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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
Detail from a work in progress.
Layers of printed, painted, and weathered surfaces slowly revealing themselves—textures holding traces of time and process.

#abstractart #contemporaryart #printmaking #monotype #mixedmedia #paintingprocess #arti
Held in Fragments
30x24 inches acrylic, collage, thread, oil on panel  2024

Companion to From What Remains — fragments layered, stitched, and re-formed into their own presence.

#abstractart #contemporaryart #mixedmedia #paintingprocess #moder
From What Remains
30x24 inches • acrylic, collage, thread, oil on panel • 2024

Layers stitched, burned, and rebuilt — what’s left holds its own history.

#abstractart #contemporaryart #mixedmedia #paintingprocess #modernart #ar
Held Together — layers of painted and printed papers, stitched, wrapped, and sealed onto cardboard. The surface carries its history: marks of burning, tearing, and layering that reveal both fragility and resilience. A work that hovers between p
✨ Strata Held ✨
7.5 x 8.5 inches
Acrylic, thread, Letraset on cardboard mounted on panel

Layers stitched, scraped, and pressed into place—holding fragments of time and texture together.

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Hashtags (with your preferred set included):
#abstrac
Just paint—layered directly on the plate.
No collage, no tricks.
Patience, buildup, and then… the pull.
This one caught me off guard—in the best way. 

#abstractart #contemporaryart #printmaking #monotype #mixedmedia #paintingproce
✨ Fall 100 Works is open for registration!
Even 40 works is a fine goal—this course is about process, not perfection.
We’ll work quickly, intuitively, and often, exploring materials, techniques, and emotion. Every session is live—no
What if… you gave yourself permission to play?
This fall, let’s explore freedom, curiosity, and new techniques together in 100 Works. Five live sessions. 100 small works. Infinite possibilities.
✨ Registration OPEN. 
🔗 Link in  bio

#Li
Not sure if I’m shaping the work or if it’s shaping me.
These pieces are still in motion—layered, stitched, pulled apart, and reassembled.
This part of the process is always a mystery—and that’s what keeps me coming back