LISA MARIE BARBER
Department of Art and Design, UW-Parkside, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI 53144
LisaMarieBarber@hotmail.com or BarberL@uwp.edu
Education:
MFA, Ceramics/3D with Painting minor, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
BS, Sociology/Art minor, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
SELECTED LISTING OF EXHIBITIONS:
2025 Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
2024 James Watrous Gallery, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Madison, WI, “Lisa Marie Barber: Playground” (solo)
Bradley University Heuser Art Gallery, Peoria, IL. “8th Central Time Ceramics Juried Exhibition”
Robert. F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Palos Hills, IL, “Lisa Marie Barber: Playground” (solo)
2023 Artistry / Inez Greenburg Gallery, Bloomington, MN, “LM Barber, K. Berg, and N. Stromberg”
Caestecker Gallery at Ripon College, Ripon, WI, “Lisa Marie Barber: My Spring Garden” (solo)
RealART Gallery, Agoura Hills, CA, “Spring Exhibition” (featured solo window installation)
McGroarty Art Center, Tujunga, CA, “The Human Figure in Clay”
South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, “SBMA Biennial 32”
Workhouse Arts Center, Workhouse Clay International, Lorton, VA, “Workhouse Clay International”
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI, “SAVOURing RAM @ 20”
2022 Galusha Gallery, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, “Lisa Marie Barber: Viva” (solo)
Gallery 120, Inver Grove Heights, MN, “Lisa Marie Barber: Hands Make Flowers” (solo)
Silverwood Park Gallery, St Antony, MN, “Lisa Marie Barber: More Blooms” (solo)
Raices Taller 222, Tucson, AZ, “Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres
Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT, “Potsketch”
UW-Parkside’s Fine Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI, “Together Again”
San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX, “24th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition”
U. of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art, Hattiesburg, MS, “Southern Miss Ceramics National”
Chandler Center for the Arts/Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ, “Art Quilts XXVII: Re-Vitalized”
2021 Oliva Gallery, Chicago, IL, "Common Gesture: Sarah Dupre’ & Lisa Marie Barber” (2-person)
Clear Lake Art Center, Clear Lake, IA, “Efflorescent” (solo)
SalonLB, Chicago, IL, “Se Son Rose, Fioriranno”
UWP Fine Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI, “27th Parkside National Print Exhibition”
The In Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL (online), “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR, ”Generous Kingdom V”
Exhibizone, “Love, an International Online Exhibition”
Chandler Center for the Arts/Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ, “Art Quilts XXVI: Stitching Stories”
OS Projects, Racine, WI, “Lisa Marie Barber: Heart Shaped World” (solo)
Saatchi Art + Salon LB, Revel Fulton Market, Chicago, IL, “The Other Art Fair”
Arts Council of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, NC, “LatinXhibit”
2020 Lubeznik Art Center’s Susan Block Gallery, Michigan City, IN, "Girls and Flowers" (solo)
Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA, “NCECA Annual: The Burdens of History”
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, NY, “Full Capacity”
MCC Artspace 144, Crystal Lake, IL, “Girls” (solo)
Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, “Art From the Heartland”
Gallery 114, Portland, OR, “TEXT/ile”
The Art Center Highland Park, Highland Park, IL, “Dia de los Muertos: A Celebration of Life
The In Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL, “A Ceramics Exhibition”
LHUCA, Lubbock, TX, “American Contemporary Craft: A National Juried Exhibition”
Moon Gallery at Berry College, Berry, GA, “Utility”
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Touch, A Virtual Exhibition” and “Home, A Virtual Exhibition”
2019 The Phipps Overlook Gallery, Hudson, WI, "Lisa Marie Barber: New Works" (solo)
2001 A Space, Minneapolis, MN, "Personifications" (3-person)
Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, “Adorned”
Kavanagh Gallery, St. Charles, IL, “Sculpture at the Kavanagh”
Springer Cultural Arts Center, Champaign, IL, “Common Ground: L.M. Barber and B. Darling” (2-person)
UW-Parkside Fine Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI, "Reunion"
Hudson Area Joint Library, Hudson, WI, "Featured Phipps Artists"
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN, "Art of the Garden"
Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL, "64 Arts National Juried Exhibition"
2018 South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, "Neighborhood Garden" (solo)
