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LISA MARIE BARBER
Department of Art, University of
900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI 53141 (262) 412-3393
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EDUCATION:
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Attended Aug. 1995- May 1998
Master of Fine Art, 3D (ceramic sculpture emphasis), May 1998
Minor: Painting
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Attended Aug. 1993- May 1994
Graduate Studies in Studio Art
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
Attended Aug. 1988- May 1992
Bachelor of Science, Sociology, 1992
Minor: Art
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE EMPLOYMENT:
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Department of Art, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Chair, Art Department, 2012-present; co-chair 2011-2012
Professor of Art, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI 2016-present
Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics and Foundations, Aug. 2009-2016
Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics and Foundations, Aug. 2003- 2009
Courses Taught: 3-D design
Introduction to Drawing
Life Drawing (all levels, beginning through advanced)
Ceramics (all levels, beginning through advanced)
Professional Practice
Critique Seminar
Senior Studio
Independent Study
Student Internship
Santa Clara University, Department of Art and Art History, Santa Clara, California
Lecturer, (three-year appointment, full time), Sept. 1999- June 2002
Courses Taught:Basic Drawing
Ceramics (all levels, beginning through advanced)
Introduction to Studio Art
Senior Seminar
Independent Study
Fresno Pacific University, Art Department, Fresno, California
Ceramics Instructor (one-year appointment, part time), Sept. 1998- June 1999
Courses Taught:Ceramics (all levels, beginning through advanced)
Fresno City College, Fresno California
Adjunct Art Instructor. Foundations, Sept. 1998- Dec. 1999
Course Taught:Introduction to Two-Dimensional Art
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Workshop Instructor
-Adult Life Long Learners, Kenosha, WI. Feb. 2015, 2016, and 2017
-Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL. Feb. 2013
-Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN. Oct. 2010
-University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Arts and Crafts Center, Milwaukee, WI. Sept. 2009
-Genesee Art Center, Rochester, NY. Jan. 2009
-California Conference on Advancement in Ceramic Art, Davis, CA. 2005
-Univ. of Arizona, College of Fine Arts Visiting Artist Series, Tucson, AZ. Oct. 2005
-Southern Arizona Clay Artists, Inc, Tucson, AZ. Oct. 2005
-Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA. May 2004
Youth Program Instructor
-Ready Rangers, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 2007-2008
-Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA. Aug.- Nov. 2002
-Franklin-McKinley School District’s FAST Program (Families and Schools Together), San Jose, CA. Sept.- Nov. 2002
-City of Lubbock SMART Program (Summer Mission Art Reaching Texas), Lubbock, TX. July- Aug. 1994 and 1995
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Ceramics Studio Manager
-University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI. Aug. 2003- present
-Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA. Aug. 1999- Aug. 2002
-Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, CA. Aug. 1998- June1999
Studio Assistant
-Don Herron Clayworks (production pottery studio), Austin, TX. May 1998- July 1998
-Sara Waters, sculptor & ceramist, Lubbock, TX. June- Aug.1995
Mural Leader
-City of Lubbock “Park-Site Project 1995”, Lubbock, TX. June- Aug. 1995
Long-term Substitute Teacher
-Tucson Unified School District, Tucson High Magnet School, Theatre—Scene Design, Tucson, AZ. Sept. 1994- June 1995
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AND VISITING ARTIST POSITIONS:
Residencies
-McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC. 2009. (Alternate, International)
-McKnight Artist Residency, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. June- Aug. 2007
-City University of New York, Hunter College, New York, NY. Jan.- Aug. 2006
-University of Arizona Ceramics Area, Tucson, AZ. May-Aug. 2005
-Artists Invite Artists, Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, Newcastle, ME. Aug. 2004
-Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA. Dec. 2002- May 2003
