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Artist Statement:
A friend recently described my
paintings as "the exhuberant
expression of people engaged
in life." Even when I paint a
landscape without figures, I
prefer to paint places that
include bridges, farmhouses,
bicycles, even roadsigns, all
evidence of human activity.
I complete most of my
paintings in the studio from
reference sketches and
photographs. I work only in
oil, because I love the
texture, and it is very
forgiving if I make a drawing
error. If the location
allows, I will often complete
a small en plein air study on
site.
I prefer bright warm colors,
the long shadows of late
afternoon, and some challenge
in the composition. I want to
make a composition which is
complex, so the viewer has
much to contemplate. At the
same time I often remove
elements in the actual
landscape if they don't work
well with the composition. I
might leave the trash out, but
put in the newspaper boxes,
because I like the bright
colors and shapes. My
paintings are thoughtful
pictures of people engaged in
living in a bright, colorful,
changing world.
Elaine Lisle
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Artist Galleries:
Artists House Gallery,
Philadelphia, PA (215)
923-8440
Contact: Lorraine Reisenbach
Chestnut Hill Gallery
215.248.2549
Contact: Joe Borelli
Objects & IMages Fine Art,
Bronxville, NY, 914.779.7979
contact: Dean Lombardo
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Artist Reviews:
Think of Elaine Lisle as
Philadelpia’s very own Edward
Hopper. Instead of chronicling
the dreary workaday existences
of Depression-era city
dwellers, however, Lisle uses
her soft but realistic voice
to paint pictures of a city in
transition."
…Philadelphia Weekly
"Bright , exuberant color and
bold contrasts of sunny
afternoon ...
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Elaine Lisle:
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Solo Exhibitions:
Artists’ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA November 2008
Gallery Bellaria, Bryn Mawr, PA September 2006
Gallery, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA solo exhibition 1/2006
The Educational Testing Service , Conant Hall, Corporate Headquarters Princeton, NJ September 2004
Hahn Gallery, Philadelphia, PA April, 2004
Commerce Square One, Philadelphia, PA, 2003
Hahn Gallery, Philadelphia, PA May, 2001
The Educational Testing Service , Conant Hall,Princeton, NJ, 12/23-12/29, 1999
Wren Fellini Gallery, Bryn Mawr, PA 5/13/98-6/12/98
1521 Gallery, Philadelphia PA 9/97-10/97
Burrison Art Gallery, The Faculty Club, University of Pennsylvania
Selected Group and Juried Exhibitions:
2009
Artists House Gallery, Small Works Show, Philadelphia, PA , December, 2009
Beaver Farm Invitational Plein Air Exhibit, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, November, 2009
Sherry French Gallery, The Four Seasons, New York, January, 2009
Back to Cezanne Artists House gallery, Philadelphia Pa March 2009
Main Line Art Center, Invitational, Haverford PA April 2009
2008
Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY, “Small Sizes Group Show 12/2008
Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY, “Mainely Maine” Landscape paintings from Maine and beyond. 9/2008
Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA group exhibit 5/2007
Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA “Living with Art 4/2007
Artists’ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA group show, March 2008
2007
Brandywine Realty Trust Building, Art on the Avenue, 3 person exhibit 9-12/07
Philadelphia Museum of Art “Artworks Gallery” 12/2006-2/2007
Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Group Exhibition, 4/2007
Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA Living with Art, 3/2007
2006
Philadelphia Museum of Art “Artworks Gallery” winter group exhibition 12/2006-2/2007
Objects and Images Fine Art, Bronxville, NY Group Holiday exhibition 12/2006
Gallery Bellaria, Bryn Mawr, PA Grand opening Exhibition 3/2006
Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Group Exhibition, 2/2006
2005
Living with Art, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA October, 2005
Chestnut Hill Gallery,Philadelphia, PA Grand Opening Group Exhibition, 11/2005-12/31/2005
Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA annual faculty exhibition, 9/5/05-9/28/05
Hahn Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Group exhibition, 2/2005
Manna, ”A Show of Hands” Benefit Auction May 2005
Group Mixed Media Exhibit, Artworks Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA 2005
2004
Living with Art, Main Line Art Center, October, 2004
