LISA MARIE BARBER
Resume
Updated July 2011

EDUCATION
1998 MFA, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
1992 BS, Sociology/Art minor, Northern Arizona University

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011
Central College, Pella, IA, “Bright Cities” (solo)
Fuller Craft Museum, Brocton, MA, “Matter of Size: Ceramic Figurines” (group)
Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL, (two-person)
Street Gallery 616, Expose Kenosha, Kenosha, WI, “Flyers” (solo)
Foundations Gallery, UW-P, Kenosha, WI, “New Ideas/New work” (solo)
Raices Taller 222, Tucson, AZ, “Mujeres,2011” (juried)
2010
Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA, “Exchange” (juried)
Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, “Exchange” (juried)
Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS, “Body Awareness” (group)
Waukegan Art Windows—Building 202, Waukegan, IL, “Three Houses and More” (solo)
Raices Taller 222, Tucson, AZ, “Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres” (juried)
Minnetonka Arts Center, Wayzata, MN, “Art Educators” (juried)
2009
Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Twelfth International Open”(juried)
Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ, “Four Artists/Four Perspectives”(group)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI “LM Barber” (solo)
Paul Watkins Gallery, Winona, MN, “Six McKnight Artists (group)
Fine Arts Gallery, U. of MN, Morris, MN, “2008/2009 McKnight Artists Tour” (group)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Mirando Al Sur” (juried)
2008
Gallery 221, New York, NY, “Three Hearts” (solo)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Clay and Fiber International” (juried/group)
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “McKnight Artists”(group)
North Dakota State U., Fargo, ND (solo)
UW-P Art Gallery, Kenosha, WI “Buildings Are Around” (tenure app.) (solo)
Providence Art Windows, Providence, RI “Three Hearts” (solo)
2007
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO, “Flyers” (solo)
NCECA 2007, Louisville, KY, “New Work” (solo)
Heidi Cho Gallery, New York, NY, "Back to the 50's" (group)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, "Child in You" (juried)
2006
CUNY Hunter College Studio Gallery, New York, NY, “Artist-in-Residence” (solo)
Heidi Cho Gallery, New York, NY, “The Lady Doth Protest too Much” (group)
Zoller Gallery at Penn State, University Park, PA, “Crafts National 40” (juried)
Serendipity, Racine, WI, “UW-Parkside Alums, Faculty” (group)
Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, WI, “Legacy” (group)
2005
Joseph Gross Gallery, U. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, “Some Parts Are Roads” (solo)
KSU, Manhattan, KS, “Art Quilts: Michael James and Lisa Marie Barber” (2-person)
Zoller Gallery at Penn State, University Park, PA, “Crafts National 39” (juried)
Museum of Fine Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, “Combined Talents” (juried)
John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, “Thirty Ceramic Sculptors” group)
Guildford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT, “Mixed Media Quilts” (juried)
Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, “Heart Shaped World” (solo)
2004
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, “Heart Shaped World” (solo)
Merwin Gallery, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL, “Some Cities” (solo)
Larson Art Gallery, St. Paul, MN, “Three Views” (3-person)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Her Mark” (juried)
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wazata, MN, “Upper Midwest Sculpture Show” (juried)
Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN, “Urban Playground” (solo)
NCECA 2004, Indianapolis, IN, “Monument” (solo)
2003
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, “Playful Spaces” (solo)
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, “Artists-in-Residence Exhibition” (group)
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, “New Worlds” (solo)
CP Artspace, Washington DC, “Home” (juried)
El Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, CA, “L. Huerta and LM Barber” (2-person)
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, “Crafts National 37” (juried)
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA, “Solo Mujeres” (group)
Atkinson Gallery, SB City College, Santa Barbara, CA, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
2002
Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA, “Artist-in-Residence Exhibition” (solo)
Silvermine Guild Galleries, New Canaan, CT, “Craft USA” (juried)
Bay Area V, Napa Valley College Fine Arts Gallery, Napa, CA (group, juried)
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, “73rd Crocker-Kingsley Juried” (juried)
Ventura College Art Gallery 2, Ventura, CA, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“Ideas about Cities: Lisa Marie Barber” (review). Written by Dan Grossman for NUVO Newsweekly, Indianapolis, IN. Oct. 12, 2010

“Heart Shaped World” and “Three Hearts” (images). Included in 500 Ceramic Sculptures (book). Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York, NY. May 2009

