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Lisa Lebofsky CV

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EDUCATION 

2004-2006

New York Academy of Art Graduate School of Figurative Art, New York, NY

Master of Fine Arts in Painting      


1996-2000

State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, NY

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Metals, minor in art history

 

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016- Present     Instructor – SAR Academy, Riverdale, NY

2016- Present     Instructor, Continuing Education/Lecturer – New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

2015- 2017          Freelance Studio Assistant – Alyssa Monks, Susan Grossman, Joan Semmel, New York, NY

2005-2017          Visiting Artist/Instructor, Daniel Webster Magnet School, New Rochelle, NY

2006-2013         Gallery Director, Fuse Gallery, New York, NY

1999-2011           Instructor, Art & Design Studio of Rockland, Nanuet, NY

2000                  Artist in Residence/Studio Assistant, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ

 

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES

2019

Artist in Residence, Shenandoah National Park, VA

Artist in Residence, SAR Highschool, Bronx, NY


2018 

Artist in Residence, Jentel Arts, Sheridan, WY
Artist in Residence, Artists Off Grid Residency, Red Feather Lakes, CO 


2017

Artist in Residence, The Avalon, Cuttyhunk Island, MA        

Artist in Residence, Fieldstones, Medusa, NY          

Artist in Residence, Artists Off Grid Residency, Red Feather Lakes, CO 

Artist in Residence, Jennifer Keefe Studio, Tilting, Fogo Island through TRACS, NL, Canada


2015

Stone Canoe 2015 prize winner


2014

BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Grant from the Bronx Council of the Arts

Artist in Residence, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY


2013

Artist in Residence, New Bedford Whaling Museum 


2012

Greenland Artist Expedition – Chasing the Light


2011 

Artist in Residence, The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development, Platte Cove, NY


2010

BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Grant from the Bronx Council of the Arts

Artist in Residence, Terra Nova National Park through The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, NL, Canada


2006

Jenny Saville Tutorial Prize


2005

Prince of Wales Scholarship travel grant to the Château de Balleroy, France


2004 & 2005

Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art


1999 & 2000 

Peters Valley Craft Education Center tuition scholarship                                                                     

                        

SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2019

“Recent Work” at Paradigm Talent Agency, New York, NY 

2016

“Sea Legs” at James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, NL, Canada

“In Place” with Rebecca Soderholm at Visual Arts Gallery at SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury, NY 

2015

“Rip Current” at Charles P. Sifton Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

“Recent Work” at Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, MA

2014

“Recent Work” at James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, NL, Canada

2012

“Raw Spaces” at Milavec Hakimi Gallery, New York, NY

“White Spaces” at Windham Fine Arts, Windham, NY

2008

“Memscapes” at Klatch, New York, NY

2006

“Il Paesaggio/Le Paysage” at Art Cafe, Nyack, NY

2005 “Le Paysage” at Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston, NY

2004 

“Figuratively Painting” at Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston, NY

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019

“Environmental Impact II” traveling museum exhibition, The James Museum St. Petersburg, FL

“Finding Flow” at Windham Fine Arts, Windham, NY

Gallery Artists on View” at Artemis Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME 

“Anthropocene” at Alexander Hall – Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

“Light, Water + Stone” at Massoni Art Gallery, Chestertown, MD 

“Representing: Selected Works from Alumni and Faculty of The New York Academy of Art” curated by 

Liz Garvey, Rick Davidman and Kim Power at Artisan Lofts, New York, NY

“Art Show – Special Focus” at Malvern Retreat House, Malvern, PA 


2018

“Newfoundland Art Expo” at Arts and Culture Center, St. John’s, NL, Canada 

“Skateboard Art Show” at VMWorld 2018, Las Vegas, NV 

“Land and Sea and Sky” at Peter Marcelle Project, Southampton NY

“Gallery Artists on View ” at Artemis Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME

“Little, But Fierce ” at Chashama Space for Artists, New York, NY

“New York Academy of Art Summer Exhibition” at Flowers Gallery, New York, NY

 “Natural Prcolivities ” at Shirley Fiterman Art Center, BMCC, New York, NY 

“Water Ways ” at Union Arts Center, Sparkill NY

“Expeditions: A Love Affair with our Wild World ” at Paula Estey Gallery, Newburyport, MA


2017

“Newfoundland Art Expo” at Arts and Culture Center, St. John’s, NL, Canada

“Water, Water Everywhere” at St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, NY 

“Dark and Stormy Night: The Gothic in Contemporary Art” at Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY

“Through the Eyes of an Artist” at Panepinto Galleries, Jersey City, NJ 

“Single Fare 4” at Highline Stages, New York, NY

"Tremors" at Point Green Gallery, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 

"Gallery Artists on View" at Artemis Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME   

"Artists on View" at Islesford Dock Gallery, Little Cranberry Island, ME          

"Gallery Artists on View" at Carla Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD

“Water” at James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, NL, Canada


2016

“Landscapegoat” at 57 Gower, St. John’s, NL, Canada

“AANYAA Show” at Flux Factory, Queens, NY

“New York Academy of Art” at Robert Lange Studios at The Vendue, Charleston, SC

“Earth, Impermanence” at Union Arts Center, Sparkill, NY

“Acadia National Park’s Centennial” at Artemis Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME 

“BRIO Exhibition 2014 & 2015 Awardees” at Longwood Art Gallery, Bronx, NY 

“Water | Bodies” at Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, NY

“Bounding Main: The Artist and the Sea” at CW Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 

“The Unsettled Earth: The Art of Stewardship” at Carla Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD

 “Mementos” at Panepinto Galleries at 70 Columbus, Jersey City, NJ

“32˚: The Art of Winter” at Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT


2015

 “Environmental Impact” traveling museum exhibition: Stauth Memorial Museum, Montezuma, KS

“Small is Beautiful” at Flowers Gallery, New York, NY

“Small Works” at Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, MA

“My Favorite Things” at Panepinto Galleries at W Hotel, Hoboken, NJ

“Environmental Impact” traveling museum exhibition: The Art Museum, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY 

“Group Show” at Artemis Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME
“Hot or Cold?” Bronx ArtSpace, Bronx, NY

“Environmental Impact” traveling museum exhibition: Paul and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum at the 

University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA

“NYAA Summer Exhibition” at Flowers Gallery, New York, NY 

“Closed Circuit” at Abrazzo Interno Gallery, New York, NY 

“AANYAA” at Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ

“Environmental Impact” traveling museum exhibition: Brookgreen Gardens, Murells Inlet, SC

 “All Together Different” at Manny Cantor Center, New York, NY


2014

“Small is Beautiful” at Flowers Gallery, New York, NY

“Environmental Impact” traveling museum exhibition: Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA

 “Group Show” at Artemis Gallery, Bar Harbor, ME

“NYAA Summer Exhibition” at Flowers Gallery, New York, NY

 “Environmental Impact” traveling museum exhibition: Erie Art Museum, Erie PA

“Made in Saltonstall” CAP Artspace Center, Ithaca, NY

“On the Labrador” at Northern Lights Gallery, Belfast, ME 

“New Romantics”, Mark Miller Gallery, New York, NY

“Timeless Rhythms | Sensing Change”, Carla Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD

“The Last Brucenniel”, New York, NY


2013

“Platte Clove Artist in Residence Exibition”, Erpf Gallery, Arkville, NY

“Group Show” at Artemis Gallery, Bar Harbor, ME

“Deepening Roots” at Northern Lights Gallery, Belfast, ME

“NYAA Summer Exhibition” at Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, NY

“Following the Panther” at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA

“AANYAA Exhibition” at Studio 7 Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ


2012

“Sedna’s Gaze” at Northern Lights Gallery, Belfast, ME

“Peekskill Project V: The New Hudson River School” at Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, 

Peekskill, NY

“Awakened” at AFA Gallery, New York, NY

“NYAA Summer Exhibition” at Flowers Gallery, New York, NY

“Water” at James Baird Gallery, Newfoundland, Canada

“Home is Where the Bronx Is” at Longwood Gallery at Hostos College, Bronx, NY 

“Nose Bleed” at Fuse Gallery, New York, NY

“Boneyard Project” at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tuscon, AZ


2011

“Platte Clove Artist in Residence Exhibition at Erpf Gallery, Arkville, NY

“Applause Awards” at Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY

“Serenity Now!” at Milavec Hakimi, New York, NY 

“B-Sides” at York College, New York, NY 

“NYAA Summer Exhibition” at Flowers Gallery, New York, NY

“Triple Threat” at Island Weiss Gallery, New York, NY

"I’ve Got a Secret" at Forbes Galleries, New York, NY 

“Songs” at Fuse Gallery, New York, NY


2010

 "Off the Grid" at Windham Fine Arts, Windham, NY 

"Accretion of Events" at Volume Black Gallery, New York, NY 

“Draw” at El Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico

“Girls Don’t Count” at Shadowsspace Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

"Remnants"curated by Michelle Doll and Lisa Lebofsky at Fuse Gallery, New York, NY