-Works San Jose, San Jose, CA. Sept.- Nov. 2002
Visiting Artist Positions
-University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Peck School of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI. Oct. 2016
-Racine Art Museum, Osborne & Scekic Foundation Fellows, Racine, WI. Fall 2015
-Illinois Wesleyan U., Anthony E. Stellaccio Visiting Artist Series, Bloomington, IL. Feb. 2013
-Central College, Pella, IA. March 2011
-Genesee Art Center, Rochester, NY. Jan. 2009
-Murray State University, Murray, KY. April 2008
-Texas Tech University, Persistence of the Figure Series, Lubbock, TX. Jan. 2006
-Univ. of Arizona, College of Fine Arts Visiting Artist Series, Tucson, AZ. Oct. 2005
-Tucson Consortium on the Arts/Southern AZ Clay Artists, Tucson, AZ. Oct. 2005
-California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA. May 2005
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
Awards
-Lonnie Eugene Stewart Special Sculpture Award, 64 Arts National, Monmouth, IL. 2017
- Nominee, Stella Gray Teaching Award, UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI. 2014, 2015, and 2017
- Faculty Distinguished Service Award, UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI. 2016
-Second Place, 5th Central Time Ceramics, Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL. 2016
- Best in Show Award, National Juried Exhibition, Flow Art Space, St. Paul, MN. 2015
- 2014-2015 Fellowship Award, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI. 2014- 2015
- Nominee, Faculty Distinguished Service Award, UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI. 2015
- Nominee, Advising Excellence Award, UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI. 2013
- Anthony E. Stellaccio Visiting Artist, Illinois Wesleyan Univ.,Bloomington, IL. 2013
-Finalist, Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, WI. 2010
- Artist Residency Award(1stalternate), McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC. 2008
- Mc Knight Artist Residency Award, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. 2006
- Emerging Artist Award, National Council on Ed. for the Ceramic Arts (NECEA). 2002
- Emerging Talent Award, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA. 2002
- Purchase Award, California Clay Competition, Davis, CA. 2002
- Industrial Materials Award, California Clay Competition, Davis, CA. 2002
- First Merit Award, “From The Ground Up” Region Competition, El Paso, TX. 1997
- Merit Award, UT-Austin, Art Dept., Austin, TX. 2 awards. 1996 and 1997
- Invited Participant, Northern Ariz. University BFA Exhibition, Flagstaff, AZ. 1992
- Level 3 Award, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, A.R.T.S. program. 1988
Grants
- UW-P Research and Creative Activity Grant,applied/awarded every year, 2003-present
- UW-P Faculty/Staff Prof. Opportunities Fund applied/awarded every year 2003-present
- Artist Res. Award, funding, (alternate), McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC. 2008
- Mc Knight Artist Res. Award, funding, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. 2006
- UW-P Provost’s Plan 2008 Fund, 1 grant applied/awarded. 2006
- UW-P 2008 Diversity Monitoring & Assessment Committee, 3 grants applied/awarded. 2003-2005
- UT-Austin Student Travel Grant, 1997
Scholarships/Fellowships (Graduate Studies)
- David Bruton Jr. Graduate Fellowship, UT-Austin, Austin, TX. 1997
- Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, UT-Austin, Austin, TX. 1996 and 1997
- Presidential Scholarship, UT-Austin, Austin, TX. 1995
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
“Brownish Girl” (featured image and artwork). “Biennial art show opening at Carthage”written by Jessica Stephen. Kenosha News,Kenosha, WI. January 5, 2017.
“Urban Garden” images and text National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts Annual Exhibition: Evocative Garden(catalog) NCECA press, Erie, CO.March 2017.
“Wustum hosts RAM Artist Fellowship Exhibition”written by Lee B. Roberst about the RAM 2015 Fellowship exhibition. The Journal Times, Racine, WI. November 4, 2015.
“The Bride” (cover image). Straylight Literary Magazine, Volume 8.14, Kenosha, WI. Fall 2014.
“Yellow Hearted Woman” (image). Featured in “Expose” section, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Westerville, OH. Pgs. 40-43. Nov. 2014.
“Some Parts are Roads”(images). Included in 500 Figures in Clay Volume 2 (book) Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. New York, NY. 2014.
