ARTIST STATEMENT
EXHIBITION HISTORY
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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

Artist Exhibitions



Solo Exhibitions:
Gross McCleaf Gallery”Recent Paintings” May 2014
Streets & Vistas, Waverly Heights Auditorium, Gladwyne, PA, January 2013
Artists’ House Gallery , Philadelphia PA January 2012
Artists’ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA October, 2010’ 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:
2014
• Gross McCleaf Gallery”In our own backyard” Group Exhibition Philadelphia Pa January 2014
• Behold the Blossom, Wayne Art Center, February 2014
• Art of the Flower, Philadelphia Sketch Club March 2014
• PSC Small Works Exhibit Phila Sketch Club April 2014
• “Surface” Community Arts Center , February 2014
• Notre Dame Academy Invitational January 2014
2013
• Newman & Saunders Gallery, Group Exhibition, December 2013
• Gross McCleaf Gallery”Beauty” Group Exhibition Philadelphia Pa August 2013
• Artists House Gallery, Retirement exhibit Philadelphia, PA , July 2013
• Newman & Saunders Gallery, Group Exhibition May 2013
• Jewels & Treasures Main Line Art Center, Apriil 2013
• Notre Dame Academy Invitational January 2013
2012
• Chestnut Hill Gallery, Group exhibitition, May 2012
• Faculty Exhibit, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA September, 2012
• Artists House Gallery, Summer exhibit Philadelphia, PA , August 2012
• Vineyards & Villages, Ludington Library
• Notre Dame Academy January 2012
2011
• Chestnut Hill Gallery, Group exhibitition, October, 2011
• C3: Create, Connect, Collect, Juried Exhibit at Main Line Art Center, October, 2011
• Faculty Exhibit, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA September, 2011
• Artists House Gallery, Summer exhibit Philadelphia, PA , August 2011
• Celebration of Music, Artists’ House gallery, Philadelphia March, 2011
• There’s Always room for Dessert, Main Line Art Center, February 2011
• Notre Dame Academy Invitational Art Exhibit, January, 2011
2010
• Feast For the Eyes” Wayne Art Center, October, 2010
• Chestnut Hill Gallery, Group exhibitition, November, 2010
• Camphill Invitational Plein Air Exhibit, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, November, 2010
• Artists House Gallery, Summer exhibit Philadelphia, PA , August 2010
• Main Line Art Center Faculty Exhibit, September, 2010
• Chester Springs Studio Gallery,”Landscape into Abstraction”, June 2010
• “Art of the State”, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA June-September, 2010
• Notre Dame Academy Invitational Art Exhibit, January, 20102009
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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Artist Publications



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 light are hallmarks of Lisle’s work. Lisle renders realistic skylines and streeetscapes, reproducing those elements that particularly enhance the composition."

…Main Line Life

"Lisle's forte is action in the landscape. She inhabits her paintings with people... even the rural scenes possess a certain gesture of
presence. Lisle reiterates the sense of movement and life in her actual painting style, which renders the landscape and the people
and animated objects in it in crisp, bold, brushwork."

…Chestnut Hill Local

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Numerous private, corporate, museum, gallery and government collections detailed information coming soon.

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