College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA, "Lisa Marie Barber" (solo)
Healing Arts Program, Hudson Hospital and Clinic, Hudson, WI, "Lisa Marie Barber: Works on Fabric" (solo)
Juanita Salazar Lowe Art Gallery, Imperial, CA, "A Bit of Whimsy" (3-person)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Quilt + Resist: Art, Politics, Storytelling"
Silverwood Park Gallery, St. Anthony, MN, "Near and Far"
Raices Taller 222, Tucson, AZ, “Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres”
Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA, "Off Center: 2nd Annual International Ceramic Art Competition"
Fine Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI, "Together: Racine and Kenosha Juried Exhibition"
Mathis Gallery, Kenosha, WI, "Together: Award Winners"
2017 Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, Portland, OR, "Evocative Garden: 2017 NCECA Annual Exhibition"
Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, "Stacked"
Silverwood Park Gallery, St. Anthony, MN, "Roots and Wings"
Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL, "64 Arts National Juried Exhibition"
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN, "Art of the Garden"
H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art, Kenosha, WI, "Kenosha and Racine Invitational"
Foundation Gallery, Kenosha, WI, "Art Department Faculty Exhibition"
Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR, ”Generous Kingdom II”
Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI, "95th Annual All Media Exhibition"
2016 Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL, "One Wall: Lisa Marie Barber" (solo)
Silverwood Park Gallery, St. Anthony, MN, "National Juried Exhibition"
Circle Galley, Annapolis, MD, "Maryland Fed. of Arts 4th Biennial Fiber Options Exhibition"
NG Nelson Gallery, Springfield, IL, "Shapes of Influence: National Juried Ceramics Exhibition"
Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, “Latino/a Americans: 500 Years of History”
Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL, “5th Central Time Ceramics”
Kavanagh Gallery, St. Charles, IL, "Garden Party"
2015 Racine Art Museum/Wustum Museum, Racine, WI, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Sinclair Galleries, Cedar Rapids, IA, “River2River Regional Ceramics Exhibition”
Flow Art Space, St. Paul, WI, “2015 National Juried Exhibition”
John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, “Folktales and Legends”
Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA, “21st Annual Sculpture in the Garden”
Foundation Gallery, Kenosha, WI, “UW-Parkside Art Faculty”
2014 NCECA 2014, Milwaukee, WI, “AdorNation: A. Dabasi and LM Barber” (2-person)
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, “Looking at Ourselves”
Garfield Park Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, “Fiber Tales”
Concordia Art Gallery, St. Paul, MN, “Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition”
2013 Building Imagination Center, Modesto, CA, “3 Hearts & Wonderwall” (2-person)
HF Johnson Gallery of Art, Kenosha, WI, “The Return of Rococo” (3-person)
Raices Taller 222, Tucson, AZ, “Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres”
2012 Fuller Craft Museum, Brocton, MA, “Matter of Size: Ceramic Figurines”
Concordia Art Gallery, St. Paul, MN, “Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition”
Nicolet Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI, “Northern National”
2011 Central College, Pella, IA, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL, “Gabriella Boros and Lisa Marie Barber” (2-person)
Fuller Craft Museum, Brocton, MA, “Matter of Size: Ceramic Figurines”
Foundation Gallery, Kenosha, WI, “Faculty Focus: Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
2010 Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA, “Exchange”
Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, “Exchange”
Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS, “Body Awareness”
Waukegan Art Windows—Building 202, Waukegan, IL, “Three Houses and More” (solo)
Raices Taller 222, Tucson, AZ, “Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres”
Minnetonka Arts Center, Wayzata, MN, “Art Educators”
UW-Parkside Art Gallery, Kenosha, WI, “The Team”
2009 Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Twelfth International Open”
NCECA 2009, Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ,“4 Artists/4 Perspectives”
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI “LM Barber” (solo)
Paul Watkins Gallery, Winona, MN, “Six McKnight Artists
Fine Arts Gallery, U. of MN, Morris, MN, “2008-09 McKnight Artists Tour”
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Mirando Al Sur”
2008 Providence Art Windows, Providence, RI, “Three Hearts” (solo)
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, “2006 Mc Knight Artists”