“Exploring Sentimentalities Dark Edges”,(reviewby Cate McQuaid of“Fresh Figurines: A New Look at a Historic Art Form”exhibitionThe Boston Globe,Boston, MA. November 2011.
Massachusetts’ Fuller Craft Museum’s Powerful Ceramic Figurine Exhibit, (review by Richard Friswell of “Fresh Figurines: A New Look at a Historic Art Form” exhibition) Artes Magazine (on-line publication) December, 2011.
“Ideas about Cities: Lisa Marie Barber” (review). Written by Dan Grossman for NUVO Newsweekly, Indianapolis, IN. Oct. 12, 2010.
“Bride Time” (review of Mujeres Mujeres Mujeres exhibition). Tucson Weekly, Tucson, AZ, Pg 27. June 3-9 issue, 2010.
“Heart Shaped World”and “Three Hearts”(images). Included in 500 Ceramic Sculptures(book). Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York, NY. May 2009
“Four Artists/Four Perspectives” (images and text). Contributed one of four artist entries for the article included in National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts 2009 Journal(journal). NCECA press, Erie, CO. April 2009.
“Gender, Culture, Clay: A Discussion”(review). Written and submitted by Allison Luce
Critical Ceramics(electronic journal), Dorchester, MA. Pgs. 1-5. Oct. 13, 2008.
“Lisa Marie Barber” (essay with image of “Three Hearts”). Essays written by Robert Silberman, PhD. for Six McKnight Artists(catalogue), Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. Pgs 8-9, 17. Summer 2008.
“Form trumps Function”(review). Written by Mary Abbe for Minneapolis Star Tribune(newspaper), Minneapolis, MN. Aug.8, 2008.
“Children of Clay”(review). Written by Dana Self for The Pitch, (Kansas City Weekly), Kansas City, MO. Pg. 28. April 26.
“Flyers” (image). Featured in “Worth the Trip”(article) by Mary Forsell for Home Companion Magazine, St. Louis, MO.Pg.48. Dec. 2007- Jan. 2008.
“Lisa Marie Barber at Leedy-Voulkos”(review). Written by Stephanie Lanter for
American Ceramics Magazine,New York, NY.
“Lisa Marie Barber” (image of “Some Parts are Roads” with brief artist bio.). Featured in“Portfolio” sectionof American Craft Magazine, American Craft Council, New York, NY. Pg. 56. April/May 2006.
“Little City” (image). Included in The Figure in Clay: Contemporary Sculpting Techniques by Master Artists(book). Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. New York, NY. Pg. 142. 2005.
“Girl” (image with artist bio.). Part of Thirty Ceramic Sculptors(catalogue). Pg. 13.
Natsoulas Press, Davis, CA. April 2005.
“Little City” (image). Included in “Artful/ There are many shows linked to conference” (article by staff). The Indianapolis Star (newspaper), Indianapolis, IN. Pg. 14. March 14, 2004.
“Guardian” (image). Included in Her Mark 2004(calendar/date book). 1 page.
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. 2003.
“Working from a Humanist Agenda”(article). Written by Lisa Marie Barber for The NCECA Journal 2002, Volume 23, The 36th Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. Pgs. 205-206. Published and distributed by NCECA in Spring 2003.
“New Sanchez Art Center exhibits s offer emotional and artistic depth”(review). Written by Emmanuel Williams for the Pacifica Tribune(newspaper), Pacifica, CA. Pg. 14A. March 12, 2003.
“Urban Playground Tapestries” (article). Written by Josef Woodard forArt Scene supplemental of theSanta Barbara News-Press(newspaper), Santa Barbara, CA. Pgs. 11, 31.Feb. 2003.
“Polychromatic Mutations” (review). Written by Sean Mageean for The Independent (weekly), Santa Barbara, CA. Pg. 51. Feb. 13, 2003.
“Lisa Marie Barber’s Utopian Spaces” (article).Written by Glen Brown, PhD for Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Westerville, OH. Pgs. 40-43. Dec. 2002.
