She is working on a comprehensive history of BritArt for Thames and Hudson (to be published in November 2015), and writes regularly for the U.S. art magazine ARTnews. After graduating from New College, Oxford with a degree in modern languages, Elizabeth was a journalist at Reuters for 16 years, holding a variety of posts including foreign correspondent in Mexico and Central America and as an editor on the 24-hour world desk. She has also written articles for a variety of newspapers including the Financial Times and The Independent. Her interests include the arts, travel, hiking and scuba diving. She holds a Master’s in history of art with distinction from Birkbeck College and lives in London with her husband and two sons.