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Artist Statement & Curriculum Vitae
An artist should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except when exposed by the light. - Leonardo da Vinci
"As an artist working exclusively on black paper for my colored pencil drawings, I understand this quote from da Vinci. Each colored pencil work I create begins as a shadowy sketch - - a faint impression of what is to come. With each layer of pencil applied the subject emerges, bit by bit, until the full revealing transpires. I begin each piece with the final work already visible in my mind's eye, yet the journey of the grand revealing both delights and surprises me still."
Lisa works primarily in colored pencil and soft pastel. The Native American heritage of her older children has influenced her work throughout the years. She works from a home studio in rural Indiana where she lives with her husband and plenty of cats, dogs, and chickens to keep life interesting.
Email: lisablissrush@gmail.com
Website: www.lisablissrush.com
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Memberships:
The Arts Federation
Kokomo Art Association
Logansport Art Association
Events, Exhibitions, and Competitions:
2023 Fishers Art Council Emerging Artists Exhibition
2023 Logansport Art Association Member Show
2023 Juried into ANN KULLBERG CP HIDDEN TREASURES publication
2023 Broadway Art Show, Monticello, IN
2023 Gallery Walk, Lafayette, IN; May & July events
2023 Logansport Art Association Fine Art Show, Logansport, IN, Judges Award, 2nd Place & Honorable Mention - Drawing Category
2023 Kokomo Art Association Spring Art Show, Kokomo, IN; Best of Show
2023 92 County Fine Art Show, Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, IN, 1st Place Drawing
2022 Holiday Art Show, The Arts Federation, Lafayette, IN
2022 42nd Annual Art Show & Sale, Frankfort Cmty. Public Library, Frankfort, IN
2022 "Beginning Colored Pencil Techniques" 6 wk class, Delphi Public Library, Delphi, IN
2022 Summerfest Juried Art Show, Blackford County Arts Center, Hartford City, IN; 2nd Place
2022 Solo Show, MARKS OF A MAKER, Blackford County Arts Center, Hartford City, IN
2021 Tippecanoe Art Federation Holiday Member Show, Lafayette, IN
2021 41st Annual Gem City Art Show, Frankfort Community Public Library, Frankfort, IN
2021 [untitled 2.0] Athens Arts Gallery National Juried Art Show, Crawfordsville, IN
2021 NICHES Exhibition - Preservation and Art, Opera House Gallery of Contemporary Art, Delphi, IN
2021 Tippecanoe Arts Federation First Friday Events, Lafayette, IN
2021 Logansport Art Association 110th Annual Fine Arts Show, 2nd Place Professional Category
2021 Summerfest Juried Art Show, Blackford County Arts Center, Hartford City, IN
2021 Tippecanoe Arts Federation Chapel Gallery Exhibition, Lafayette, IN
2020 Artworks Gallery Featured Guest Artist of the Month, October; Kokomo, IN
2020 Covered Bridge Art Gallery, Rockville, IN; A New Way Forward Art Show, 1st Place Drawing Category
2020 Logansport Art Association 109th Fine Art Show; 1st Place Professional Category, Marilou Crisman Award
2020 92 County Fine Art Show, Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, IN
2019 Tippecanoe Arts Federation Holiday Member Show, Lafayette, IN
2019 Summerfest Juried Art Show, Blackford County Arts Center, Hartford City, IN
2019 LaFontaine Art Council Fine Arts Show, Huntington, IN
2019 Logansport Art Association 108th Fine Art Show, Jack & Mary Reagan Award, 2nd Place
2019 Kokomo Art Association 93rd Annual Fine Art Show; 1st Place, Professional Category, Honorable Mention, Professional Div.
2019 92 County Juried Art Show, Honeywell Centre, Wabash, IN
2018 Published in Ann Kullberg's Colored Pencil Magazine, January 2018
2018 Prairie Arts Council, Renssalaer, IN; State of the Art : Art of the State Juried Art Show
2018 Logansport Art Association 107th Annual Fine Art Show: Judges Award; Tri Kappa Virginia Murdock Award
2018 Kokomo Art Association 92nd Annual Fine Art Show; 2nd Place, Professional Category, Honorable Mention, Professional Div.
2018 Judge, Tippecanoe County 4H Fair Painting and Drawing Category
2018 Judge, Logansport Art Association Annual Area High School Show
2018 Indiana State Fair Professional Fine Arts Competition and Show; 3rd Place Award Drawing category
2018 Summerfest Juried Art Show, Blackford County Arts Center, Hartford City, IN; 4th Place Award
2017 LaFontaine Arts Council Fine Arts Show, Huntington, IN
2017 Kokomo Art Association 91st Annual Spring Art Show: Best of Show, & 2nd Place Professional Category
2017 Kokomo Art Association & ARTWORKS GALLERY July 2017 Featured Guest Artist
2017 Judge, Logansport Art Association 106th Annual Fine Art Show: Featured Guest Artist
2017 Hoosier Salon Annual Members Exhibition, New Harmony, IN; Honorable Mention
2017 92 County Juried Art Show, Honeywell Centre, Wabash, IN; 2nd place Drawing Category
2016 Logansport Art Association, Black & White Show
2016 Logansport Art Association Annual Members Invitational Show
2016 Kokomo Art Association Annual Pop-Up Show: People's Choice 2nd place award
2016 Kokomo Art Association 90th Annual Spring Art Show
2016 Judge, Logansport Art Association Annual Area High School Show
2016 Judge Team for Logansport Art Association Wilbur Flory Scholarship
2016 Holiday Art Show, Delphi Opera House, Delphi, IN
2016 Drawing Class "Advanced Colored Pencil Techniques" Delphi Public Library (6 week class)
2016 105th Annual Logansport Art Association Fine Art Show: Best of Show, First Place Professional Div., Virginia Murdock Award
2015 Tri-County Art Show at the Logansport Art Association
2015 Old Settler's Annual Art Show, Tri-County Art Association: Best of Show Award
2015 Logansport Art Association, 104th Fine Art Show: 1st Place Professional Div., Judges Award
2015 Holiday Art Show, Delphi Opera House, Delphi, IN
2015 Art on the Avenue, Logansport, Indiana: Honorable Mention
2015 2Chic Art Gallery, "All About People" group exhibit
2014 Old Settler's Annual Art Show, Tri-County Art Association: Best of Show, 1st Place Drawing, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Pastels