PEACED & PATCHWORKED | Lisa Marie Barber

Lisa Marie Barber’s works embody her imagined, decorative conceptions of home, gardens, peacefulness, playfulness, and celebration. They originate from a mindset valuing solitude, simplicity, happiness, and independence. Although her pieces often appear busy and complex, they are rather simple in concept and execution. At their heart, they serve as personal meditations on the ease, beauty, and wonder of daily life.

About the Artist:

Influenced by her heritage and upbringing in Southern Arizona, Lisa Marie’s aesthetic is deeply rooted in Mexican Folk Art and Latin American Catholic shrines. During her childhood, these were the main artforms she knew - and started emulating. Whether it was through her naive interpretation, or some forgotten informal training she received as a child, she came to believe that ornamentation and excess denote value and importance. In her approach, materials aren’t required to be “fine.” Tools are expected to be simple. Evidence of “the hand” (the maker) was never something to be self-conscious of or craftily removed. Throughout her life as an artist, she has remained loyal to this style of making.

Originally from Tucson, AZ, Lisa Marie earned her Bachelor of Science in Sociology, with a minor in Art, from Northern Arizona University, and Master of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a full Professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, where she teaches ceramics, art foundations, and studio seminars, and serves as the Community Liaison in the Arts.

Gallery Hours: By Appointment (651) 895 6203; stephanfkistler@gmail.com)

ArT @ 967 Payne is a collaborative studio, co-working and gallery space for a diverse and inclusive community of artists and entrepreneurs working, exhibiting, selling, teaching, and making a positive impact on the East Side of St. Paul.  Our storefront gallery exhibitions change every four to six weeks, featuring a combination of local resident artists, invited guest artists and community art and cultural events.