Lisa Fairstein constructs image-based works that blend a complicated embrace of contemporary image culture with a consideration of hyper-established tropes of photographic looking. Her work engages the process of making pictures and stands as a consideration of, as well as a contribution to, a society obsessed with the image of an image.
Lisa lives and works in New York City.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
- Deep Shade, Baxter St at CCNY, New York, NY
May, 2017
- Loud Frames, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
May, 2016
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
- Philly Block Project, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
September, 2016
- Preface, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
March, 2016
- The Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition - Deep End, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
June, 2015
- Under Ice, Fresh Window Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
February, 2015
- Nature Loves Courage, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
January, 2015 - Traveling to various universities through 2017
- Voies Off Exhibition, Rencontre d'Arles Festival, Arles, France
July, 2014
- Dancing Queen, Fresh Window Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
May, 2014
- BLOG RE-BLOG, Austin Center for Photography, Austin, TX
May, 2014
- Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Swing Space Residency Group Show, Governors Island, NY
December, 2013
- Come Together, Curated by Phong Bui in coordination with the Dedalus Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
October, 2013
- BLOG RE-BLOG, Signal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
August, 2013
- The Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition - Homeward Found, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
June, 2013
- White Boys, curated by Hank Willis Thomas, Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford College, Haverford, PA
March, 2013
- Welcome to the Real, curated by Marco Antonini of NURTUREart, {TEMP} art space, New York, NY
March, 2013
- Conscious Things, Picture Space, Brooklyn, NY
November, 2012
- VOX VIII Exhibition of Emerging Artists, Juried by Ruba Katrib and Marlo Pascual, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
July, 2012
CURATORIAL:
- Specular Fiction, Fresh Window Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
June, 2018
AWARDS:
- Pioneer Works Artist-in-Residence, 2016
- Baxter St at CCNY Workspace Residency, 2016
- Les Rencontres d’Arles Voies Off Festival, 2014
- Wassaic Project Artist-in-Residence, 2014
- LMCC Swing Space Artist-in-Residence, 2013
- John Gutmann Photography Fellowship Nominee, The San Francisco Foundation, 2013
- Inaugural Cord Prize Shortlist, 2013
- Conscientious Portfolio Competition Winner, 2012
PRESS NOTES:
- Sajinyeasul - September, 2017
- Pioneer Works Journal - July, 2017
- Blouin Artinfo - May, 2017
- New York Magazine, The Cut - May, 2017
- CLOCKTOWER radio interview - April, 2016
- CURADOR Magazine – December, 2015
- LINTROLLER - March, 2014
- Feature Shoot - Blog Re-Blog - August, 2013
- Inaugural Cord Prize Online Exhibition - July, 2013
- A Conversation with CPC 2012 Winner Lisa Fairstein - February, 2013
- Prism Magazine - January/February, 2013
- Conscientious Portfolio Competition Review - December, 2012
ARTIST TALKS / VISITS:
- Artist Talk and Gallery Tour for City College of New York - Baxter St at CCNY, 2017
- Lecture Panelist - The School of Visual Arts - MFA Department of Photo, Video and Related Media, 2017
- Educational Outreach Lecturer - Pioneer Works, 2016
- Lecture Panelist - The School of Visual Arts - MFA Department of Photo, Video and Related Media, 2015
- Campo de Desconcentracíon Polivalente, Alcóntar, Spain, 2014
- Survey of Contemporary Art & Art Making in NYC - University of Georgia, 2014
- Cuba Taller (Workshop) with Wilfredo Prieto & Gabriel Orozco, 2013
- Artists and Curator Panel - White Boys - Haverford College, Haverford PA, 2013
- Guest Critic - The School of Visual Arts - MFA Department of Photo, Video and Related Media, 2012
EDUCATION:
MFA - School of Visual Arts - Department of Photography, Video and Related Media.
BA - New York University – Gallatin School of Individualized Study