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As a child, Lisa Schupbach demonstrated a gift for visual art, placed into a
special program for young artists at an early age. Despite a predilection for
drawing as a means of expression, Lisa chose to follow dance as a teenager.
A dancer for twelve years, she was forced to abandon it after knee injuries.
In college, she turned to the theater, where she had some success as an
actress in local productions.
After a long hiatus, her attraction to the visual arts was rekindled when
she went to Arizona State University, a period during which she worked
as a model for Scottsdale Artists' School. When asked, Lisa can pinpoint
a precise moment when she knew she wanted painting to be her life's work.
"It was an epiphany," says Lisa. "I was studying foreign language in Spain,
and just three months prior to that I had picked up a paintbrush for the
first time to try to 'teach' myself how to paint. I can still remember
the day, doing a riverside painting in Salamanca,and something
'clicked' inside me. I had never been more exhilarated. At that moment,
I knew this was the thing I had been looking for. From that point
on, I've had a compulsion to paint."
As an artist, Lisa has evolved at a remarkable pace, establishing a style
and sophistication that belie her experience. Lisa's paintings have been
acclaimed in a number of group shows, including the "Best and Brightest"
at Scottsdale Artists' School (1998 and 2000), the inauguration of the
Farmington Art Museum (at which she won a juror's award), and various
regional and national exhibitions. She has done numerous commissions
for private collectors.
At the Arizona State University BFA graduation ceremony, Lisa
was awarded the "Outstanding Painting Student" award.
She was featured in the article "21 Under 31" (Southwest Art,
September 2000) and wrote a feature article titled "Secret Self
Portraits" (The Artists Magazine, March 2003). Lisa was
featured in the article "Fascinated by Figures" by Gussie Fauntleroy
in Southwest Art's February 2007 issue.
Lisa's paintings emphasize design, emotion and mood. Her paintings have
a feeling of narrative, of events that have or are about to transpire. The
compositions are dynamic, imposing a sense of immediacy in the viewer.
Her pieces are pensive, and through varied brushwork and subtle nuance
of color, the image is imbued with her own sentiment and fleeting connection
with the subject.
Lisa is a member of Oil Painters of America and currently shows her work at the
Gallery at Rich Designs (Colorado Springs, CO).
Lisa's paintings are featured in the February 2007 edition of Southwest Art magazine in the article "Fascinated by Figures" written by Santa Fe-based Gussie Fauntleroy. Get your copy in Barnes and Nobles, Borders or www.southwestart.com. | 
