Melbourne based artist and art teacher. Born in Dalian, China 1977.
In 1996, as one of the top two art students from Liaoning province, she was selected to study at the Dong Hua University in Shanghai, where she completed a 4 years bachelor degree with the major in Fashion Design and won several prizes in Hong Kong、Taiwan and mainland of China.
In 2002, Lisa emigrated to New Zealand. During her time there she developed further as an artist, established the Mona Lisa Art Studio and became a respected art teacher in Dunedin. She exhibited widely and received a number of prestigious awards for her work. In early 2007, Lisa moved to Australia, and started working as a full-time artist.
Lisa paints in both oils and watercolour. She is a member of the VAS and the WSV, and the Vice President of the Watercolour Society of Victoria. Lisa has held 6 solo exhibitions and many group exhibitions. In recent years she has travelled worldwide on painting trips with internationally renown master artists. Lisa enjoys working with an extensive variety of subjects, but portraits and wildlife are her favourite. Her confident brush work, use of colour and ability to capture light making her paintings unique and highly sought after by art lovers and collectors world wide.
2023 Finalist, The 43rd International Exhibition, San Diego Watercolour Society, USA
2022 “Judge’s Favourite Award” 3rd Women In Watercolour International Competition
2022 “Two In Water” Two men show watercolour exhibition, Victorian Artists Society, Melbourne
2021 “It Takes Two” Joint exhibition with Joseph Zbukvic, Redhill Gallery, Brisbane
2021 “Best Oil Prize” Sorrento Art Show, Melbourne
2020 “Second Prize for Works on Paper” Australian Watercolour Muster Exhibition, Brisbane
2020 Finalist “40th International Exhibition” San Diego Watercolour Society, USA
2020 “Best Watercolour Prize” Mornington Art Show, Melbourne
2020 “People’s Choice Prize” Marvellous Melbourne Art Exhibition, Melbourne
2019 “Peoples Choice Award” Camberwell Art Show, Melbourne
2019 Finalists “FLOW” National Contemporary Watercolour Prize, Wollongong Art Gallery
2019 Winner and People’s Choice Award double prizes, National Equine Art Prize, Mansfield
2019 Saint Cyr Watercolour Biennial, France
2019 International Female Master Artist Group Show, Sweden
2018 “Hidden Faces” The Victorian Salon Des Refuses, Melbourne
2017 Two men show, Wintergarden Gallery, Geelong
2016 “The Rhythm of Watercolour” Watercolour Society of Victoria Group Exhibition, China
2016 “Best Landscape Award” Drysdale Easter Art Show
2016 Winner, Zonta International Women's Day Art Exhibition, Geelong
2015 “From the river to the sea” Solo Exhibition, Geelong Regional Art Gallery
2014 “Encouragement Award” Camberwell Art Show, Melbourne
2014 Best Oil / Acrylic in the show, Knox Art Show, Bayswater, Melbourne
2013 First Prize for Oils and Best landscapes “The Peg Minty Award” Spring Exhibition, Canberra
2013 “Best Oil/Acrylic Prize” The Hobsons Bay Art Show, Melbourne
2012 “First Prize for Drawing” National Awards Exhibition, ASMA, Sydney
2011 “People's Choice Prize” Clifton Art Prize, Canberra
2009 “Go Cats! 150 years of Geelong Football Club” Solo Exhibition, Geelong Regional Art Gallery
2009 “Best in Show” AGRA Annual Drawing Exhibition, Melbourne
2008 “Best in Show” Annual Winter Exhibition, AGRA
2006 Best in Show "Lula Curry Prize", Otago Art Society 130th Annual Exhibition, NZ
2006 “First Prize” Dunedin Stained-Glass Heritage Art Exhibition, NZ