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, “Lisa Marie Barber” (2-person)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Clay and Fiber”
Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA, The Art of Contemporary Craft”
Fine Arts Gallery, U. of MN, Morris, MN, “2008-09 McKnight Artists Tour”
UW-Parkside Art Gallery, Kenosha, WI, “Buildings are Around” (solo)
2007 Gallery 221, New York, NY, “Three Hearts” (solo)
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”
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Child in Us”
UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, “Art Faculty Exhibition”
2006 CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY, “Artist-in-Residence” (solo)
Heidi Cho Gallery, New York, NY, “The Lady Doth Protest Too Much”
Zoller Gallery, Penn State, University Park, PA, “Crafts National 40”
Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, WI, “Legacy”
2005 J. Gross Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, “Some Parts Are Roads” (solo)
Kansas State U., Manhattan, KS, “Art Quilts: M. James and L.M. Barber” (2-person)
Zoller Gallery at Penn State, University Park, PA, “Crafts National 39”
Museum of Fine Art, Florida State U., Tallahassee, FL, “Combined Talents”
John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, “Thirty Ceramic Sculptors”
Guildford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT, “Mixed Media Quilts”
Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, “Heart Shaped World” (solo)
Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, “Bottoms Up”
UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, “Art Faculty Exhibition”
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”
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN, “Upper Midwest Sculpture”
Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN, “Urban Playground” (solo)
NCECA 2004, Indianapolis, IN, “Monument” (solo)
San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA, “24th Art Auction”
UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, “Art Faculty Exhibition”
2003 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, “Playful Spaces” (solo)
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, “Artists-in-Residence”
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, “New Worlds” (solo)
CP Artspace, Washington DC, “Home”
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”
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA, “Solo Mujeres”
Atkinson Gallery, SB City College, Santa Barbara, CA, “Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
2002
Works San Jose, San Jose, CA, “Artist-in-Residence Exhibition” (solo)
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, “73rd Crocker-Kingsley Juried Exhibition”
Pro Arts, Oakland, CA, “Juried Annual Members’ Exhibition”
Ventura College Art Gallery 2, Ventura, CA, “Playful Spaces” (solo)
Napa Valley College Fine Arts Gallery, Napa, CA, “Bay Area V”
Silvermine Guild Gallery, New Canaan, CT, “Craft USA 2002”
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA, “New Generation”
The Artery, Davis, CA, “13th Annual California Clay Competition”
Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA, “C’est la Vie”
2000
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA, “Life from Clay” (3-person)
Artship Foundation Project, Oakland, CA, “Lisa Marie Barber: Industrialization” (solo)
Santa Clara University Art Gallery, “Art Faculty Exhibition” (group)
1998
MexicArte Museum, Austin, TX, “Diversity and Emergence Series: Lisa Marie Barber” (solo)
Arlington Museum of Art, Ft. Worth, TX, “NCECA Regional Student Exhibition”
Art-Space Gallery, Fresno, CA, “Lisa Marie Barber and Paul Rothenstein” (2-person)
Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, CA, “Lisa Marie Barber: Paintings” (solo)
500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, “Expo ‘98”
North Texas State University, Denton, “Ceramics USA Annual National Exhibition”
UT-Austin Huntington Gallery, Austin, TX, “1998 MFA Exhibition: 10”
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AND VISITING ARTIST POSITIONS:
Residencies
- Clay Studio of Missoula, Community Artist Residency, Missoula, MT. May 2021
- Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE. Feb. 2019
- Northern Clay Center, McKnight Artist Residency, Minneapolis, MN. June- Aug. 2007
- City University of New York, Hunter College, New York, NY. Jan.- Aug. 2006
- University of Arizona Ceramics, Tucson, AZ. May-Aug. 2005
- Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, Artists Invite Artists, Newcastle, ME. Aug. 2004
- Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA. Dec. 2002- May 2003
- Works San Jose, San Jose, CA. Sept.- Nov. 2002
Visiting Artist Positions
- Ripon College, Ripon, WI, April 2023
