When the Nazis marched into Poland, Liz Gribin escaped to America with her family rather than return to their home in England. Arriving in Manhattan, she began her studies at the Museum of Modern Art and the Art Students League. She ultimately obtained her degree in fine arts from Boston University.

Niece of the world famous Danish sculptor, Harald Salomon, she has exhibited her work nationally for many years. In New York City her prize-winning paintings have been shown at The National Academy of Design, the Parsons School, Pace University, The National Arts Club, the Lotos Club and the Broome Street Gallery. Outside of the city her works have been shown at the Nassau County Museum of Art, The Heckscher Museum, Guild Hall Museum, Sarah Lawrence College, B.J. Spoke Gallery, and the Arlene Bujese Gallery. Gribin has had over a dozen solo exhibitions and is the winner of innumerable awards, some of which are: The Bruce Stevenson Award from the National Arts Club, the Pall Corporation Award at the Heckscher Museum, the Knickerbocker Artist's Gold Medal and the top award from the Audubon Artists for two years running. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Emily Lowe Gallery at Hofstra University and the Manhattan Bowery Corporation in addition to many outstanding private collections. She was chosen to be honored with the prestigious Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Advancing the Arts on Long Island.

Liz was honored by the Hampton Library as a "living legend" during the bicentennial celebration of the U.S. Library Of Congress. She is listed in "Who's Who in American Art" and "Who's Who of American Women". She was spotlighted on the first "Originals", the Public Broadcasting System television show. The artist and her work have been profiled in The Southampton Press and Dan's papers, Portfolio, Northshore, Boulevard and Long Island magazines.She has also been interviewed on "Art Scene" on Long Island, "Meet Your Neighbors" and "Focus On Women" (which is part of Harvard University's Schlesinger Library Archives).