Lisa West
Artist’s Statement
Painting both abstract and representational works, Lisa is influenced by her interest in sentiment and connection between people and the places they encounter.
Biography
Brisbane artist Lisa West creates layered and kaleidoscopic artworks that are inspired by her interest in patterns and the connections between colour and form.
Influenced by her affection for the outdoors and her immediate home environment, Lisa’s works portray many of the organic structural forms and spaces she observes daily. By assimilating her personal interpretations, experiences and memories, her art aims to evoke sensations of relatability and sentimentality.
Lisa’s works have received prizes and commendations locally and regionally and she has exhibited within Brisbane and regional Queensland, since 2006. Outside of painting she has a degree in Art History and has spent the last decade working in art gallery programs with children and their families. Lisa is currently in the process of growing a dedicated painting practice out of her home-based studio in Brisbane.
Influences
Her mother Betty Searle, a Toowoomba based artist who continues to inspire with her mastery of colours and her enthusiasm for her painting practice and life in general. Lisa grew up watching Betty paint and spent a great deal of time immersed in the sight and smell of art studios.
Awards
2024 Highly Commended Revival Emerging Artist Prize
2023 Third Prize Oils, Brookfield Art Show
2022 Nutmeg Home Acquisition Prize, Aspects Art Show Goondiwindi
2021 Highly Commended Aspects Art Show Goondiwindi
2011 Highly Commended Bundaberg Arts Festival
Highly Commended Mareeba Art Show
2010 Second Prize Roma Easter Art Show, Open Section
Second Prize Roma Easter Art Show, Oils and Acrylics
2007 Second Prize Roma Easter Art Show, Open Section
Exhibitions
2006 A Family Affair: Mt Perry Art Gallery, Joint Exhibition with Betty Searle and Joan Young
2017 Impressions and Expressions Roma on Bungil Gallery, Joint Exhibition with Betty Searle
2023 Echoes of Colour: Betty Searle and Lisa West, Wild Canary Bistro, Brookfield
Website
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Lisa West
Nightscape 2
60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Framed: 63 x 63 x 5 cm Acrylic on Canvas framed in Blackwood Float Frame $800.00
Lisa West
Balancing Act
20 x 20 x 4 cm Acrylic on Collaged Cradled Panel Sold