“Self Portrait #2” (image). Included in “13th Annual California Clay Competition” (article by staff) Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Westerville, OH. Pg 42. Oct. 2002
“Artists’ Works Are Alive and Well” (article). Written by Josef Woodard for Los Angeles Times, Ventura County, Ventura, CA. Pg. 50. Jan. 2002
“The Cars Went By Fast” and “The Bath” (images). Included in The Santa Clara ReviewVolume 87 (journal), Santa Clara, CA. Pgs: cover and 62-63. Fall/Winter, 1999-2000
“The Cake” (image). Included in The Ceramic Design(book), Lark Books, Ashville, NC. Pg. 164.1998.
SELECTED LISTING OF EXHIBITIONS:
2019The Phipps Gallery, Hudson, WI, “Lisa Marie Barber: New Works” (solo)
Makeshift Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, “AdorNation 2” (two-person)
2018South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR, “Generous Kingdom”
Healing Arts Gallery, Hudson Hospital, Hudson, WI, "L.M. Barber: Works on Fabric" (solo)
2017 Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, Portland, OR, “Evocative Garden”
Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, “Stacked”
Silverwood Park Gallery, St. Anthony, MN, “Roots and Wings”
Minnetonka Art Center, Wayzata, MN, “Art of the Garden”
Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL, “64 Arts National Juried Exhibition”
HF Johnson Gallery of Art, Kenosha, WI, “Kenosha and Racine Invitational”
Foundation Gallery, Kenosha, WI, “UW-Parkside Faculty Exhibition”
Public Brewery, Kenosha, WI, “Coalition of Artists Supporting Women and Children”
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR, “Generous Kingdom”(continued into 2018)
2016Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL, "One Wall: Lisa Marie Barber" (solo)
Silverwood Park Gallery, St Anthony, MN, “National Juried Exhibition"
Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD, “MD F.A. Biennial Fiber Options Exhibition”
NG Nelson Gallery, Springfield, IL,“Shapes of Influence: National Juried Ceramics Exhibition”
Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, “Latino/a Americans: 500 Years of History”
Fine Line Gallery, St Charles, IL, “Garden Party”
Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL, “5th Central Time Ceramics”
2015Racine Art Museum/Wustum Museum, Racine, WI, “Lisa Marie Barber”(solo)
Sinclair Galleries, Cedar Rapids, IA, “River2River Regional Ceramics Exhibition”
Flow Art Space, St. Paul, WI, “2015 National Juried Exhibition”
John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, “Folktales and Legends”
Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA, “21st Annual Sculpture in the Garden”
Foundation Gallery, Kenosha, WI, “UW-Parkside Art Faculty”
2014NCECA 2014, Milwaukee, WI, “AdorNation: A. Dabasi and LM Barber”(2-person)
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, “Looking at Ourselves”
Garfield Park Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, “Fiber Tales”
Concordia Art Gallery, St. Paul, MN, “Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition”
2013Building Imagination Center, Modesto, CA,“3 Hearts & Wonderwall” (2-person)
HF Johnson Gallery of Art, Kenosha, WI, “The Return of Rococo” (3-person)
Raices Taller 222, Tucson, AZ, “Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres”
2012Fuller Craft Museum, Brocton, MA, “Matter of Size: Ceramic Figurines”
Concordia Art Gallery, St. Paul, MN, “Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition”
Nicolet Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI, “Northern National”
2011Fuller Craft Museum, Brocton, MA, “Matter of Size: Ceramic Figurines”
Central College, Pella, IA, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL,“Gabriella Boros and Lisa Marie Barber” (two-person)
Foundation Gallery, Kenosha, WI, “Faculty Focus: Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Raices Taller, Tucson, AZ, “Three Hearts and Other work “
2010Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA, “Exchange”
Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, “Exchange”
Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS, “Body Awareness”
Waukegan Art Windows—Building 202, Waukegan, IL, “Three Houses and More” (solo)
Raices Taller 222, Tucson, AZ, “Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres”
Minnetonka Arts Center, Wayzata, MN, “Art Educators”
UW-Parkside Art Gallery, Kenosha, WI, “The Team”
2009Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Twelfth International Open”
NCECA 2009, Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ,“4 Artists/4 Perspectives”(4-person, juried)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI “LM Barber” (solo)
