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Lisa Lindsey Kent -Artist's Statement-

"Home" Let us enter The House to new beginnings: Doorways. Portals. The Way in. Access. Doorways contain a 'threshold,' That point 'which signifies crossing into a new world. An opportunity for transformation "Home" - as a concept, as an iconoclastic image, as a physical place - defines the remarkable art of Georgia artist Lisa Lindsey Kent. Lisa's distinctive expressions encompass "Home" in all its meanings: Lisa creates art that expresses the rich, multi-faceted idea of Home in hand-made paper, paint, handmade textiles and on canvas or other surfaces. Her images join texture with color, drawing the viewer in for a very personal experience. At the same time, she also enriches the environment of actual homes with her skills as a superb artisan of olde world finishing and faux painting techniques. Her walls, cabinets, columns and other surfaces of homes throughout the South Eastern US amaze with their beauty, purity and rich, meticulous detail. For the past three years, the State of Florida's Network of Youth and Family Services has recognized Lisa's beautiful images of homes. This art has particular relevance for the agency's mission to provide shelter to troubled, abused, or homeless children and families. Since 2004, the Florida Network has commissioned Lisa to create forty- five original art works, focusing on the theme of Home. These coveted creations are awarded annually to deserving member agencies of the Florida Network. Despite impressive commissions and multiple projects, Lisa also continues to create art as a weaver, fabric/textile designer, creator of original jewelry, and artisan of faux painting techniques.

-Education- Abraham Baldwin College - Associate of Arts The University of Georgia - BFA Craft Arrowmont School of Art & Craft The Finishing School of New York -Educational Workshops & Intensive Training- *Edd Rossbach Katherine Westphal, Surface Design *Victoria Rivers, Image Generation Textile Surface *Gisela M. Moyer, Paper Making *Bookmaking, Arrowmont School of Art & Craft *Linda Ridings, Faux Finishing *Suji Asada, Traditional Japanese Stencil Design/Paste Resist *Caroline Woldenberg, Faux Finishing *Sean Crosby - Trompe L'Oiell & Italian Mural style of the Renaissance *26 years independent research, travel, study & comparison of the religious and artistic       heritages of the diverse cultures of the world.

-Commissions- Museum, Business and Private Collections throughout the United States -Awards & Honors- *Best of Show, Albany Museum of Art, Albany Georgia *First Place, Fiber Category, Montgomery Alabama Festival of Arts *Best of Show, South Georgia/North Florida Traveling Exhibit (2 times) *First Place, Two Dimensional, Tifton GA Love Affair Fine Arts Festival (4 times) *First Place, Three Dimensional, Colquitt County Arts Center Arts Fest *Second Place, Fine Crafts, Savannah GA Annual Art Association Exhibit *Purchase Award, Okefenokee Heritage Center

-Exhibits & One Person Shows- *"Electric Tapestries" - One Person Traveling Exhibition: Dalton Creative Arts Guild, Valdosta       State College Gallery, Okefenokee Heritage Center, Colquitt Arts Center, Brunswick       Junior College, South Georgia College *"In the Dark," - National Juried Exhibit. Nexus Art Center, Atlanta GA *"The Big Angel Blowout," Private Collector, Atlanta, GA *“The Well-Wrought Object II” - Traveling Exhibit, Georgia Mountain Crafts, Gainesville, GA *“Georgia Artists” Exhibit, Dekalb County Council for the Arts, Atlanta, GA *Annual Juried Exhibition, Savannah Art Association, Savannah, GA *"Unprepared for Life" - One Person exhibition, Georgia Mountain Crafts, Dalton GA *"Recent Works: Lisa Lindsey Kent" - Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA *"In Praise of Fields" - National Juried Fiber Exhibit, Tifton GA *“Art of Lisa Lindsey Kent” - Carnegie Library of Albany GA *“Works on Paper” - National Juried Exhibit – Valdosta State College, Host (5 years) *“Southern Style” – National Juried Exhibition - Lowndes Art Commission *“Works of Lisa Lindsey Kent " Feature article - Valdosta Daily Times *“Eight of Eight” – Tifton Museum of Art & Heritage, Tifton, GA *9th Southwest Georgia Regional Exhibition *7th Salon des Createurs, France -Private & Public Collections- City of Tifton, GA City Hall - Citizens Art Collection ABC Bancorp-Tifton GA Offices Kilpatrick & Cody- Atlanta, GA Dixie Oil Company Inc. Tifton, GA

PO  Box  716 •  Tifton, GA  31793-0716 E-MAIL    LISA@LISALINDSEYKENT.COM