- College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA. Oct. 2018
- University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI. Oct. 2016
- Racine Art Museum, Osborne & Scekic Foundation Fellow presentations, Racine, WI. Fall 2015
- Illinois Wesleyan U., Anthony E. Stellaccio Visiting Artist Series, Bloomington, IL. Feb. 2013
- Central College, Pella, IA. March 2011
- Genesee Art Center, Rochester, NY. Jan. 2009
- Murray State University, Murray, KY. April 2008
- Texas Tech University, Persistence of the Figure Series, Lubbock, TX. Jan. 2006
- University 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
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
Awards
- Biennial 32 Purchase Award, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, 2023
- First Place Award, “Workhouse Clay International 2023”, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA, 2023
- Stella Gray Teaching Excellence Award, UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI. 2022
- Merit Award, “24th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition”, San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX. 2022
- Nominee, Advising Excellence Award, UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI. 2013, 2019, 2021, 2023
- Best in Show, “A Ceramics Exhibition”, The In Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL. 2020
- Second Place Award, “3rd Annual Juried Show”, Gallery on 16th Street, Racine, WI. 2020
- Sabbatical Award, UW-Parkside / UW System, WI. 2019
- Best in Show, Together: Kenosha and Racine Juried Exhibition, Kenosha, WI. 2018
- Best in Show, 95th Annual All Media Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI, 2017
- Lonnie Eugene Stewart Special 2017 Sculpture Award, 64 Arts National, Monmouth, IL. 2017
- Second Place Award, 5th Central Time Ceramics Exhibition, Heuser Art Gallery, Peoria, IL. 2016
- Faculty Distinguished Service Award, UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI. 2016
- Best in Show Award, National Juried Exhibition, Flow Art Space, St. Paul, MN. 2015
- 2014-2015 Fellowship Award, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI. 2014 -. 2015
- Anthony E. Stellaccio Visiting Artist, Illinois Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, IL. 2013
- Sabbatical Award, UW-Parkside / UW System, WI. 2011
- Finalist, Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, WI. 2010
- Artist Residency Award (1st alternate), McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC. 2008
- Mc Knight Artist Residency Award, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. 2006
- Emerging Artist Award, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NECEA). 2002
- Emerging Talent Award, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, 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
- Merit Award, UT-Austin, Art Dept., Austin, TX. 2 awards. 1996 and 1997
- Invited Participant, Northern Ariz. University BFA Exhibition, Flagstaff, AZ. 1992
- Level 3 Award, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, A.R.T.S. program. 1988
Grants
- UW-P Research and Creative Activity Grant (or administrative equivlent) applied/awarded every year, 2003-present
- UW-P Faculty/Staff Prof. Opportunities Fund applied/awarded every year, 2003-present
- Artist Residency Award, funding, (alternate), McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC. 2008
- Mc Knight Artist Res. Award, funding, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. 2006
- UW-P Provost’s Plan 2008 Fund, 1 grant applied/awarded. 2006
- UW-P 2008 Diversity Monitoring & Assessment Committee, 3 grants applied/awarded. 2003-05
- UT-Austin Student Travel Grant, 1997
Scholarships/Fellowships
- David Bruton Jr. Graduate Fellowship, UT-Austin, Austin, TX. 1997
- Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, UT-Austin, Austin, TX. 1996 and 1997
- Presidential Scholarship, UT-Austin, Austin, TX. 1995
- Arizona Academic Scholarship for State Universities, AZ. 1988 - 1992
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
Ripon College, Wisconsin
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, New York
Alvin Ailey Dance Company, New York
John Natsoulas, California
Hotel Verdant, Wisconsin
Bruce W. Pepich and Lisa Englander, Wisconsin
Mendocino Art Center, California
Vera Scekic and Robert Osborne, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin- Parkside, Wisconsin
Northern Arizona University, Arizona
Tucson Unified School District, Arizona
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
“@ Watrous Gallery: Playground | Lisa Marie Barber” images, biography, and artwork description. Wisconsin People & Ideas: The magazine of Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Volume 70, number 1, Winter/Spring 2024, pages 50-51.
