Lisa Urban
[artist]
Education
2013 BFA with emphasis in Painting and Drawing, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Professional Experience
2018-present Co-founder and curator of Bryan Contemporary Artists, Bryan, TX
2016 -present PreK - 12th grade Art Teacher, St. Joseph Catholic School, Bryan, TX
2016 -present Fine art and framing assistant, The Frame Gallery, Bryan, TX
2015-2016 Staff Arts Educator, The Arts Council of Brazos Valley, College Station, TX
2013/2014 SummerART Program Assistant, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS
Helped prepare and run the summer art classes being held at the Art Center
for two separate summers
Exhibition Record
2021 Loop, online juried exhibition, The Art Orb, Denton, TX
Figurative Dreams, Solo exhibition of figurative works, The Frame Gallery, Bryan, TX
Primary Primavera, 2021 Annual Judged Show, Visual Art Society of the Brazos Valley, Bryan, TX.
National Juried Figure Exhibition, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, Plano, TX
Spotlight on Arts Educators 2018, George Bush Presidential Library, College Station, TX
Fresh Art 2021, Bryan Contemporary Artists, Degallery, Bryan, TX, Curator.
2019 A Stitch in Time, Solo exhibition, Art of War, Bryan, TX
The Village Takeover, Bryan Contemporary Artists, Art979 at The Village Downtown, Bryan TX., Curator
2018 All Things Possible in Fiber Art", Juried exhibition, Say SI Gallery, San Antonio TX,
(Alana J Coates, Juror)
Beautiful Figures 2018, Square 1 Downtown, Bryan, TX. Curator
Spotlight on Arts Educators 2018, George Bush Presidential Library, College Station, TX
The Marilyn Dickey Juried Art Exhibition, Sugar Land Art Center and Gallery, Sugar Land, TX,
(Sharon Engelstein, Juror)
Inaugural Show, Bryan Contemporary Artists (co-founder), Purple Turtle Art Studio, Bryan, TX
Group Show, Texas Fine Artists, Springhill Suites, Waco, TX
2018 Judged Show, The Arts Council of BV, College Station TX
Honorable Mention - Professional division (Karen Vernon, Juror)
2017 Texas: Bombed, Solo exhibition, Art979 Gallery at the Village Downtown, Bryan TX
The Figure Show, The Cellar Wine Lounge, Huntsville, TX
(Michael Henderson, Juror)
The Village’s 100th Art Show, Art979 Gallery at Village Downtown, Bryan, TX
(Mary Saslow, Dr. Stephen Caffey, jurors)
Image/in/Knits, Solo Exhibition and installation, Mantle Art Space, San Antonio, TX
2016 Seeing Navasota, The Gallery Downtown, Navasota, TX
Lollipops and Gumdrops, Solo Exhibition, The Riddle Gallery, Bryan, TX
50th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition and Sale, Richardson Civic Art Society, Richardson, TX
JoMar Visions Spring Group Show, JoMar Visions, Houston, TX
2015 JoMar Visions Art Excellence, JoMar Visions, Houston, TX
(Carla Bisong, Joana Esteves and Mark Roden, Jurors)
Stitch Stories, Solo Exhibition, Gallery 708, Salina, KS
Solo Exhibition, Brazos Council of Governments, Bryan, TX
Group Exhibition, Navasota Artists-in-residence, Art979 Gallery at Village Downtown, Bryan, TX
From Every Fiber, Juried fiber exhibition, Texas Gallery, College Station, TX
2014 Group Exhibition, Navasota Artists-in-residence, Art979 Gallery at Village Downtown, Bryan, TX
Group Exhibition, Navasota Artists-in-residence, Frame Gallery, Bryan, TX
Solo Exhibition, Strasser Village Nano Gallery, Manhattan, KS
Bite, Scratch and Expose Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
(Christopher T. Creyts, juror)
National Greeley Art Exhibition, FMS Bank - Greeley, CO
(Desmond O'Hagan, juror)
Curatorial Experience
2021 Fresh Art 2021, Bryan Contemporary Artists, Degallery, Bryan, TX, Curator.
2019 The Village Takeover, Bryan Contemporary Artists, Art979 at The Village Downtown, Bryan TX
2018 An Evening of Fine Art, Bryan Contemporary Artists at Engel & Volkers Real Estate, Bryan, TX
Beautiful Figures 2018, Figurative Art Show, Square 1 Event Center, Bryan, TX
Inaugural exhibition, Bryan Contemporary Artists at The Purple Turtle, Bryan, TX
Co-curator and founder of organization
Awards/Grants/Fellowships/Commissions
2018 Honorable Mention, Professional Acrylic and Oil Category, Annual Judged Show, Arts Council of BV, College Station, TX
2016 Project Matthew Ministries, logo commission, Bryan, TX
Mic Check Poetry 2016 Anthology, Illustrator, Mic Check Poetry, Bryan, TX
2015 5th Place honorable mention, JoMar Visions Art Excellence Show, Houston, TX
Residency, Navasota Artist-in-Residence, Horlock House, Navasota, TX
2014 Residency, Navasota Artist-in-Residence, Horlock House, Navasota, TX
2013 Art Department Scholarship, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
John W. O’Shea Art Scholarship, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
2012 Varney’s Material Award Scholarship, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Eugene McNall Art Scholarship, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Publications
2018 Introducing Lisa Urban Voyage Houston Thought Provokers Series, November 20th, 2018
2017 Lisa Urban Art, Maroon Weekly, September 20, 2017
2014 Meet the Artist: Horlock House Artist in Residence, Insite Brazos Valley, October 6, 2014