Liza Sylvestre

Liza Sylvestre (born November 13, 1983) is an American visual artist born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is known for detailed abstract mixed media paintings and drawings. Her current work explores new media such as installation and video art. Much of her work revolves around our sensory perceptions and misconceptions of the world around.

Personal life While growing up in Minneapolis she began to lose her hearing around the age of six. She had a very gradual decline in her hearing ability that became more debilitating around the age of sixteen. She had a cochlear implant surgically placed in her ear to improve her hearing in 2003 when she was 20 years old. After graduating with her Bachelor of Arts in 2006 she moved to Miami for 6 years to work and exhibit her artwork.

She currently lives in Illinois with her husband, artist and writer Christopher Jones, and her two children.

Exhibitions Solo exhibitions

2019

Third Space. New Genres Art Space, Rockford, IL Third Space. The Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND

2018

Captioned. Granary Arts, Ephraim, UT

2017

Interference. Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN

2015

Meridians. Public Functionary, Minneapolis, MN

2014

Elements Unheard. MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN

Group exhibitions

2020

Flashlight Project for Heavy Breathing. Land & Sea Gallery, Oakland, CA Voices in the Gallery. John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, England

2019

The Other Four. The Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND MFA Thesis Show. Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL

2018

A Place for Us. Hairpin Arts Center, Chicago IL Humanly Possible: The Empathy Exhibition. Frederick Layton Gallery of Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI

2017

Twentieth International Opening Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL Between the Sky & the Earth. Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center, Chicago, IL

2016

Michael Dandley / Liza Sylvestre. Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH Art(ists) on the Verge 7 Fellowship Exhibition. Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN

2015

Enormous Tiny Art Show 18. Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH

2014

Enormous Tiny Art Show 16. Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH Ned Evans / Carly Glovinski / Liza Sylvestre. Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH Get Lucky. Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN

2013

Enormous Tiny Art Show 14. Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH

2012

Natural Curiosities. Miami International Airport, Miami, FL This and That. Art Center of South Florida, Miami, FL

2011

Recently Acquired. Audrey Love Gallery, Miami, FL

2010

Small Works. The Swenson Gallery, Miami FL Lucky You. Audrey Love Gallery, Miami FL

Screenings and events

2019

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium at Cinema Kosmos, Moscow, Russia

2018

Captioned. Lease Agreement, Huntsville, TX Symposium on Sensory Loss and Art. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis MN The Film & Video Poetry Society. Los Angeles, CA The Feminist Film Festival. Champaign, IL

2017

Northwest Conference of the Society for Photographic Education. Portland, OR

Commissions 25 piece commission for the 4 star James Hotel, Miami Beach FL

Awards 2021

Awarded Joan Mitchell Fellowship from the Joan Mitchell Foundation

2017 Art Works Grant, National Endowment for the Arts (in conjunction with SooVAC) Travel Grant, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Mary Jane Neer Scholarship, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

2016 University Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

2015 Art(ists) on the Verge 7 Fellow (Jerome Foundation) VSA Jerome - Emerging Artist Grantee Metropolitan Regional Arts Council - Arts Learning Grantee

2014 Minnesota State Arts Board - Artist Initiative Grant Minnesota State Arts Board - Arts Learning Grant