Biography
Lisa Traxler
Degree (B.A. hons) Fashion/Textiles (Birmingham) 1983-1986
Diploma Art & Design (Croydon) 1981-1983
Worked for many years in the fashion industry as a fashion editor
& costume designer & stylist
Selected solo exhibitions
2010 arc space @ aspex, Portsmouth
2009 gASP Gallery, Art Space Sponsored Studio Award Exhibition, Portsmouth
2009/10 'Letters Home' Solo touring exhibition:
Eldon Gallery, University of Portsmouth, Hampshire
The Link Gallery, University of Winchester, Winchester
Quay Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight
2008 Portsmouth Cathedral, Old Portsmouth, Hampshire
2008 George Street Gallery, Brighton
2007 'Crossing the Water' Rope Store Gallery, Quay Arts.
2006 Artworks Gallery, Ryde IW
2000 Penny Rich Studio, Hackney, London.
Selected group exhibitions
2010 'Non-Conform', Site specific installation residency & exhibition,Depozitory, IW
2010 'I AM NOT AFRAID' Site specific installation,
Ryde Arts Festival, St. Thomas Churchyard,IW
2010 'HYDE 900' Winchester Cathedral.
City Space at The Discovery Centre, Winchester.
The Link Gallery, Winchester
2010 'Recollection' Chapel Gallery, Lancashire
2009/2010 'PERSONAL STATEMENTS' Seaview Gallery, IW.
Combined show with sculptural ceramics by Matt Chambers
2009 'Wonderland' Boojum&Snark, Sandown, IW
2009 'Art Liberating Lives' Group Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London W1
2009 ReOpen Exhibition, Lighthouse Centre for the Arts, Poole
2009 NAPA National Exhibition, View Two Gallery, Matthew Street, Liverpool
2009 Cork Street Open Exhibition, 28 Cork Street, London W1
2009 HOMEGROWN, The Depozitry, Ryde IW
2009 1000 Lakeside, Portsmouth, Hampshire
2009 Women's Work Exhibition, The Fairground, Andover, Hampshire
2009 Farnham Maltings 'Post Art' Exhibition, Farnham, Surrey
2008 NAPA Exhibition, Obsidian Gallery, Buckinghamshire
2008/2009/2010 Kendall's Fine Art Gallery, Cowes, IW
2008 Spice Gallery, Southampton
2008 Gallery Deda Derby
2007 Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London W1.
2007 Pelham House Gallery, Cowes, IW
2006 Seawall Gallery, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
2005/06/07 Ryde Arts Festival, IW
2005/06/08 Open Exhibition, Quay Arts, Newport IW.
2004 The Surrey Institute of Art & Design.
Residencies & Awards
2010 Homegrown II, Site specific installation residency, The Depozitory, IW
2009 Fine Art Trade Guild Award, Consistent High Standard of Works, NAPA, Liverpool
2009 Art Space Portsmouth Sponsored Studio Award Winner
2008 Resident Artist, Portsmouth Grammar School, Portsmouth
2008 NAPA Winsor & Newton Award, Buckinghamshire
Art Fairs
2010 Brighton Art Fair, Brighton
2009/2010 Affordable Art Fair, London
2009 Hackwood Art Festival, Basingstoke
2007 Candid Arts Islington, London
Collections
2008 Hilsea Pavilion, Portsmouth Grammar School, Portsmouth, Hampshire
2008 Sue Poston Commission for Quay Arts Collection, IW
2006 Nokia Isle of Wight Festival, site flags + art installation.
2006 Scoping for 'What If…' Island sculpture project, Island 2000/Rural Arts
2004 Commission for Posters. Dimbola Lodge Museum, Freshwater Bay
Professional qualifications
2009/2010 Continuing art & fashion workshops for primary & secondary schools
2005-2008 Creative Partnerships/Island Primary Schools, IW.
2004 Tutor Training Course, IW (primary & secondary schools w/s)
Selected Press
2010 Grand Designs, Television, Featuring Art Works in Building Project
2010 Island Business Magazine, artist interview, recent works
2009 City Life Magazine, Portsmouth, four page artists profile & front cover
2009 The Wessex Muse Magazine, South Coast, artists profile
2006 Coast Magazine, artists profile & lifestyle feature