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Lisa Gronseth

The Arts Center Exhibit(s):

• '9th Around Oregon Annual Exhibition,' October, 2011

Statement:

Lisa Gronseth's paintings examine architecture as a subject in itself, as a social system, and as a lens to focus on other social constructs which are less obviously geometric in their ideological structure. Lisa often makes work about places she has a connection to. Her current work contains images of the United Arab Emirates, where she taught for two years, and of the Pacific Northwest where she currently lives. Her layering and collage processes reflect her subject matter. She paints paper and mylar and cuts and reassembles the pieces to create collage paintings. Her buildings are literally constructed in her collages. Part of her process involves making templates which are both full scale drawings and smaller templates of the various parts. She layers these together to make collaged drawings. In using these materials and methods, Lisa Gronseth answers the modernist call to make process and material clear to the viewer. Her paintings and drawings have a literalness and clarity of process while creating highly illusionistic spaces.

Education:

• Yale University MFA in Painting, 1999
• Cornish College of the Arts, 1995-6
• Reed College, BA, Philosophy, 1996

Exhibitions and Awards:

• March 2012, Hotels I’ve Never Stayed In, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
• January 2012, Under the Influence, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
• March 2011, 24th Annual McNeese Works on Paper, juror: Dan Cameron, Lake Charles, LA
• January 2011, New Members Show, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
• 2010, Small Works Show, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
• 2010, Northwest Modern – The Spirit of Place, juror: Alicia Johnson, Portland, OR
• 2001, Faculty Show, American University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• 2000, Faculty Show, American University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• 1999, Liquitex Grant
• 1999, MFA Thesis Show, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
• 1998, Returning Student Show, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
• 1998, Teaching Assistant Show, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
• 1998, Norfolk Art Exhibition, Norfolk, CT
• 1997, Incoming Student Show, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
• 1996, Instructor’s Choice, juried show, 2nd prize, Seattle, WA

Teaching:

• Portland State University, 2001-2, 2007-present.
• American University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1999-2001
• Yale University School of Art, teaching assistantships, 1998-9

Lectures:

• Art and Identity in a Globalizing World, Portland State University, 2009 – 2001
• The Argument in Art, Waseda University Transnational Program and Portland State University, 2006
• Two Modernisms, Waseda University Transnational Program and Portland State University, 2005

Travel:
I have lived in England, Taiwan, Spain and the United Arab Emirates and have traveled extensively in China, India, Pakistan, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Northern Africa.

Visit Lisa Gronseth's website.