Anderson Gallery

Lisa Marie’s aesthetic sensibility is rooted in Central American Folk Art and the Mexican Catholic shrines of her heritage and upbringing in Tucson, Arizona. Deliberate with showcasing the “handmade” quality of her work, she uses low-tech methods to create large assemblage ceramic sculptures and installations, as well as mixed media quilts, pottery, and clothing. Her work encompasses imagined conceptions of home, gardens, peacefulness, playfulness, and celebration. She strives to have her work be accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

Lisa Marie lived for several years in the San Francisco Bay Area before beginning a professorship at University of Wisconsin-Parkside. She is currently a full professor there, teaching ceramics and leading interdisciplinary academic programs. She has exhibited in over 50 solo exhibitions across the country, and has served as an Artist-in-Residence at multiple notable venues, including the City University of New York, Hunter College; Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis; Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, Newcastle, ME; and Clay Studio of Missoula, Montana. She has received numerous honors and led workshops from New York to California.

Alegrías brings together a group of Lisa Marie’s figurative ceramic sculpture, mixed media quilts, and playful functional vessels. Alegrías—Spanish for “joys”—is an ode to the play and happiness Lisa Marie hopes to communicate through her process of making.