Elizabeth Dryden, an artist who is originally from Highland Park but currently lives in Uptown, Dallas, has joined The Art Menu, which is an online gallery that is dedicated to featuring artwork by Dallas-area artists.

Dryden produces mixed media artworks that are filled with symbolism and metaphor.

“The idea of how something, anything, can be interpreted so differently by each individual person intrigues me," Dryden said. "We all have had different life experiences, we have our own opinions, and our own values and beliefs — therefore we each have our own idea of reality. My art is my own reality and the way I see things. It’s a language I use to say what I can’t express in words.”

In 2005, Dryden graduated from Texas Woman's University with an art education degree and then lived in Arizona, Kentucky and Washington before moving back to Dallas.

Dryden's work has been featured in several gallery shows throughout the country and locally at Stephanie Anne in Highland Park Village and Mary Tomas Gallery in the Dallas Design District.

Now, Dryden will work with The Art Menu, which has the goal of discovering the best local artists while providing an online platform to showcase and market their work.