“Four Artists/Four Perspectives” (images and text). Contributed one of four artist entries for the article included in National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts 2009 Journal (journal). NCECA press, Erie, CO. April 2009

“Gender, Culture, Clay: A Discussion” (review). Written and submitted by Allison Luce. Critical Ceramics, Dorchester, MA. Pgs. 1-5. Oct. 13, 2008

“Lisa Marie Barber” (essay with image of “Three Hearts”). Essays written by Robert Silberman, PhD. for Six Mc Knight Artists (catalogue), Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. Pgs 8-9, 17. July 2008

“Children of Clay: Lisa Marie Barber at Leedy-Voulkos” (review ). Written by Dana Self for The Pitch, (Kansas City Weekly), Kansas City, MO. Pg. 28. April 26, 2007

“With Planes and Buildings” (review). Written by Stephanie Lanter for American Ceramics Magazine, New York, NY. Pending, status unclear

“Lisa Marie Barber” (image of “Some Parts are Roads” with brief artist bio.). Featured in “Portfolio” section of American Craft Magazine, American Craft Council, New York, NY. Pg. 56. April/May 2006

Little City” (image). Included in The Figure in Clay: Contemporary Sculpting Techniques by Master Artists (book). Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. New York, NY. Pg. 142. 2005

“Urban Playground Tapestries” (article). Written by Josef Woodard for Art Scene supplemental of the Santa Barbara News-Press (newspaper), Santa Barbara, CA. Pgs. 11, 31. Feb. 2003

“Lisa Marie Barber’s Utopian Spaces” (article). Written by Glen Brown, PhD for Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Westerville, OH. Pgs. 40-43. Dec. 2002

HONORS AND AWARDS
Recipient, UW-System/UW-Parkside Sabbatical Award, Spring 2011
Finalist, “Wisconsin Triennial Exhibition” Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, WI. 2010
Artist Residency Award (alternate), McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC. 2008
UW-P: Research and Creative Activity Grant (8 grants awarded) 2003-2008
Faculty/Staff Professional Opportunities Fund (7 grants awarded) 2003- 2008
Plan 2008 Grant (4 grants awarded) 2004- 2007
Mc Knight Artist Residency Award, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. 2006
Emerging Artist Award, National Council on Ed. for the Ceramic Arts (NECEA). 2002
Emerging Talent Award, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Fran., CA. 2002
Purchase Award, California Clay Competition, Davis, CA. 2002
Industrial Materials Award, California Clay Competition, Davis, CA. 2002
First Merit Award, “From The Ground Up” Region Competition, El Paso, TX. 1997
David Bruton Jr. Graduate Fellowship, UT-Austin, Austin, TX. 1997
Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, UT-Austin, Austin, TX. 1997
Level 3 Award, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, A.R.T.S. 1988

SELECTED ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AND VISITING ARTIST POSITIONS
Residencies

• City University of New York, Hunter College, New York, NY. March 2011 and Jan.- Aug. 2006
• McKnight Artist Residency, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. June- Aug. 2007
• Artists Invite Artists, Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, Newcastle, ME. Aug. 2004
• Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA. Dec. 2002- May 2003
• Works San Jose, San Jose, CA. Sept.- Nov. 2002

• Central College, Pella, IA, March 2011
• Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, Oct. 2010
• Arts and Crafts Center, UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, Sept. 2009
• Genesee Art Center, Rochester, NY. Jan. 2009
• Texas Tech University, Persistence of the Figure Series, Lubbock, TX. Jan. 2006
• Univ. of Arizona, College of Fine Arts Visiting Artist Series, Tucson, AZ. Oct. 2005
• Tucson Consortium on the Arts/Southern AZ Clay Artists, Tucson, AZ. Oct. 2005
• California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA. May 2005

SELECTED LECTURES
1999-Present
Central College, Pella, IA
Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
NCECA 2009, Phoenix, AZ
Genesee Art Center, Rochester, NY
McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
City University of New York, Hunter College, New York, NY
Murray State University, Murray Kentucky
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Tucson Consortium on the Arts, Tucson, AZ
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, Newcastle, ME
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, CA
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
University of Wisconsin- Parkside, Kenosha, WI
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
NCECA Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO
The Artship Foundation, Oakland, CA
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO

SELECTED UNIVERSITY TEACHING
2003-Present
Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics
University of Wisconsin—Parkside, Kenosha, WI
1999-2002
Studio Arts Lecturer, Ceramics and Drawing (full-time)
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA

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