Lisa DeLoria Weinblatt
Artist Statement
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SCHOOL LUNCH
I am a figurative painter whose imagery is informed through personal experience and direct observation. The paintings comprising SCHOOL LUNCH, present images concerning the nature of human relationships, i.e. the passions of personal interactions. My goal is to create humanistic awareness in a framework which is universally recognized.
The SCHOOL LUNCH series is a visual essay of contemporary student life in current educational settings. My paintings start as quick drawings, created from drawing students, not as models, but in the movement of actualizing their lives, in real time, in conversation with each other and /or myself. Contemporary cross-cultural issues and their emotional attitudes are explored in the shared experience of school lunch. SCHOOL LUNCH is gener
Education: M.F.A. School of Visual Arts, NYC – 1991
B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Art Department Honors, Queens College, NYC – 1987
Scholarships: 14th Street Y , NYC - LABA – Artists Laboratory Program 2012
Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA Artist-In-Residence
Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, CA, - Artist-In-Residence
Studios Midwest, Galesburg, IL - Artist-In-Residence
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT Artist-In-Residence
School of Visual Arts, NYC - Artist-In-Residence
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