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FRED LI SA IUS LE T T I N G T H E L IG H T B A CK IN M I X ED M E D IA WORK AP RIL 20 21
For Fred Lisaius “Letting The Light Back In” represents his personal experience coming out from a year of pandemic. The paintings in the exhibition are intended to re-ignite hope from days that were once filled with isolation and fear and come from a place of gratitude offering a renewed sense of community and optimism. The paintings celebrate the support and strength we have shared with those around us, our collective resilience and celebrate the sunnier, more positive days ahead.
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Letting the Light Back In, 48” x 36”, Acrylic on panel, $6,500.00 (SOLD)
Looking Forward 24” x 48” Acrylic on panel $4,500.00 (SOLD)
Family 24” x 30” Acrylic on panel $3,200.00 (SOLD)
Together 30” x 40” Acrylic on panel $4,500.00 (SOLD)
Moon Glow 24” x 30” Acrylic on panel $3,200.00 (SOLD)
Mountain Garden 24” x 30” Acrylic on panel $3,200.00 (SOLD)
Grateful 18” x 24” Acrylic on panel $2,000.00 (SOLD)
Spinning 30” x 40” Acrylic on panel $4,500.00
Garden Song 20” x 30” Acrylic on panel $2,600.00
Exploring man’s relationships with the natural world, and to one another, Fred Lisaius’ work is his personal journey. The work examines topics like community, diversity, harmony, and change, all within a single composition. Lisaius often relies on iconic and symbolic imagery such as trees, birds and flowers to convey his message, while keeping the imagery simple and naive. “The deeper I go into the forest the closer I feel to the truth. Off of the trail, there is a quiet calm where ideas can be contemplated and refined. My paintings reflect this and I utilize the forum of nature to explore my relationship to the natural world and to other people. When it’s foggy I see everything more clearly. Shapes are simplified, colors subdued and a veil of mystery is cast. I like to incorporate transitions in my paintings; spaces such as change of season, day into night and awake to sleep are realms where the imagination and reality coexist. My paintings provide a portal to a place where dramas unfold, explorations can occur and discoveries are made.” -Fred Lisaius-
EDUCATION
1981 Rhode Island School of Design B.F.A with Honors, Providence, Rhode Island 1982 Pratt Institute, Drawing/Painting Studies, New York, New York
SELECTED LIST OF EXHIBITIONS 2021 2019 2018 2017 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Seattle, WA Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Flourish, Seattle, WA Robischon Gallery, Group Exhibition, Denver, CO Shunpike Artist Window, World Tree, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Group Exhibition, Seattle, WA Glave Kocen Gallery, Group Exhibition, Richmond, VA Lucia Douglas Gallery, Confluence, 2 Person Exhibition, Bellingham, WA Confluence Gallery, Bee Hive, Group Exhibition, Twisp, WA Wendy Frieze Gallerist, Gathering, Solo Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Thrive, Seattle, WA Wendy Frieze Gallerist, Forever, Solo Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN Confluence Gallery, Group Exhibit, Twisp, WA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Arbor Vitae, Seattle, WA Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Terra Sublime, Bainbridge Island, WA CoCA Seattle, Heaven and Earth 6, Seattle, WA Kirkland Arts Center, Inflorescense, Kirkland, WA South Puget Sound Community College, Meaning of Wood, Olympia, WA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Cultivate, Seattle, WA Purdue University, Robert L. Ringel Gallery, BFSD, IN CoCA Seattle, Heaven and Earth, Seattle, WA Kirkland Arts Center, Human + Nature, Kirkland, WA Circa Gallery, Terra Incognita, Minneapolis, MN Seattle LINK Program, Group Exhibition, Seattle, WA Linda Hodges Gallery, Natural Selection, Seattle, WA Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Transformations, Seattle, WA Valley Hospital, Healthy Dose, Snoqualmie, WA Schomburg Gallery, Natural Order, Los Angeles, CA Brooklyn Art Library, The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn, NY and traveling The Heathman Hotel, Vintamate, Kirkland, WA Art Chicago, represented by Wickisier Gallery (New York City), Chicago, IL Linda Hodges Gallery, Terra Incognita, Seattle, WA GCSU Museum, Environments, Georgia College & State University Bellevue College, Thrive, Bellevue, Washington Alexis Hotel, Curated by Barbara Shaiman, Seattle, WA Linda Hodges Gallery, Natural Selection, Seattle, WA Klaudia Marr Gallery, Still Lifes, Objects and Other Narratives, Santa Fe, NM Schomburg Gallery, Equinox, Santa Monica, CA Evergreen Hospital, Emergency Garden, Kirkland, WA Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Transition, Seattle, WA Munson Gallery, Cape Light, Chatham, MA
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1994 1992
RC Gallery, Tree of Life, Portland, OR Munson Gallery, Summer Salon, Chatham, MA Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Passages, Seattle, WA Linda Hodges Gallery, Hybrid, Seattle, WA Circa Gallery, Terra Firma, Minneapolis, MN RC Gallery, Introduction, Portland, OR Linda Hodges Gallery, Contours, Seattle, WA Linda Hodges Gallery, 2005 Previews, Seattle, WA Circa Gallery, Summer Salon, Minneapolis, MN Munson Gallery, Anniversary, Chatham, MA Bumbershoot, Consumables, Curated by Matthew Kangas, Seattle, WA Munson Gallery, Summer Salo, Chatham, MA Bellevue Art Museum, Volunteers / EAFA Group Exhibition - Bellevue, WA Friesen Gallery, Place, Sun Valley, ID Friesen Gallery, Terra Sublime, Seattle, WA Munson Gallery, Cape Cod Color, Chatham, MA Friesen Gallery, Collaboration, Sun Valley, ID Hespe Gallery, Introducing, San Francisco, CA Bumbershoot, Swap Meet, Seattle, WA Friesen Gallery, Offerings, Sun Valley, ID Munson Gallery, Summer on The Cape, Chatham, MA Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Fresh Air, Seattle, WA Friesen Gallery, Journey, Seattle, WA Friesen Gallery, City Light, Seattle, WA Munson Gallery, Float, Chatham, MA Seattle Art Museum, Pieces, Seattle, WA Whatcom County Museum, Juried International Exhibition, Bellingham, WA Phinney Ridge Center, Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Seattle, WA Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA Munson Gallery, Chatham, MA Rhode Island School of Design Juried Exhibition - Providence, RI Frye Art Museum, Thirty-Sixth Annual Puget Sound Area Exhibition, Seattle, WA Frye Art Museum, Thirty-Fourth Annual Puget Sound Area Exhibition, Seattle, WA
SELECTED PUBIC COLLECTIONS
Ackerly Communications/ Seattle WA Hilton Hotels/ Hilton of America Amazon.com/ Seattle, WA Nordstrom/ Seattle, WA American Contract Designers/ New York, NY Seattle Times Inc./ Seattle, WA Auburn Arts Commission/ Auburn, WA Swedish Hospital/ Seattle, WA Boston Scientific/ Boston MA University of Washington/ Seattle, WA Mayo Clinic/ Jacksonville, FL Mayo Clinic/ Minneapolis, MN Park Nicolett Cancer Center/ Nicolett, MN Evergreen Hospital/ Kirkland, WA Island Hospital/ Anacortes, WA City of Everett/ WA Group Health/ Seattle, WA University of Washington Medical Center/ Seattle, WA City of Shoreline/ WA City of Tacoma/ WA
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