Regional Pictures: Lisa Frederick “Preserving Presence: Photography as Witness”

Meet-the-Artist: October 12 from 1-3pm

Artist Statement

Lisa Frederick makes use of her digital camera as an extension of her creativity, capturing pictures almost every single day. When her digital camera isn’t at hand, her cellphone serves as a dependable instrument for composing images. Her pursuits span a large spectrum, forming a wealthy tapestry of topics that reveal magnificence in every little thing from the wonders of nature to the relics of yesteryears. She is very fascinated by the structure and constructed environments of the previous, serving as a robust advocate for preserving and documenting these buildings all through each stage of their existence.

Recently, towards the backdrop of a polarized nation and encroachments on particular person rights, her pictures has developed to embody a putting juxtaposition of spirituality and democracy. Beyond easy documentation, Lisa usually reimagines her images as composites, layering imagery to assemble new visible narratives imbued with deeper and extra advanced which means.

Her aim is for every composition to be not solely visually partaking and technically sound but additionally to relate a narrative and invite reflection. For her, storytelling by way of pictures is a strong technique of conveying emotion, sparking dialogue, and—at its finest—inspiring change.

Artist Bio

Lisa brings over 37 years of devoted service in Art Education and holds a Master’s Degree in Art Education from Youngstown State University. Throughout her profession, she has created artwork throughout a number of disciplines, however in retirement she has been in a position to focus her consideration on pictures, exhibiting her work regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Her images have been included in quite a few juried artwork and pictures exhibitions, reflecting each her technical talent and her considerate perspective as an artist. In addition to her private apply, Lisa stays deeply engaged in inventive, cultural, philanthropic, instructional, and athletic organizations, demonstrating her unwavering dedication to group enrichment.