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Interviews & Essays
Interview with Meg Hitchcock: Excavating Light, Language, and Loss Through Art
Interview with Meg Hitchcock: Excavating Light, Language, and Loss Through Art
Susan Eley Fine Art: In Dialogue with Lisa Pressman
Susan Eley Fine Art: In Dialogue with Lisa Pressman
Lisa Pressman: Trusting Intuition
Lisa Pressman: Trusting Intuition
Artist Spotlight: Lisa Pressman
Artist Spotlight: Lisa Pressman
Exhibitions & Interview / 2017
Exhibitions & Interview / 2017
Included in this book "Encaustic Art in the Twenty-First Century" by Anne Lee & E. Ashley Rooney.
Included in this book "Encaustic Art in the Twenty-First Century" by Anne Lee & E. Ashley Rooney.

On the Abstract Side, Causey Contemporary, opening 1/15
On the Abstract Side, Causey Contemporary, opening 1/15

Lisa Pressman: 'Passing Through' at Causey Contemporary
Lisa Pressman: 'Passing Through' at Causey Contemporary
Passing Through, Catalog
Passing Through, Catalog
Art as fresh as spring itself…this month in Kingston
Art as fresh as spring itself…this month in Kingston
Huffington Post | 10 most memorable paintings
Huffington Post | 10 most memorable paintings
Exhibitions
Downtown Debut: James Isherwood & Lisa Pressman
Downtown Debut: James Isherwood & Lisa Pressman
Visual Conversations with Lisa Pressman and Sue Stover
Visual Conversations with Lisa Pressman and Sue Stover
Lisa Pressman and Jim Napierala: Two-person exhibition at Susan Eley Fine Art
Lisa Pressman and Jim Napierala: Two-person exhibition at Susan Eley Fine Art
Altered States
Altered States
The Heart Of It: Jen Tough Gallery
The Heart Of It: Jen Tough Gallery
Exhibitions /  2018
Exhibitions / 2018
Exhibitions & Interview / 2017
Exhibitions & Interview / 2017
Free Passage at Addington Gallery March 3
Free Passage at Addington Gallery March 3
Lisa Pressman: ‘Passing Through’ at Causey Contemporary by John Seed
Lisa Pressman: ‘Passing Through’ at Causey Contemporary by John Seed
Between Instances: A Collaborative Project by Lisa Pressman and Krista Svalbonas
Between Instances: A Collaborative Project by Lisa Pressman and Krista Svalbonas
Paper at The Curator Gallery
Paper at The Curator Gallery
Save the Date: Friday the 13th of November: Passing Through at Causey Contemporary
Save the Date: Friday the 13th of November: Passing Through at Causey Contemporary
New Representation
New Representation
Upcoming Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
A TANGLED WEB: December 18, 2014 – January 22, 2015
A TANGLED WEB: December 18, 2014 – January 22, 2015
Save the Date: September 10th
Save the Date: September 10th

Other Artist Interviews

Interviews with Artists
Words from Artist Paula Overbay
Words from Artist Paula Overbay
Stuart Shils Answers
Stuart Shils Answers
Bonny  Leibowitz answers
Bonny Leibowitz answers
Peter Roux answers
Peter Roux answers
Jeanne Heifetz Answers
Jeanne Heifetz Answers
Paul Bowen answers
Paul Bowen answers
Diane Englander
Diane Englander
Ian White Williams
Ian White Williams
Studio Visit with Matthew Langley
Studio Visit with Matthew Langley
On Titles: Julia Schwartz
On Titles: Julia Schwartz
How do you title your paintings? Revisited with  Karen Nielsen-Fried
How do you title your paintings? Revisited with Karen Nielsen-Fried
A Studio Visit with : Brenda Goodman
A Studio Visit with : Brenda Goodman
Marie Vickerilla
Marie Vickerilla
Alyson Pou: Wherein Fury Takes Flight… the time of our silence is over
Alyson Pou: Wherein Fury Takes Flight… the time of our silence is over
Fine Tuning
Fine Tuning
Manuscript (from Messages series)
12 x 9 inches
Thread, smoke, burns, Letraset, oil on handmade paper

An intimate work on handmade paper with subtle texture and layered marks — part of my ongoing Messages series exploring memory and communicat
“Discover the language that’s uniquely yours.” 

 From Process to Personal Language is about slowing down, making many small works, and noticing what’s already living in your mark-making.

Together we’ll explore fundamen
Sometimes the edges hold the most history.
This side view of Time Archeology reveals the built-up layers—burnt, wrapped, scraped, and painted—like a small piece of excavated terrain.

Swipe to see the front view—where memory, gestur
Grief comes in waves… whatever you are feeling is alright.” 
Every time I visit my neighbor’s kitchen, I see these bowls my son Sam made many years  ago. They’ve become his daily salt and pepper holders—imperfectly perf
Edges tell their own story—painted, stitched, layered, transformed. They carry the same history as the surface: paper, pigment, and time.

#abstractart #contemporaryart #mixedmedia #paintingprocess #edges #artcollector #artlovers #modernart #ar
Fragments Becoming
“Edges gather, fall apart, return again.” 

Abstract mixed-media in rust, blue, and earthy tones. Vertical seams divide the surface like pages or strata. Built-up textures and edges suggest fragments in the process of b
Something new is happening in the studio. These monotypes are shifting—no longer just prints, but paintings in their own right. I love the way the seams and edges create grids, almost like the pages of a book holding fragments of memory, fragme