E D U C A T I O N

Bachelor of Science in Design
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ, 1995-1998
Major: Graphic Design
GPA: 3.68/4.0
Magna Cum Laude Graduate
Columbia College
Chicago, IL, 1995
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL, 1993-1995
Major: Fashion Design
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL, 1992

E X H I B I T I O N S

2008
Cold Sweat
Hot Cakes Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
My Dog Has Fleas
Tempe Post Office, City of Tempe, Tempe, AZ
Stoned
Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ

2007
Annual Art Detour Group Exhibition
Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Biennial 07
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
Solo Show: Dog Bellies
Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Fossil Springs Cutaway: Collaboration with Poet Patricia Murphy
Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
Art Connections Café
Tempe Library, Tempe, AZ
Solo Show: The War is Over
Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ


2006
Ready...Set...D'Art
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
1st Annual Encaustic Invitational
Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Annual Art Detour Group Exhibitionn
Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
Sense and Sensitivity
Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Juror: Michelle Nichols-Dock
Solo Show: Chromatism
Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
Place
Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
Wood Eye
Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ
Group Show
Mayo Clinic Hospital, Scottsdale, AZ
Painted Desert
North Mountain Visitor Center, Phoenix, AZ
SouthwestNET: Painting
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ

2005
FRESH
Studio Hub, Phoenix, AZ
Studio Hub Shockingly Affordable Art Show
Studio Hub, Phoenix, AZ
Studio Hub Juried Show
Studio Hub, Phoenix, AZ
Jurors: Joshua Rose & Lezli Goodwin
Art with Heart
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, Tempe, AZ
Arizona Biennial
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
Juror: Siri Engberg
“Girlie Show”
Studio Hub, Phoenix, AZ
Spreading Our Wings
Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Mystery Gallery Artist
Art Detour, Phoenix, AZ

2004
Grand Opening Art Exhibition
BRIO Fine Art Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Reflections of the Land: Diablo Trust Forum for the Arts
NAU Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ
From Guiding Hands, 2nd Biennial Shemer Instructor Show
Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, AZ

A W A R D S

The Communicator Awards, Award of Distinction, 2006
College of Design Juried Exhibition Poster Design, 1998
Leadership Award in Graphic Design, 1997
Fashion Group Competition of Chicago Finalist, Wearable Art Category, 1994
Finn’s Fabric House Scholarship, 1994

B I B L I O G R A P H Y

AZCentral.com (video), Artist creates wax and oil paintings based on photographs of dog bellies, June 22, 2007
New Times, See Spot Pose: Bitches go belly up from artist's encaustic paintings, June 2007
Phoenix Magazine, Artist of the Month: Lisa Sipe, June 2007, Vol. 42 No.7
New Times, My Art Detour, March 2007
2007 Mayo Clinic Center for Humanities in Medicine Calendar
2007 Shemer Art Center and Museum Calendar
Art Knowledge News, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Embraces Abstract Paintings
Phoenix New Times, D.I.Y. PHX Art Detour 2006, Volume 37, No. 12
Ahwatukee Foothills News, Art Brief, Sept 2, 2005
Ignite, Abstract Expressions Inspired by Nature, Sept 2006
Arizona Republic, Making Their Mark: People in the Arts, Sept 3, 2006
Arizona Republic, Abstract art makes comeback at SMoCA, Sept 8, 2006

P R O F E S S I O N A L  A F F I L I A T I O N S

eye lounge contemporary art space, Member, 2006
artlink, Inc., Member and Venue Relations Committee, 2004-05
Diablo Trust Forum for the Arts, Member 2004
Shemer Art Center and Museum Association, Member 2004-05
American Institute of Graphic Arts, Member 1996-99
Graphic Design Student Association, Member, Secretary 1997-98