Education:
PhD student, IDSVA, Portland, ME
2015 MFA Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2001 BFA Cum Laude, Painting, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Grants and Awards:
2015 Juror's Choice, Top 5 Installations, ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI
2014 Special Recognition, Matters of the Heart, Art Quench Gallery
2013 Honorable Mention, My Arts Contest and Independent Art Museum
2010 New Memphis Institute Emerging Leaders Fellow Scholarship
2004 Vesta Home Show: Best in Show, People’s Choice, Best Interior Design
2001 Alumni Travel Fellowship
Exhibitions: *solo
2017 Art | Race | Violence: A Collaborative Response, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN
2017 Four Knowledge: Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN
2016 Future Talk: Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
2015 Something Old Something New Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, TN*
2015 Something Old Something New ArtPrize: Venue: Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI
2015 Black and White, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery
2015 2015 MCA Thesis Show, Nesin Gallery, Memphis College of Art
2014 Ameriprise, Memphis, TN*
2013 Home Sweet Home, Levy Gallery, Buckman Performing Arts, Memphis, TN*
2013 Memphis Raw-Kaleidoscope, Minglewood Hall, Memphis, TN*
2012 Winter Arts, Germantown, TN
2012 Stars of Winter Arts, Gallery Ten Ninety One, Cordova, TN
2012 Postcards from My Summer Vacation, Gallery Ten Ninety One, Cordova, TN*
2012 Elvis and the Masters, Ravine, Oxford, MS*
2012 Meditations in Peru, Eclectic Eye, Memphis, TN*
2012 Alumni Summer Exhibition, Rust Hall, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2012 New Encaustic Paintings, Ravine, Oxford MS*
2012 Postcards from the Caribbean, Ravine, Oxford, MS*
2012 Spring Arts, Saddlecreek, Germantown, TN
2011 Winter Arts, Saddlecreek, Germantown, TN
2010 Spring Arts, Saddlecreek, Germantown, TN
2009 Alumni Exhibition, Alumni Gallery, Memphis College of Art*
2009 JCC Show, Jewish Community Center, Memphis, TN
2009 Little Mysteries, Levy Gallery, Buckman Performing Arts, Memphis,TN*
2009 Artifacts, Perry Nicole Gallery of Fine Arts, Memphis, TN
2008 Energy, Memphis, TN*
2008 Energy 2, Memphis, TN*
2001 BFA Show, Rust Hall, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2000 Down the Rabbit Hole, Art Farm, Memphis, TN*
1999 Grand Central Station, Memphis, TN
1999 Horn Island Show, Rust Hall, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
1999 Scissors, Strings, and Wax, Elliott’s, Memphis, TN
1998 Art Farm Collaborative, Art Farm, Memphis, TN
1998 Purdy Pichurse, Art Farm, Memphis, TN
1997 Works in Progress, Brode Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
AIR:
2015 Art+Bio Collaborative "Puerto Rico"
Commissions:
Smithsonian
National Bank of Commerce
ServiceMaster
UPS
Corky's
Mural Commissions:
Heartbreak Hotel for Graceland
ATA Martial Arts Complex
Butler Street Bazaar
Ciao Bella Pizza
Hound Cake
Inside Out Gym
Mango Street Company
Peabody and Cooper
St. George’s Church
YMCA Fogelman Center
Collections:
Independent Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Buckman Performing Arts, Memphis, TN
Publications:
2013 Artists Portfolio Magazine, “Peru” series
2013 Art des Femmes, “Home Sweet Home” series, The ArtisTTable
2003 Naturals, in Cincinnati
2004 Memphis Commercial Appeal, Farmer’s Market mural
2004 Lamplighter, Farmer’s Market mural
2004 Naturals, in Cincinnati
Television:
Mary Beth Conley, Interview: “Winter Arts” on Good Morning Memphis, Memphis, TN 2012
Mary Beth Conley, Interview: “Spring Arts” on Good Morning Memphis, Memphis, TN 2012
Markova Reed, Interview: “Spring Arts” on Fox News, Memphis, TN 2012
Mary Beth Conley and Alex Coleman, Interview: “Winter Arts” on Good Morning Memphis, Memphis, TN 2011
Mary Beth Conley and Alex Coleman, Interview: “Spring Arts” on Good Morning Memphis, Memphis, TN 2010
Markova Reed, Interview: “Deck the Halls” on Fox News, Memphis, TN 2009
Interview: “Deck the Halls” on WMCTV, Memphis, TN 2009
Mary Beth Conley, Interview: “Deck the Halls” on Good Morning Memphis, TN 2009
Mary Beth Conley, Interview: “Deck the Halls” on Good Morning Memphis, TN 2008
Interview: “Deck the Halls” on WMCTV, Memphis, TN 2008
“At Home,” in Cincinnati, 2004
“Memphis Highlights,” Travel Channel, National, 2002
“Sound Effects,” VH1, National, 2001
“Elvis Week,” Travel Channel, National, 2000
Radio:
Kacky Walton, Interview: “Postcards from my Summer Vacation,” WKNO, Cordova, TN, September 2012
Earl Farrell, Interview: “12 Months of Hunka Hunka Burning Love,” WREC, Memphis, TN, November 28, 2011.
Bibliography:
Mary Cashiola, “Trash to Treasure,” Memphis Flyer, April 15, 2009
Uncredited, “Junkyard Hopes to Find a Home,” Memphis Business Journal, Nov. 6, 2009
Thomas Bailey Jr., “Support Sought for Interactive Art Museum on Broad Avenue,” Memphis Commercial Appeal, Nov. 10, 2009
Mary Cashiola, “Junkyard Broad-Bound?” Memphis Flyer, Nov. 13, 2009
Uncredited, “Recycled Art: Junkyard Campers Create Recycled Sound Sculptures,” www.greendiary.com
Leah Fitzpatrick, “Lisa Williamson: Artful Endeavors,” RSVP Magazine, June 2010, p23
Jane Schneider, “Lisa Williamson Envisions the Junkyard Museum,” Memphis Parent Magazine, April 2012
Wendy Sumner Winter, “Real Moms: Lisa Williamson,” Memphis Parent Magazine, Sept. 2009
Bill Ellis, “Buckman Series Pairing Emerging Artists, Varied Styles,” GoMemphis, Commercial Appeal, Sept. 25, 2009
Michael Donahue, “Party Line: WinterArts Head Start,” GoMemphis, Commercial Appeal, Nov. 28, 2011
Mary Cashiola, “In the Junkyard,” In the Bluff, www.inthebluffblogspot/2009/04/in-junkyard.html
Lindsey Melvin, “Mom Designs Kids’ Museum,” Commercial Appeal, March 30, 2006
Uncredited, “Students Turn Local Gallery into A Junkyard with Help from Local Artist,” Memphis City Schools, Oct. 7, 2006
Greg Belz, “Elvis! Elvis! Elvis!,” Desoto Magazine, August 2012, p64