"Summer Exhibition" at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 

"Masters of Merriment" at Volume Black Gallery, New York, NY 

"dis-Appear" at Island Weiss Gallery, New York, NY 

"Pop Up Beginnings" at Milavec Green Gallery, New York, NY 

"Just Off" at Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY

"Looks Good on Paper" at DFN Gallery, New York, NY


2009 

"Water/Bodies" at Eden Rock Gallery, St. Barths

"New Landscapes" at DFN Gallery, New York, NY 

"Reconfigured & Relocated" at DFN Gallery, New York, NY

"Disjointed Terrains" at NY Studio Gallery, New York, NY

"Summer Exhibition" at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 

"The Figure in Its Glory " at Windham Fine Arts, Windham, NY

"Draw" at Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

"Separate Visions – Four New York Artists" at Sarah Bain Gallery, Anaheim, CA

"NYAA 2nd Biennial Alumni Exhibition" at Figureworks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

"Enigmatic Visions" at CSV, New York City, NY


2008                 

"Small Works" at Sarah Bain Gallery, Anaheim, CA 

"Becoming: Visions of Childhood " at New York University Bronfman Center, New York, NY

  "Draw " at Stolen Space Gallery, London, UK

"Infinite Possibilities " at Fountainhead Gallery, New York City, NY 

"A Process of Intention" at Frederick Gallery, Allenhurst, NJ

"LES Current" at Manhattan Borough President’s Office, New York City, NY


2007

"NYAA Alumni Show" at Merge 360, New York City, NY 

"Revelation" at Fuse Gallery, New York City, NY

"Observation Sites: Four New York City Landscape Painters" at Frederick Gallery, Allenhurst, NJ

"Works on Paper" curated by Lisa Lebofsky & Michael Poncé at Klatch, New York City, NY

"Visual Slang: The Modern Urban Imagination" at The Abrons Art Center, New York City, NY

 “Home & Away” at The Bronfman Center, New York City, NY

“Draw” at Gallery Lombardi, Austin, TX

“Contours of the Figure” at Frederick Gallery, Allenhurst, NJ  

“NYAA Alumni Show” at Figureworks Gallery, Williamsburg, NY


2006

“A Hundrend Under a Hundred ” at Gallery 181, Lawrence, MA 

“Draw” at Fuse Gallery, New York City, NY

“Emerging Women Artist’s Exhibit” at New York Design Center, New York, NY

“Strange Cities” at Gallery 27+, New York City, NY

“Small Works” at the Brooklyn Artists Gym, Brooklyn, NY

“Figurative Construction” at the New York Open Center, New York City, NY

 “La Dolce Vita” at the Tribeca Ball, New York City, NY


2005 

“Summer Painters” at Château de Balleroy, France

“Il Paesaggio” at La Traviata Production, Serre Di Rapolano, Italy


2004                 

“Forbidden Visions” at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City, NY


2003 

 “Vision of your Dreams” at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City, NY


2002

“Local Artisans” at Liberty Museum of Art and Craft, Liberty, NY

“Vision of the Summer” at Walker Stage Gallery, New York City, NY


2001 

“Winter Salon” at Limner Gallery, New York City, NY


2000

“Artware, Artwork, Artmade” at Gallery 214, Montclair, NJ

“Workshop Student Exhibit” at Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Layton, NJ

“Summer Assistant Show” at Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Layton, NJ

                   

ARTIST TALKS AND PUBLIC WORKSHOPS

2019

“Revealing Nature’s Vulnerabilities” keynote speaker at “Anthropocene” exhibition at Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA


2018

entel Presents, SAGE Community Arts, Sheridan, WY


2017

“Artist Residencies: The Whys, Whats, and Hows,” New York Academy of Art, New York, NY


2015

BX200 Virtual Artist Studio, Old Bronxborough Courthouse, Bronx, NY

“Art and Activisim” panel discussion, sponsored by NYPIRG, Pratt, Brooklyn, NY Riverdale Art Association, Bronx, NY


2014

“Sea Change: We All Live Downstream” Roundtable, Lilac Steamship, New York, NY


2013

Guest Artist Lecture, Narrative Art Course, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

“So You Want to Paint a Landscape” Hudson Valley Center of Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY 


2012

 “1040 Lounge: Artist Spotlight” Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY 


2011

“Polar Opposites” with Carrie-Ann Bracco, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY


2010

Aboard MV/Ushuaia en route from Antarctica to Ushuaia, Argentina

Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland, Canada


2005

Château de Balleroy, France


2000

Peters Valley Craft Education Center, Layton, NJ