BIO
Lisa Buckland is a Melbourne based visual artist working in a combination of acrylics, watercolours and sumi ink. Her work examines identity, the human condition, connection and experiences in nature. How her conscious thoughts are interpreted into dreams of the unconscious mind. Lisa uses the natural world as a conduit to share her inner stories, prioritising colour and a whimsical approach in her depictions of nature. Her poignant works of wildlife and flora aim to evoke a response to the impacts of climate change on our environment and delicate ecosystems.
Lisa's bold, exaggerated, purely graphic renderings draw on the skills of screen printing, photography and a career in graphic design, these disciplines have shaped her unique arts practice. Spacing, placing and splashing, colour and mark-making are prioritised over realistic representations. Japanese art, design and woodblock printing continue to inspire her after being introduced to Japanese design in 1981. She recently started drawing her work digitally, but has been working with water based mediums for the past 45 years. Recent work has included highly stylized landscapes in acrylics and digital public art commissions. Her current body of work concerns the fading of beauty, in a series including birds and blossom trees.
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Born in 1961, Melbourne, Australia
Resides and works in Westmeadows, Melbourne, Australia
Education/Training
1979 TOP Art and Design, Footscray Technical College
1980 – 1982 Diploma of Design, RMIT (formally Phillip Institute of Technology)
2006 – 2008 Japanese Calligraphy with artist Junko Azukawa
2013 – 2017 What I Didn't Learn At Art School, The Art Room, Footscray
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Shared Spaces (No. 2), Brimbank Projection Gallery, Sunshine
2023 Gold Mountain, Sunbury Gallery, Hume Global Learning Centre, Sunbury
2022 Secret Forest, Crown Street Stables, Flemington
2021 Lost & Found, Town Hall Broadmeadows Gallery, Broadmeadows
Group Exhibitions
2024 The Kilmore Art Expo, Kilmore, Victoria
2023 Hume Winter Lights Festival, Town Hall Broadmeadows Precinct, Broadmeadows
2022 Hot Spot Community Exhibition, Gee Lee-Wik Doleen Gallery, Craigieburn
2021 Counihan Gallery Summer Show, Brunswick
2020 Counihan Gallery Summer Show, Brunswick
2018 A1 Darebin Art Salon, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Bundoora
2018 Warranwood Art Show, Oak Hall Warranwood
2018 Moonee Valley Art Show, Essendon
2015 I'd Like A Word With You, ARS Upstairs At The Napier, Fitzroy
2015 Summer Show, Brunswick Art Space, Brunswick
2013 Surf Coast Arts Artspot Exhibition, Airey’s Inlet
2011 Japan Culture Festival, Collingwood
2011 Poetic Pieces Art Exhibition, Eagles Nest Fine Art Gallery, Airey’s Inlet
2010 Innerscapes Exhibition, Adrianakis Fitzroy Gallery, Fitzroy
2010 Come! Sit! Stay! ARS Upstairs @ The Napier, Fitzroy
2008 Christmas Card Exhibition, ARS Upstairs @ The Napier, Fitzroy
2008 Japanese Consulate-General of Japan, Melbourne
2004 Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, Melbourne
Public Art
2024 Craigieburn Road Legacy Art Trail, Craigieburne Road, Craigieburn
2023 The Feeling Of Hope, Christmas Decal, Town Hall Precinct, Broadmeadows
2023 Migration Nation, Exeloo Vinyl Wrap, Jack Roper Reserve East, Broadmeadows
2023 Shared Spaces, Hume Winter Lights Festival, Town Hall Precinct, Broadmeadows
Collections
Lisa Buckland is collected by various private collectors in Sydney, Melbourne and
country Victoria, Australia
Awards
2018 Highly Commended, Moonee Valley Art Show, Essendon
Residencies
2022 Gee Lee-Wik Doleen Gallery, Craigieburn
Grants
2022 Creative Activity Grant, Hume City Council
Selected Press and Publications
2024 Brimbank Star Weekly 4/4/2024, “Artistry illuminates Brimbank” News Article
2022 ‘Secret Forest (detail)’ Front cover, What’s On A5 Booklet, Moonee Valley Libraries
2022 ‘Hopeful’ Front cover for DL Greeting Card, Ros Spence MP for Yuroke