“Born from the Borderlands” article written by Lisa Marie Barber upon invitation from journal editor, Randi O’Brien. Studio Potter, Northampton, MA. September 1, 2023. Born from the Borderlands
“22 Racine/Kenosha artists selected to have art on display at Hotel Verdant” (article) written by Rachel Kubik. Journal Times, Racine, WI. June 30, 2023. https://journaltimes.com/news/local/22-racine-kenosha-artists-selected-to-have-art-on-display-at-hotel-verdant/article_d0dd713a-15cd-11ee-82e1-17910ea7b0d0.html
"Exhibit of ceramic sculptures and installations opens Friday at Ripon College” (arts feature) about “Lisa Marie Barber: My Spring Garden” solo exhibition at Caestecker Gallery of Ripon College’s C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Ripon Press, Ripon, WI. March 19, 2023. https://www.riponpress.com/news/exhibit-of-ceramic-sculptures-and-installations-opens-friday-at-ripon-college/article_8dc102a8-c614-11ed-946e-2f2e4d3e6dc7.html
"Two Kenosha Women Featured in Arizona Art Scene” (article) written by Jillian Craig about Lisa Marie Barber (exhibitor) and Peppur Chambers (board member) at Chandler Center for the Arts. Kenosha News, Kenosha, WI. December 22, 2022. https://www.kenoshanews.com/two-kenosha-women-featured-in-arizona-arts-scene/article_df4d63c4-7fdc-11ed-91b8-77c1d6f08634.html
“Female Gaze: Downtown gallery Raices Taller 222 once again brings us Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres” (article/review) written by Margaret Regan about “Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres” exhibition. Tucson Weekly, Tucson, AZ. June 30, 2022. https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/female-gaze-downtown-gallery-raices-taller-222-once-again-brings-us-mujeres-mujeres-mujeres/Content?oid=32624410
“Can’t Visit the Exhibition? Bring the Exhibition Experience to you” (article) written by Megan Eves about “Full Capacity” exhibition. Museum Association of New York, Troy, NY. November 23, 2020.
“Full Capacity” featuring the artwork of Lisa Marie Barber, Diedrick Brackens, Coco Klockner, and Jeanne Quinn. (Virtual reality screenings) Primal Screen, Atlanta, GA. Sept. 2020. https://www.primalscreen.com/alfred_museum/vr_art_exhibit-2822/09042020/index.html#/
“Lisa Marie Barber at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts” virtual tour and commentary by Lora Fosberg on YouTube, May 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDdgmBauYPE
“Happy Garden Tapestry” (images and statement) by Lisa Marie Barber in National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts Annual Exhibition: Burdens of History (catalog) NCECA press, Erie, CO. March 2020.
"SBMA's features exhibit inspired by Mexican Folk Art" (review by Becky Malwitz for exhibition "Lisa Marie Barber: Neighborhood Garden") South Bend Tribune, Feb. 2018.
“Urban Garden” (images and text). "Evocative Garden: National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts 2017 Annual International Exhibition" (catalogue). NCECA press, Erie, CO. March 2017.
“Brownish Girl” (featured image and artwork). “Biennial art show opening at Carthage” written by Jessica Stephen. Kenosha News, Kenosha, WI. January 5, 2017.
“Wustum hosts RAM Artist Fellowship Exhibition” written by Lee B. Roberst about the RAM 2015 Fellowship exhibition. The Journal Times, Racine, WI. November 4, 2015.
“The Bride” (cover image). Straylight Literary Magazine, Volume 8.14, Kenosha, WI. Fall 2014.
“Yellow Hearted Woman” (image). Featured in “Expose” section, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Westerville, OH. Pgs. 40-43. Nov. 2014.
“Some Parts are Roads” (images). Included in 500 Figures in Clay Volume 2 (book) Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. New York, NY. 2014.
“Exploring Sentimentalities Dark Edges”, (review by Cate McQuaid of “Fresh Figurines: A New Look at a Historic Art Form” exhibition.) The Boston Globe, Boston, MA. November 2011.
Massachusetts’ Fuller Craft Museum’s Powerful Ceramic Figurine Exhibit, (review by Richard Friswell of “Fresh Figurines: A New Look at a Historic Art Form” exhibition) Artes Magazine (on-line publication) December, 2011
“Ideas about Cities: Lisa Marie Barber” (review). Written by Dan Grossman for NUVO Newsweekly, Indianapolis, IN. Oct. 12, 2010.
