Sara Lisch
Multimedia Artist
San Francisco Bay Area

 

Education

• B.A., The Evergreen State College
  Olympia, WA | 1987-1992

Biography
Sara Lisch is a multimedia artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A graduate of Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, Sara has cultivated a diverse artistic practice that spans various mediums and techniques. Her work has been showcased in prestigious venues, including the Fuller Craft Museum in Massachusetts, the Flint Institute of Arts in Michigan, Santa Fe Clay in New Mexico, and the Virginia Brier Gallery in San Francisco, along with numerous other national and local exhibitions.

In addition to her exhibition career, Sara curates an outdoor art gallery in Berkeley, CA, fostering a vibrant community space that celebrates contemporary art in all its forms. Since 2017, she has been a member of Mercury 20, an artist collective in Oakland. Sara's work is not only a reflection of her personal journey but also an exploration of broader themes such as identity, transformation, and the intersection of the spiritual and the everyday. Through her art, she invites viewers to engage with the world in new and meaningful ways, offering a unique perspective that is both intimate and universal.

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Selected Exhibitions

• 2024

  • "Muse," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

• 2023

  • "Dream Garden," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

• 2022

  • "The Mind Garden," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

• 2021

  • "Metamorphosis," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

• 2020

  • "20/20 Revision," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

  • "Dare," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

• 2019

  • "Belongings," Sara Lisch Gallery, Berkeley, CA

  • "Forest Edge," Sara Lisch Gallery, Berkeley, CA

  • "Truth," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

  • "Interwoven," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

  • "Spirit Keepers," element79, Berkeley, CA

  • "Self Portraits In The Age Of The Selfie," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

  • "Go Figure," Sebastopol Center For the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

• 2018

  • "Elevate," Adobe Art Gallery, Castro Valley, CA

  • "Small Works Show," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

  • "BITE ME," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

  • "Melting Point," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

• 2017

  • "20/20 Vision," Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

• 2016

  • "Function, Form and Fantasy: Ceramics from the Robert and Deanna Harris Burger Collection," Flint Institute of Arts / Hodge Galleries, Flint, MI

  • Loretta Crittenden Gallery - Online Contemporary Art

• 2008

  • "Cats," Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM

• 2005

  • "Man’s Best Friend," Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM

• 2004

  • "Grimm’s Fairy Tale," Society Of Arts and Craft Museum, Boston, MA

  • S.O.F.A. New York, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY

  • "Figurative Sculpture," Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM

  • "Breath of Fire," A.N. Bush Gallery, Salem, OR

• 2003

  • S.O.F.A. Chicago, William Traver Gallery, Chicago, IL and Seattle, WA

• 2002

  • "Figurative Show," Virginia Breier Gallery, San Francisco, CA

  • "Animal Allegories," William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA

Publications

• 48hills
  Mary Corbin, July 14, 2021

• Circle Quarterly Art Review
  Spring 2018

• Function, Form, and Fantasy: Ceramics from Dr. Robert and Deanna Harris Burger Collection
  Janet Koplos, 2016

• SF MOMA Tumblr

  • Boy/Girl (Ceramic), 2015

  • Whirligig (Mixed Media), 2016

• Lark Books
  500 Figures in Clay Vol. 2, 2014

Collections

• Dr. Robert and Deanna Harris Burger

• Diane and Sandy Besser Collection, Santa Fe, NM

• Dale and Doug Anderson