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Artist Statement:
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Ever since I was a child I
have been fascinated with the
liminal ---- the neither here
nor there, the betwixt or the
in-between. The ancient Celts
called this state Caol-ait or
“thin places,” where the veil
between the physical and
spiritual worlds merge.
When I paint, I penetrate a
threshold that allows me to
enter this realm of
consciousness, where one can
explore the interflow between
soul and matter, and between
time and eternity. It is a
realm of pure possibility.
My art is a recorded event of
my deep interest in mysticism
and the natural world, as well
as a passageway into my own
mythical inversion of reality.
I see my paintings as portals;
visual archives that tap into
my unconscious. My surfaces
are painted over layers of
symbols and forms, recalling
cave walls and ritual
chambers. Many of my
paintings are inspired by my
study of ancient cultures and
travel to sacred sites around
the globe where animistic
worldviews encompassed a
belief in a magical Other
World.
I believe that art is
intrinsic to the nurturance of
the human spirit and that
artists’ true essence is
transformative. In all my work
I seek ...
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Artist Reviews:
Caol’Ait
Lisa Rasmussen
11/7/08
Lisa poured out The Thin
Places for all to see. And in
her hand the bending spree, in
wistful, flowing, calming
traumic interface, the witness
be. Thinness of distinction.
Thinness of discrepancy. The
space between, the space
unseen, the space where the
twilight...
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LISA RASMUSSEN
Education: • MFA Studio Arts, Coursework in Transformative Arts: John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, CA
• BA Studio Arts, Sculpture & Ceramics: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Coursework in Art History and Studio Arts: Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence, Italy
Honors & • 2008 Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, John F. Kennedy University
Grants: • Received ARTcart, community art intervention grant, awarded by Korea Northgate Oakland Community Benefit District
Bibliography: • Interviewed on Blogtalk Radio, “Straw into Gold” (9/23/09)
• Featured in The Oakland Tribune, “Art cart spotlights neighborhood’s diversity” (9/17/09)
• Reviewed in The East Bay Express, “Berserkers” (8/19/09)
• Interviewed on KPFA Radio, “Against the Grain” (1/20/09)
• Reviewed in The East Bay Express, “Rear-View Mirror” (1/14/09)
• Cover artist and featured, Rocky Mountain Dream Journal (Summer, 2005)
• Cover artist and featured, Dream Time Magazine (Winter, 2003)
• Cover artist, Electric Dreams (1/2003)
• Featured in Shadowboxes and Shrines, Rockport Publishers (2002)
Juried & • 2009 Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA
Solo • 10-11/2008 Portals, Solo exhibition, The Red Door Gallery, Oakland, CA
Exhibitions: • 10-11, 2007 CAOL ÁIT (thin places), Solo exhibition, JFKU Gallery, Berkeley, CA
• 2005 Conscious Mind/Dreaming Mind Exhibition, JFKU Gallery, Berkeley, CA
• 2002 Assoc. for the Study of Dreams, International Art Exhibition, Boston, MA
Selected • 2008-2010 Color Graphics Corporation, San Francisco, CA
Exhibitions: • 6/2009 Pro Arts Open Studios, The Red Door Gallery, Oakland CA
• 5/2009 Death is Easy, Comedy is Hard, The Red Door Gallery, Oakland, CA
• 4/2009 Myth, Magic, and Mystery, The Red Door Gallery, Oakland, CA
• 3/2009 Small Works in a Big Space, The Red Door Gallery, Oakland, CA
• 2/2009 Lineage, The Red Door Gallery, Oakland, CA
• 1/2009 Art & the Body Politick, The Red Door Gallery, Oakland, CA
• 9/2008 Looking at me Looking at you, The Red Door Gallery, Oakland, CA
• 9-10/2008 La Myx Tea Bar, Oakland CA
• 6/2008 JFKU Graduate Exhibition, Berkeley, CA
• 4/08 Dreaming the Earth, Dream Institute seminar, JFKU, Berkeley, CA
• 1-2/2008 La Myx Tea Bar, Oakland CA
• 1/2007 2X2 Exhibition, Arts and Consciousness Gallery, JFKU, Berkeley CA
• 1/2006 2X2 Exhibition, Arts and Consciousness Gallery, JFKU, Berkeley CA
• 7/2006 Sausalito Street Fair, Sausalito, CA
• 1/2005 2X2 Exhibition, Arts and Consciousness Gallery, JFKU, Berkeley CA
• 3/2005 The Dreaming Mind, The Conscious Mind Collaboration with NIAD Art Center and John F. Kennedy University, JFKU, Berkeley CA
• 6/2003 BA Graduate Exhibition, University Art Gallery, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, AR
Public • Alameda County Family Justice Center, Oakland, CA
Collections:
Gallery • 2007-2009 Studio 333, Sausalito, CA
Presence:
Curation: • 8/2009 Insights of Life from the Shadows of Death, The Red Door Gallery and Collective, Oakland, CA, Co-curator
• 4/2009 Myth, Magic, and Mystery, The Red Door Gallery and Collective, Oakland, CA, Co-curator
• 3/2009 Small Works in a Big Space, The Red Door Gallery and Collective, Oakland, CA, Co-curator
• 2/2009 Lineage, The Red Door Gallery, Oakland, CA, Co-curator
• 1/2009 Art and the Body Politick, The Red Door Gallery, Oakland, CA, Co-curator
• 10/2008 Portals, The Red Door Gallery, Oakland, CA
Community • Co-founder of Art is Moving, whose mission is to make art more accessible to the general Projects: public through art making, blogging, community outreach projects, and anything else that encourages dialogue about art
• Instructor of Art is Moving Workshops, a series of transformative art workshops for adults, elders, and children. (January 2009-present)
• Co-founder and curator of the Red Door Gallery & Collective, Oakland, CA
• Organized Eco Trail 2008, in which eight Eco artists created a magical environmental trail for the children and staff at Lincoln Child Center, Oakland, CA
Publications: • The ArtCart Book, collaboration with Lauren Odell Usher-Sharpton
Employment: • Art/Activity Therapist, Lincoln Child Center, Oakland, CA (2006-present)
• Pioneered Transformative Art Program
• Worked with Severely Emotionally Disturbed (SED) kids .
• Art Teacher/Mentor for At-Risk Teens, Teen Art Explosion Substance Abuse Program, Alternative High School, Rogers, AR (2002-2003); Visiting fellow (2004)
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