Lisa Goesling

Most of my career was spent as an Art Director/Designer. After a 2006 cancer diagnosis, I followed my dream of making art full time. I began a search for non-toxic materials and found these hard boards which are covered in a fine white clay with a layer of India ink on top. When I draw with an X-ACTO knife into the layer of ink, fine lines magically appear in the clay. The more pressure I put on my knife, the brighter the white clay appears. If I want to add color,I paint with colored inks after etching into the boards.To add even more texture, I add heavy, black acrylic paint throughout the background at the end of the process. My innate ability to notice even the most minute details in nature translates into meticulous art, compelling the viewer to take a closer look. My art is in private collections, has won prestigious awards, residencies and fellowships, and has been requested for exhibitions throughout the world.

I began taking weekend classes at age twelve in Drawing, Sculpture and Painting at School of the Art Institute of Chicago: SAIC

NIU: Graphic Design

Chicago Academy of Fine Arts: Design/Painting

2024
91st Exhibition of Visual Artist Members/The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2023
Zhou B, Chicago, IL
Vivid Art Galley, Winnetka, IL
2022
Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI
Vivid Art Gallery: Solo Show: Digging In, Winnetka, IL
90th Exhibition of Visual Artist Members/The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2021
Addington Gallery: Small But Mighty
Addington Gallery: Flora and Fauna, Chicago, IL
Freeport Art Museum Invitational: For the Birds, Freeport, IL
DECAHEDRON! Invitational, Chicago, IL
2020
No Short Cuts: Vivid Art Gallery, Winnetka, IL
Water Street Studios Collective, Lemont, IL
89th Exhibition of Visual Artist Members:
The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
UNEXPECTED: Fermilab, Batavia, IL
2019
It's a Small Show After All: Hofheimer Gallery: Chicago, IL
Intricacies: Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
BWAC Wide Open 10 (Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
COLORBLOOM, Takohl Gallery, Chicago, IL
To The Point (of Obsession): Governors State University, IL