Elisabeth Cummings is one of Australia's most respected living artists and was listed in Australian Art Collector in 2002 as one of the 50 most collectable. She has won the Fleurieu Art Prize, The Portia Geach Portrait Prize, The Mosman Art Prize and The Tattersalls Art Prize amongst others, and is represented in many private and public collections including Artbank, the Queensland Art Gallery, the Gold Coast City Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.