Paul Watkins Gallery, Winona, MN, “SixMcKnight Artists
Fine Arts Gallery, U. of MN, Morris, MN, “2008-09 McKnight Artists Tour”
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Mirando Al Sur”
2008Providence Art Windows, Providence, RI, “Three Hearts” (solo)
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, “2006 Mc Knight Artists”
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, “Lisa Marie Barber” (2-person)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Clay and Fiber”
Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA, The Art of Contemporary Craft”
UW-Parkside Art Gallery, Kenosha, WI, “Buildings are Around” (solo)
2007 Galley 221, New York, NY, “Three Hearts” (solo)
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO, “Flyers” (solo)
NCECA 2007, Louisville, KY, “New Work” (solo)
Heidi Cho Gallery, New York, NY, “Back to the 50’s”
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Child in Us”
UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, “Art Faculty Exhibition”
2006 CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY, “Artist-in-Residence” (solo)
Heidi Cho Gallery, New York, NY, “The Lady Doth Protest Too Much”
Zoller Gallery, Penn State, University Park, PA, “Crafts National 40”
Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, WI, “Legacy”
2005 J. Gross Gallery, U. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, “Some Parts Are Roads”(solo)
Kansas State U., Manhattan, KS, “Art Quilts: M. James and L.M. Barber” (2-person)
Zoller Gallery at Penn State, University Park, PA, “Crafts National 39”
Museum of Fine Art, Florida State U., Tallahassee, FL, “Combined Talents”
John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, “Thirty Ceramic Sculptors”
Guildford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT, “Mixed Media Quilts”
Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, “Heart Shaped World” (solo)
Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, “Bottoms Up”
UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, “Art Faculty Exhibition”
2004Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, “Heart Shaped World” (solo)
Merwin Gallery, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL, “Some Cities” (solo)
Larson Art Gallery, St. Paul, MN, “Three Views” (3-person)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Her Mark”
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN, “Upper Midwest Sculpture”
Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN, “Urban Playground” (solo)
NCECA 2004, Indianapolis, IN, “Monument” (solo)
San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA, “24th Art Auction”
UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, “Art Faculty Exhibition”
2003Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, “Playful Spaces” (solo)
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, “Artists-in-Residence”
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, “New Worlds” (solo)
CP Artspace, Washington DC, “Home”
El Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, CA, “L. Huerta and LM Barber” (2-person)
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, “Crafts National 37”
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA, “Solo Mujeres”
Atkinson Gallery, SB City College, Santa Barbara, CA, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
2002Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Works San Jose, San Jose, CA, “Artist-in-Residence Exhibition” (solo)
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, “73rd Crocker-Kingsley Juried Exhibition”
Pro Arts, Oakland, CA, “Juried Annual Members’ Exhibition”
Ventura College Art Gallery 2, Ventura, CA, “Playful Spaces” (solo)
Napa Valley College Fine Arts Gallery, Napa, CA, “Bay Area V”
Silvermine Guild Gallery, New Canaan, CT, “Craft USA 2002”
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA, “New Generation”
The Artery, Davis, CA, “13th Annual California Clay Competition”
Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA, “C’est la Vie”
2000San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA, “Life from Clay” (3-person)
Artship Foundation Project, Oakland, CA, “Lisa Marie Barber: Industrialization” (solo)
Santa Clara University Art Gallery, “Art Faculty Exhibition”
1998MexicArte Museum, Austin, TX, “Diversity and Emergence Series: Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Arlington Museum of Art, Ft. Worth, TX, “NCECA Regional Student Exhibition”
Art-Space Gallery, Fresno, CA, “Lisa Marie Barber and Paul Rothenstein” (2-person)
Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, CA, “Lisa Marie Barber: Paintings” (solo)