A life in Art

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Selected Exhibitions

2008

  • The Waterside, Manchester, 1st Open Art Exhibition, 2 February - 12 April 2008
  • Black Swan Arts, Frome, Open Arts Competition, 19 January - 23 February 2008
  • The Outhouse, Liverpool January 2008

2007

  • The Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool, 01 December 2007 - 10 January 2008
  • Riverside Homes, Liverpool, 15 October 2007 - 15 January 2008
  • The Gallery, Cork Street, London, 30 September 2007 - 20 October 2007
  • 'Coast', Rhyl Art Centre, June - July 2007
  • 'Innovation and Enterprise', University of Bath May - June 2007
  • Astley Hall, April - May 2007
  • The Narrative, Chapel Art Gallery, Ormskirk, 2007
  • Inner City Living Show, Preston, December 2006 to January 2007
  • IDEAS, Bury Art Gallery, November 2006 to January 2007

2006

  • Liverpool Biennial 2006, Water Gallery, Liverpool, UK. September - October
  • Liverpool Biennial 2006, Roscoe Gallery, Liverpool, UK. September - October
  • Peepshow
    PAD Gallery, Preston, UK
    August - September
  • The Kitchen Gallery, The Priory, Cheshire, UK. April - May

2005

  • ArtGene, Barrow, UK
    December 2005
  • UCLAN, Preston, UK
    December 2005
  • Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, UK. October.
  • Chapel Art Gallery, Ormskirk, UK. September.
  • Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool, UK 22nd July- 19th August
  • Pyramid Arts Centre. Warrington. UK 28th march- 20th april
  • Atkinson Art Gallery. Southport. UK 11th february- 9th march
  • Oxo Building, Building, London, UK. February- March
  • Barge Gallery, London, UK. February.
  • Chapman Gallery, Salford, UK
  • Joint exhibition with Peter Blake. Howarth Art Gallery. Accrington, UK 15th december 2004 - 15th January 2005

2004

  • Joint exhibition with Peter Blake. Howarth Art Gallery. Accrington, UK 15th december 2004 - 15th January 2005
  • Kendal Brewery Open, Cumbria, UK september 2004
  • Flat Craft
    Platform Gallery, Clitheroe, UK 4th august - 22nd september 2004
  • Stockport Open, july 2004
  • North West Design Collective art agency group show. Samlesbury, UK 1st june - 21st june
  • Lickalicious x
    the Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, UK 25th march - 22nd May

2003

  • Artlounge, Lytham, UK 5th September - 30th September
  • The Big Suculent One
    lewis textile & art Gallery, blackburn, UK 19th July - 31st August
  • Samlesbury Hall, Preston, UK 26th May - 16th June
  • Astley Hall, chorley, UK 2003
  • lewis textile & art Gallery, blackburn, UK 2003
  • Cedar Farms Art, Mawdesley, UK 2003
  • Astley Hall Art Gallery, Preston, UK 2003
  • The ARC Gallery, Manchester, UK 2003

2002

  • The Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, UK 2002
  • North West Design Collective, Preston, UK 2002
  • The Sefton Open, Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, UK 2002
  • LAN Business Loan Scheme, 2002
  • The Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, UK 2002
  • Comma Ca Pr, Manchester, UK 2002
  • The view Gallery, Liverpool, UK 2002
  • The ARC Gallery, Manchester, UK 2002
  • The Big Honeypot:
    harris museum, Preston, UK 2002
  • Astley Hall art Gallery, Preston, UK 2002

2001

  • The View Gallery, Liverpool, UK 2001
  • Affordable Arts Fair, London, UK 2001
  • The cruisible arts centre, St Helens, UK 2001
  • Harris Open Exhibition, Preston, UK 2001

2000

  • Battersea Power Station, London, UK 2000
  • Ramblas Gallery, Barcelona, Spain 2000
  • Corner House Gallery, Manchester, UK 2000
  • Bolton City Art Gallery, Bolton, UK 2000
  • Elite Gallery, London, UK 2000
  • Clifton House Gallery, blackburn, UK 2000
  • Selfridges, Manchester,UK 2000
  • The Orange Grove wine bar, UK 2000
  • The View Gallery, Liverpool, UK 2000
  • Edinburgh Fringe Festival, UK 2000
  • Windy City Art Gallery, chicago, u.s.a 2000
  • Apocalypse Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus 2000
  • The Ariadne Gallery, Polis, Cyprus 2000
  • New York Gallery 2000

1999

  • New York School of Fine Art, USA 1999
  • Woodstock School of Fine Art, New York, USA 1999

1998

  • Polis Art Gallery, Polis, Paphos, Cyprus 1998
  • Cyprus College of Fine Arts, Paphos, Cyprus 1998
  • Anasthasia Contemporary Art Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus 1998

Awards

  • Winner of the 2006 Harris Open
  • Winner of the First Kitchen Open Exhibition May 2006.
  • 7307 Teacher Training Certificate 2001
  • Fine Art and Theory Research Fellowship award, New York School of Art 2000
  • Fine Art sculpture course, Chicago 1999
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Art and Cultural Theory research, Cyprus College of Fine Art 1999
  • Art residency award, Can Serrat, Spain 1998
  • Teaching in the Contemporary Arts, Cyprus 1998
  • BA(hons) degree in Fine Art and Art History, Cardiff University 1994

Internet

Press Reviews

  • Kitsch 'n' Think, Lisa Ashcroft talks to the Lancashire Evening Post
  • Lisa's Art has world admiring Preston Post 2002
  • Lisa's home to sculpt a new career Lancashire Evening Post- Cassandra Moon 1999
  • Four in fellowship Woodstock Times publication- Phyliss Gilbert 1999
  • Cyprus College of Art at the Apocalypse The Cyprus Weekly- Hugh Jones 1999

Experience

  • Independant Artist 1989 - to date
  • Acting Agent, Arts Administrator, Publicist, Workshop Coordinator. 1994 - to date
  • Freelance Scenic Design Consultant, Arts Projects Manager, Muralist. 1994 - to date
  • Sub-contractor to arts environment companies (national and international)

Repertoire

  • Public and private commissions
  • Scenic design and interior design consultations
  • Art project design, supervision and management
  • Community art project coordination