Lisa Lebofsky

Lisa Lebofsky is a nomadic plein air painter, collaborating with nature and people. She paints the susceptibility of nature, correlating its restlessness with our own human vulnerabilities. Her direct participation with the landscape is vital to imbue a painting with the energy of a specific place, so that viewers can connect viscerally: to move, excite and engage them. Lisa received her BFA from The State University of New York and her MFA from The New York Academy of Art in NYC. She currently keeps her studio at The Clemente residency program in New York’s Lower East Side.

ICEBURG WITH REFROZEN MELTWATER 

Oil on Aluminum 

25" H x 40" W

Lebofsky finds inspiration by traveling extensively, often to remote parts of the world, in order to immerse herself in different environments and cultures. She seeks out areas around the globe that are particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change, and meets with local residents to discuss how their community is impacted. To a great extent, these personal interactions inform what areas and what subject matter is ultimately painted. Recent regions visited include Antarctica, Newfoundland and Labrador, Greenland, and The Maldives.

ATLANTIC DUNES 

Oil on Aluminum 

25" H x 40" W

Lisa Lebofsky's artwork presents viewers with awareness and sympathy for the plight of landscapes facing extinction as a result of human impact. She finds inspiration and collects source material by traveling extensively, often to remote parts of the world, in order to immerse herself in different environments and cultures. She seek out areas around the globe that are particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change, and meets with local residents to discuss how their community is impacted. To a great extent, these personal interactions inform what areas and what subject matter is ultimately painted. She paints onsite or takes digital photos to cultivate a library of images for later studio work.

FEUGIAN SWAMP 

Acrylic, Graphite, Oil on Aluminum 

25" H x 40" W

The paintings are on surfaces that remain visible through various layers of paint, (such as aluminum), permeating the entire image. The push and pull of lights and darks, opacity and transparency, abstract and real, enhances the variability of these transient scenes. By painting in this dichotomous manner, nature becomes a metaphor for our emotional struggles and encounters.