Artist Biography

Lisa Love’s journey as a fine artist began with a highly successful career as a graphic designer and design studio CEO. Her focus on visual branding for some of the world’s leading companies earned her national and international recognition. As a commercial artist, Lisa was able to travel the world, experiencing the people and their culture first-hand. These enriching experiences have had an impact on her work as a fine artist.

Love is an artist that designs works of art for the modern lifestyle. She specializes in ceramics, abstract paintings and sculptural pieces. Love creates beautiful art that stirs the imagination. There is a joyful light that emanates from her work.

Love has exhibited her work throughout Arizona at galleries in Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, Sedona, Jerome and Tucson. Lisa’s work is available in the Museum Store at the Tucson Museum of Art and the Phoenix Art Museum.

Lisa Love originally hails from Ohio and graduated cum laude from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Love has been a long time Arizona resident and currently resides in Tucson.

ONE AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2022 
Love + Handler, Juried Exhibition, Center Gallery, Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona
 (January 17-July 17)

2011
Intuitive Energy Photography, Solo, Pueblo Sedona Gallery, Sedona, Arizona (March 18-March 27)

2007
See Beyond: Photography, Solo, Poco Diablo Resort, Sedona, Arizona (May 1-June 1)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024
BIG, Juried Exhibition, Gallery at Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix, Arizona (December 6, 2024-February 2, 2025)
Curious Minds, Juried Exhibition, Gallery at Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, Arizona (May 4-September 7)
Museum Store, Phoenix Museum of Art, Phoenix, Arizona (January 1-October 21) 
Museum Store, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona (January 1-Present)

2023
6x6 International Small Art Phenomenon, Invitational, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, New York (May 12-July 19)
Museum Store, Phoenix Museum of Art, Phoenix, Arizona (January 26-December 31) 
Museum Store, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona (January 1-December 31)

2022 
6x6 International Small Art Phenomenon, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, New York (June 4-July 17)
Upcyle: Recycle, Repurpose, Reimagined, Found:Re Contemporary, Phoenix, Arizona (April 1-July 31)
Museum Store, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona (January 7-December 31)

2021 
Women Artists, C Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona (January 1-December 9) 

Artists Market, Granada Gallery, Tucson, Arizona (December 4)

Fall Artisans Market, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona (November 19)

2020
Women Artists, C Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona (December 4-December 31)
Joy of Color, Juried Exhibition, The Art Guild-Online, Manhasset, New York (June 11-July 29)

2019 
10x10 Fundraiser, Invitational, Tohono Chul Gallery, Tucson, Arizona (October 5-December 22)
Need2Nourish, Steinfeld Warehouse Community Arts Center, Tucson, Arizona (May 4)
Recycled Art, Cox Communications Gallery, Tucson, Arizona (April 24-July 23)
On the Desert: An Exploration of Fibers, Tohono Chul Gallery, Tucson, Arizona (April 25-July 31)

2012 
Dots and Spots, Online Exhibition (August 20-October 20)
Gumptionfest VII Art Gallery, Sedona, Arizona (September 14-October 14)

2011 
The Poetry of Arizona’s Landscape, Herberger Theater Center/University Club, Phoenix, Arizona (June 3-August 11)

Pueblo Sedona Gallery, Sedona, Arizona (January 1-March 28)

2010 
Pueblo Sedona Gallery, Sedona, Arizona (November 20-December 31)
Indulge Gallery, Sedona, Arizona (January 1-March 1)

2009
Indulge Gallery, Sedona, Arizona (September 1-December 31)

2008
Raku Gallery, Jerome, Arizona (January 1-February 8)

2007
Raku Gallery, Jerome, Arizona (April 16-December 31)

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Professional career in graphic design, advertising, digital media and marketing. Well-versed in leading teams, delivering presentations and public speaking. Received countless awards and press coverage over advertising-design career.

PRESS
Where does your resilience come from? Bold Journey Magazine (August 8, 2024)
What’s the secret to your success? Shoutout Arizona Magazine (July 29, 2024)
Curious Minds - Tempe Center for the Arts current exhibition, Wrangler News (May 18, 2024)
Check Out Lisa Love’s Story, Voyage Phoenix Magazine (January 24, 2024)
Meet Lisa Love, Bold Journey Magazine (December 28, 2023)
Meet Lisa Love - Artist: Painter, Sculptor & Ceramist, Shoutout Arizona Magazine (June 19, 2023)
Life and Work with Lisa Love, Voyage Phoenix Magazine (January 18, 2023)
Meet Lisa Love - Artist, Shoutout Arizona Magazine (July 11, 2022)
Photographer Captures Another Dimension, The Scene (March 2011)
Energy Fields in Fine Art Photography, Kudos (March 2011)
Work of Local Artists Showcased at The University Club of Phoenix, Kudos (March 2011)

EDUCATION
The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Member 
Tucson Clay Art Center, Member, Tucson, Arizona
Nielsen Norman Group, UX Certificate
Toast Masters International, Certified Competent Communicator
BFA Graphic Design, Cum Laude, First Place Senior Exhibition, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

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