About
Lisa Hastreiter-Lamb is an artist who works in oil paint, charcoal, paper, and mixed media. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Lisa moved to Minneapolis, MN to attend the Minneapolis College of Art and Design where she earned a BFA in painting and drawing. While an undergrad, she participated in the Alliance of Independent Colleges of Art’s New York Studio School independent study program. It was in NYC that she found her artistic voice when she learned to allow the process of painting to guide her narrative. This steered her toward the genre of magical realism.
Lisa moved to Arizona in 1992 to pursue an MFA from the University of Arizona. UA Professor, accomplished commercial artist, and figurative painter Bailey Doogan, encouraged Lisa to lean into sumptuous brushwork helping her to solidify her painting technique.
Lisa lives in Sahuarita, AZ where she maintains her studio practice. She has exhibited in numerous group shows both locally and nationally and has several pieces in private collections. Alongside her studio practice, Lisa has worked in art museums for nearly 30 years. Currently Lisa is a professor of Art at Pima Community College. Being around artwork, artists and students of art on a regular basis has energized and inspired her studio practice.
Artist's Statement
Creating is a spiritual act for me similar to prayer and mediation. I am an oil painter who also loves to draw, and work with paper and mixed media. The subject matter of my work is rooted in my spiritual quest to accept the struggles of the human condition and to grow spiritually. My work often has a mystical or magical feel.
Selected Exhibitions
Group and Solo Shows
2023, The Surreal World Invitational, Found:RE Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2023, Birds, Bugs & Botanicals Invitational, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ
2023, The Crow Show Invitational, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA, Best of Show
2022, Little By Little Invitational, Art Intersection Gallery, Gilbert, AZ
2020, Arizona Biennial 2020 Invitational, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2020, The Spaces We Inhabit, Women Who Art Group Exhibit, Tucson Jewish Community Center Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2020, 31 Women Artists, Sedona Art Center, Sedona. AZ
2019, Dia de los Muertos Exhibit, Raices Taller Gallery Tucson, AZ
2019, Ex Voto Juried Exhibition, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ
2019, All Art Arizona Invitational, Art Intersection Gallery, Gilbert, AZ
2019 Solo Exhibit, Jose Valdez Library, Tucson, AZ
2019, 6 Women Creating, Living, Sharing, Adobe Barn Gallery, Triangle L Ranch , Oracle, AZ
2018 The Natural World, Invitational Exhibition, Cox Communications Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2018 Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres, Group Exibibit, Raices Taller Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2017-2018 Little by Little, Invitational Exhibit, Toscana Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2017 "19", Juried Exhibition, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ
2017 Oh the Places you will Go, Community Exhibit, Arizona State University College of Art & Sciences, Phoenix, AZ
2016 Head to Toe, Runway Show and Pop-Up Boutique, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2016 Annual Group Exhibit 2016, Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona Pioneer Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2015 Casting Indra's Net, Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, Moses Lake, WA
1998 Peter Bermingham Memorial Exhibit, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
1995 Artreach '95, Juried Exhibition, National Congress of Art and Design, Salt Lake City, UT
1995 Phersu, Invitational Exhibition, Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1995 MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Arizona Museum of Art, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ
1994 Encompassing Women, Juried Exhibition, Central Arts Collective Gallery, Tucson, AZ
1994 The American Dream 1994, Juried Exhibition, Central Arts Collective Gallery, Tucson, AZ
1993 Centennial Hall Gallery Exhibition, Solo Exhibition, Centennial Hall, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1993 Tucson Museum of Art Faculty Exhibition, Temple Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Publications
31 Women Artists, Quest for a Feminist-Surrealism, Dr. Catriona Mcara, 2019
Artist Group Memberships
2019 to 2020, Women Who Art
2018, Six Women Create
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Concentrating in Painting, 1995, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concentrating in Painting, 1991, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Alliance of Independent Colleges of Art (AICA) Independent Study, 1990, AICA Studio School, NYC