“Bride Time” (review of Mujeres Mujeres Mujeres exhibition). Tucson Weekly, Tucson, AZ, Pg 27. June 3-9 issue, 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 (electronic journal), 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 McKnight Artists (catalogue), Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. Pgs 8-9, 17. Summer 2008.
“Form trumps Function” (review). Written by Mary Abbe for Minneapolis Star Tribune (newspaper), Minneapolis, MN. Aug.8, 2008.
“Children of Clay” (review). Written by Dana Self for The Pitch, (Kansas City Weekly), Kansas City, MO. Pg. 28. April 26.
“Flyers” (image). Featured in “Worth the Trip” (article) by Mary Forsell for Home Companion Magazine, St. Louis, MO. Pg.48. Dec. 2007- Jan. 2008.
“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.
“Girl” (image with artist bio.). Part of Thirty Ceramic Sculptors (catalogue). Pg. 13. Natsoulas Press, Davis, CA. April 2005.
“Little City” (image). Included in “Artful/ There are many shows linked to conference” (article by staff). The Indianapolis Star (newspaper), Indianapolis, IN. Pg. 14. March 14, 2004.
“Guardian” (image). Included in Her Mark 2004 (calendar/date book). 1 page. Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. 2003.
“Working from a Humanist Agenda” (article). Written by Lisa Marie Barber for The NCECA Journal 2002, Volume 23, The 36th Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. Pgs. 205-206. Published and distributed by NCECA in Spring 2003.
“New Sanchez Art Center exhibits s offer emotional and artistic depth” (review). Written by Emmanuel Williams for the Pacifica Tribune (newspaper), Pacifica, CA. Pg. 14A. March 12, 2003.
“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.
“Polychromatic Mutations” (review). Written by Sean Mageean for The Independent (weekly), Santa Barbara, CA. Pg. 51. Feb. 13, 2003.
“Lisa Marie Barber’s Utopian Spaces” (article). Written by Glen Brown, PhD for Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Westerville, OH. Pgs. 40-43. Dec. 2002.
“Self Portrait #2” (image). Included in “13th Annual California Clay Competition” (article by staff) Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Westerville, OH. Pg 42. Oct. 2002
“Artists’ Works Are Alive and Well” (article). Written by Josef Woodard for Los Angeles Times, Ventura County, Ventura, CA. Pg. 50. Jan. 2002
“The Cars Went By Fast” and “The Bath” (images). Included in The Santa Clara Review Volume 87 (journal), Santa Clara, CA. Pgs: cover and 62-63. Fall/Winter, 1999-2000
“The Cake” (image). Included in The Ceramic Design (book), Lark Books, Ashville, NC. Pg. 164. 1998.
SELECTED GUEST ARTIST/LECTURES 1999-PRESENT:
Wisconsin Academy of Arts and Letters, Madison, WI, Feb. 2024
Mahogany Gallery, Racine, WI, Dec. 2023
Bloomington Center for the Arts, Bloomington, MN, April 2023
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. July 2007 and Sept. 2022
Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT, May 2021
Clayworkers Guild of Illinois and McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL, Feb. 2020
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE, Feb. 2019
ICSG Conference, Kochi, Kerala, India. Jan. 2019
College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA. Oct. 2018
South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN. Jan. 2018
Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID. Feb. 2016
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI. Oct. 2015
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD. Nov. 2014
Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI. June 2014
University of Texas, Austin, TX. March 2013
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL. Feb. 2013
NCECA Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. April 2009
McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC. Aug. 2008
Murray State University, Murray, KY. April 2008
City University of New York, Hunter College, New York, NY. 2006 and 2004
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Jan. 2006
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Oct. 2005
Tucson Consortium on the Arts, Tucson, AZ. Oct. 2005
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. Sept. 2005
California Conference for Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA. May 2005
Illinois State University, Normal, IL. Sept. 2004 and March 1999
Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, Newcastle, ME. Aug. 2004
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA. May 2004
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA. April 2003
Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, CA. March 2003
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. April 2002
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA. Feb. 2003
Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA. Oct. 2002
NCECA Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO. March 2002
The Artship Foundation, Oakland, CA. Oct. 1999
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA. April 1999
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO. April 1999