Brooklyn, NY, United States
After attending college and art school, Ilisa Katz Rissman began a decade-long career as a commercia...
About the artist
Joined In 2012
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About the artist
Joined In 2012
(18 Followers)
After attending college and art school, Ilisa Katz Rissman began a decade-long career as a commercial photographer, in addition to pursuing personal projects. Her work quickly began appearing in a variety of national publications including, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Interview, Saveur, Town and Country and Metropolis. Ilisa published two books, one titled Chairmania in which she photographed the miniature chair collection belonging to the iconic designer George Beylarian, and she was the featured artist In Photo District News: Ilisa Katz’s Simple Vision.
For the past several years Ilisa has dedicated herself to working on concurrent long term fine art projects and commissioned portraits -- choosing large format analog cameras to produce detailed, evocative images. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally and is the recipient of a number of awards from jurors including James Rondeau (The Art Institute of Chicago), Stephen Perloff (The Photo Review), Joseph Carroll (Carroll and Sons), Julia Dolan (The Photographic Center Northwest) and Jennifer Blessing (The Guggenheim Museum Of Art).
Ilisa recently won the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for People and Culture, and three of her photographs were e...
Ilisa Katz Rissman was born in New York City, received her BA at Boston College, and attended Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, where she studied Photography and Film.
SELECTED SOLO and GROUP EXHIBITION
2017 BRICarts, "Pink House" selected for group exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Landscape Stories, 2 portfolios showcased online for "Habitare" edition
2016 Berlin Foto Biennale, Berlin Germany - three photographs exhibited
2016 April is the Cruelest Month (Solo Show), Central Brooklyn Public Library's Lobby Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015 The Forward Thinking Museum Solo Artist online Portfolio
2015 Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography, group exhibition of selected Filter Photo Festival Photographers
2015 Suspended: Solo Show, The Carol Shen Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Karen #3: Punctum: 20th Annual Photography Exhibition at Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Wa.
2015 Exposure Award Exhibition, digital display at the Louvre Museum, Paris
2014 University Of The Arts, Philadelphia
2013 Group Exhibition: 12 12 Gallery, Richmond, Va.
2013 BRIC Arts Gala, Brooklyn, NY
2012 ARTnude: James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
2012 Rogue Exposure: Group Show, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
2012 NYPF'12 Invitational Exhibition (3 pieces accepted), Brooklyn, NY
2011 Verge Art Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
2011 BAMart Auction, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY
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