallas Theater League (1998) and a finalist for the Theater Communication Group/NEA Designer Fellowship (1997, 1998). Mead attended the Ecole Internationale de Jacques Lecoq in Paris, France (1995). She has been awarded work-stay residencies at Sculpture Space in Utica, New York (1992), Jentel Artist Residency, Banner, Wyoming (2005), The Prairie Center of the Arts, Peoria, Illinois (2006), Nes Artist Residency Skagaströnd, Iceland (2009), Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, Wyoming (2012), as well as the Helen Riaboff Whiteley Center Residency, Friday Harbor, Washington (2011), and at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France (2015, 2018).

She is Professor of Art at William & Mary.