Lisa Whittington

I am fearless in my artistic journey and I have to be. I embody a sense of creative responsibility to express and document the vibe, the history and the experiences of Black people. I am versatile across mediums, but my love is abstract expressionism because of all the places it can go and how it excites me as an artist. Within my body of work it is not unusual to find figurative work, narratives, as well as non representational abstracts. Much of my work develops intuitively.
I’ve been involved in art all of my life. I’ve also been to museums all around the world observing and studying art. I understand it’s importance and impact on culture and society. I enjoy being an artist and a historian and find purpose in my creative work. My collectors and the museums that have acquired my work tend to feel they are investing in something bigger than either of us can see. Art is not always about how many paintings an artist can sell, but its contribution to the world and the insight of the collector.
My work can be documentary, rhythmic, political, soulful, and even non-objective. My narrative work usually tells the story of Black people in America, or gives pause to my experience coming of age in New York City. Harlem, NY i...

University of Georgia, 2014 Doctor of Art Education
University of West Georgia, 1997 Masters of Art Ed
Long Island University/CW Post, 1987 BFA/Graphic Arts

Crate and Barrel (Stores across the United States)
Swagger Season 2 several pieces of art on exhibition inside the show.
NFT Art Apple TV Swagger Season 2
REECE MUSEUM (Permanent collections. Acquisition) "They Know Me Not", 2021
CAMP GALLERY (The Contemporary Art Modern Project) Art From Experience Based Identity. (15 works of art) OVR Dec. 3, 2020 - March, 2021
NAACP/LDF US ELECTION 2020 Commission.
VoteInTheirHonor.com. 2020 National Political Campaign Posters Designer (Breonna Taylor and
Terence Crutcher)
STRAND THEATER BALTIMORE ‘Brown Sugar Bakeoff” finalist. Wrote a play entitled “Black in the Box.” (About being a Black female artist in America)
GREAT GUNS ADVERTISING AGENCY, London England. Commissioned artist
REECE MUSEUM “Exhibition for Social & Political Art (Fletcher Exhibition) (Juried) Sept 30 - December 11
AUGUSTA SAVAGE GALLERY“Breathing While Black” (Juried) Sept. 1 - November 30, 2020 (Due to Covid 19 the exhibition will be held online)
Atlanta Airport Exhibition T-Gate (Winner-Best in Show) through June 2020
PERMANENT INSTALLATION “The Eva Davis Way” (Triptych), Mixed media 108” x 36 “ Charles Drew Charter lobby, East Atlanta, February, 2020
PERMANENT INSTALLATION “Blood, Sweat, and Brilliance” (6 Panel Pol...