About the Artist

Artist Statement

Redcliffe-based artist Lisa Christensen graduated from the Queensland College of Art in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours), majoring in painting.  Lisa has exhibited in Brisbane and the South-East Corner, and her work has been selected for various prizes including the Thiess Art Prize, Gadens Top Ten, Clayton Utz Art Award and the Robert Jacks Drawing Prize.

Lisa’s paintings have evolved out of a “love for detail, colour and form, and the desire to convey something otherworldly with humble everyday objects”.

Extending on the rich history of still-life painting, Lisa is influenced by the Dutch and Spanish still-life paintings of the 17^th century, that focused on themes of mortality through the depiction of flowers, fruits and other domestic objects that stand as reminders of impermanence in this life.

Education

2006  Bachelor of Fine Art Honours, QLD College of Art, Griffith University (First Class Honours)
2004  Bachelor of Fine Art, QLD College of Art, Griffith University

Awards

2014 Highly Commended - Lethbridge 10000
2008 Winner - Outback Spirit Ergon Energy Waltzing Matilda Art Show, Winton Qld
2006 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
2003 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
2002 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
2002 Quota International of Brisbane City Inc. Billie Hall Bursary (highest GPA in First Year), Queensland College of Art
2001 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence

2019
Eutick Memorial still Life Award, Wollongong