Exhibiting since the seventies, Liz's work has been shown and sold in galleries in Buffalo, San Francisco, Carmel, Capitola  and Los Angeles.  Her works have been accepted in juried exhibitions in Arizona, Colorado, California, Florida, New Mexico, and New York.  Liz now exhibits her work in California and Arizona.

In 2007, Liz's artwork was chosen for both the 55th annual Sausalito Art Festival Commemorative Poster and Commemorative T-shirt and the 55th annual Capitola Begonia Festival Poster.  Her artwork was also selected for the 2004, 2002, 1994 & 1990 Capitola Begonia Festival Posters.  In 2004 Liz's work was also selected for the Daniel Smith Reference Catalog.  In 2003 one of Liz's hand colored linocuts was chosen for the 21st Annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival T-shirt.

In 2006, Liz was awarded First Place in Printmaking at the Scottsdale Arts Festival and the La Quinta Arts Festival.  Liz was also awarded First Place in Printmaking at the 2005 Scottsdale Arts Festival.  Liz was also honored to be invited to serve as a juror for the 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007 Sausalito Art Festival.

Liz's work was chosen for the 1999 Capitola Art & Wine Festival Poster.  The Chamber of Commerce sponsors a contest to select the poster art.   In 1995 one of Liz's intaglio prints was selected by Paper Maché Press for the book cover of "Inland Sea" by Jenny Joseph author of the lead poem from "When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple".

Choice, Inc Gallery of San Francisco published Liz's serigraph, "The Kiss", as it's first fine art poster and sold this poster through the Nature Company, the Horchow Catalog of Dallas, Texas and through Museum Editions New York.  "The Kiss" received the Simpson Paper Company's Award of Excellence.

Liz's taught art full time at the high school level for many years, served as Art Department Chairperson at a Jesuit High School in New York, and taught at the Community College level in California.  Liz's artwork can be found in both corporate and private collections throughout the United States and Canada.

Liz Lyons Friedman has been a participant of the annual "Open Studios" sponsored by the Santa Cruz County Cultural Council since it's inception in 1986.  This event takes place annually in October.