Main Line Art Center, annual faculty exhibition, 9/5/04-9/28/04
McNeill Gallery, Group Exhibition, Radlett, England 2/2004
Art Institute & Gallery 13th l National Juried Exhibition, Salisbury MD 8/27-9/27 2004
Hahn Gallery Summer exhibition, Philadelphia, PA August 2004
Group Mixed Media Exhibit, Artworks Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA 2004
2003
“The Best of New York" Objects & Images Fine Art Inc. Bronxville, NY 9/19-10/5, 2003
15 Exposures, National juried exhibition of PAFA alumni at USArtists, Juror's Honorable Mention
Main Line Art Center, annual faculty exhibition, 9/5/03-9/28/03
Featured Artist, Commerce Square One, Philadelphia, September-December 2003
Gallery at Shipley Shops, October 2003
Annual Members Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia 7/19-9/6/03
Main Line Art Center, 2003 Arts Festival Invitational Show, May 10-June 11, 2003
Group Mixed Media Exhibit, Artworks Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2002
Group Mixed Media Exhibit F.A.N. Gallery, Philadelphia, PA December, 2002
Wayne Art Center, CraftForms, Invitational Exhibition of Fine Art, 12/6-1/20/2003
Fresh Art at F.A.N. Group Exhibition at F.A.N. Gallery, Philadelphia, PA August, 2002
Journey’s Taken, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA July 2002, AWARD
Critic’s Choice, selected by Gerrit Henry, Art Critic, Main Line Art Center March 22-April 16, 2002
Hahn Gallery Winter Group Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA February, 2002
2001
Wayne Art Center National Open Juried Exhibition 5/18-6/15, 2001
Station Gallery, Group Exhibition, Greenville, Delaware 2/01
2000
Hahn Gallery, Group Exhibition, July 5-Sept 5, 2000
Manayunk Community Arts Center, Awards Finalist Show 5/16/00
William Penn Charter Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia PA April 28-May 5
The Station Gallery, Greenville, Delaware 2/00
1999
Eventful Art, A Millennium Exhibit, The Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA 12/8/99-1/4/00
Impressions XVIII Exhibition, American College, Bryn Mawr, PA 9/21-11/1/99 2nd Place
Cosmopolitan Club, Philadelphia, PA 9/26-11/5/99
The Station Gallery, Group Exhibition, Greenville, Delaware, 7/99
Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists, "A Juried Exhibition of Landscapes" The Schuylkill Printing Plant Gallery, Conshohocken, PA 3/13-4/12
Wren Fellini Gallery, Group Exhibition, Bryn Mawr PA 3/99, 7-8/99
Mill Studios, 11/99
1998
The Station Gallery, "French Landscapes", Group Exhibition, Greenville, Delaware 2/98
Wren Fellini Gallery, Group Exhibition, Bryn Mawr, PA 2/98
Orbit Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2/98
Mill Studios, 11/98
1997
PAFA Fellowship Centennial Exhibition, Museum of American Art, Phila. PA 9/18/97-11/30/97
Rodger LaPelle Gallery, Group Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA 3/97-5/97
Fine Arts Benefit for the Haverford School, 11/97
Mill Studios 11/97
Impressions XVI, The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, 9/17-10/24//97
Concours des Peintres Gaillacois, 7/20/97
The Station Gallery, Group Exhibition, Greenville, Delaware 7/97
1996
Fine Arts Benefit for the Haverford School, 11/96
Mill Studios 11/96
Artists Equity Juried Exhibit, Federal Reserve Bank, Philadelphia, 9/11-10/23/96
Main Line Art Center Juried Members Exhibition; 11/96
Impressions XV, The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, 9/17-10/30/96 3rd Place
Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Group Exhibition, 8/96
Woodmere Art Museum 56th Annual Exhibition,Dr. Paul D. Schweizer, juror 3/96
1995
Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Group Exhibition, 12/95
Fine Arts Benefit for the Haverford School, 11/95
The Mill Studios 11/95
ArtForms Gallery, Manayunk, "Small Works-Big Ideas" Lisa Panzera juror, 9/95
Gross McCleaf Gallery, Annual Group Exhibition, 8/95
Borders Bookstore, Phila. PA 7/95-8/95
Gross McCleaf Gallery, "Other Places", 7/95
Artworks Gallery, Margate, NJ "From Manayunk to Margate" 7/95
Contemporary Realism ‘95, Benefit Show for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Sopciety 6/95
Delaware Center For the Contemporary Arts; "Definitions of Community & Place",
Alyson Pou, Juror, travelling to 3 locations in Delaware 1/95-7/95
1994 and prior
Main Line Art Center Members Exhibition; Fred Osborne Juror 11/94
Wallingford Arts Center, In Person: A Celebration of the Human Form; Sidney Goodman Juror 1/92
Main Line Art Center Members Exhibition 11/91 Art Shop Award for Oil Painting
Penna Academy Landscape Painters Exhibition, Phila. Hort. Ctr. 12/91 & 6/92
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