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About Me

Adventure and connections with nature inspire me as an artist.  As a child, I would always seek out the calm and self-reflection that I felt when I was outdoors.  This peacefulness I felt in nature has stayed with me through adulthood.

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I draw realistic nature subjects and combine them with highly textured mixed media paintings that include unwanted and recycled objects such as vintage book pages, music sheets, and lace.  I love searching antique stores to find unique ephemera that I can breathe new life into through my artwork.; just how nature breathes new life into me when I am outdoors.

 

My art integrates different materials with each other to create a cohesive, exclusive piece of art.  Through experimentation with artist supplies, I create one-of-kind works of art that cannot be duplicated or recreated due to the uniqueness of the materials used in it's creation; just like no two trees are ever replicated exactly the same in nature.

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In the homes of my collectors, my art serves as beautiful reminders of how lives are intertwined with nature and the happiness this brings to them.  My work is loved by those who understand the healing power of nature on their mental and physical well-being and who also find a connection with the natural world that they live in.

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Much love!

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Professional History

Exhibitions

 2023

  • Chesapeake Spring Arts Festival, Chesapeake, Virginia

  • Art on the Hermitage, Richmond, Virginia

  • Art on the River, Yorktown, Virginia

  • Lynchburg Arts Festival, Lynchburg, Virginia

2022

  • Lynchburg Arts Festival, Lynchburg, Virginia.

2021

  • ThinkSmall 11, ArtSpace, Richmond, VA.

2019

  • "Art in the Garden", Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA.

2017

  • "Pocahontas Imagined",  Jamestown Settlement Special Exhibition,  Jamestown Settlement, Williamsburg, VA.

2016

  • Tidewater Artist Alliance Juried Exhibition-“Open Horizons”, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.

  • The Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Art Show, Suffolk, VA.

  • “Salvaged for A Purpose”, Members Show, On the Hill Gallery, Yorktown, VA.  Honorable Mention.

  • Small Works Invitational by Hampton Roads Artists, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.

2015

  • Tidewater Artist Alliance Annual Juried Members’ Show-“Open Windows”, Suffolk Cultural Arts Center, Suffolk, VA

  • Hall of Arts XV, Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA.

  • 2nd Annual Art on the River, Yorktown, VA.

  • Visiting Artist, New Town Art Gallery, Williamsburg, VA.

  • The Living River Art Show, Elizabeth River Project, Norfolk, VA.

  • Small Works Invitational by Hampton Roads Artists, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.

2014

  • Small Works-Invitational by Hampton Roads Artists, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA

2011

  • 48th Annual Art on the Square, Williamsburg, VA

  • Solo Exhibition, James City County Complex, Williamsburg, VA.

  • Gosport Arts Festival, Portsmouth, VA.

  • Art on the Half Shell, Urbanna, VA

  • Hampton Arts League Open Members Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA, Honorable Mention.

  • Dogwood Arts Festival, Knoxville, TN.

  • “Interpretations of Nature” by Hazel Camp & Lisa Wiertel, Gallery on the York, Yorktown, VA.

2010

  • Lynchburg Arts Festival, Lynchburg, VA.

  • Stockley Gardens Fall Art Festival, Norfolk, VA

  • 47th Annual Art on the Square, Williamsburg, VA.

  • Small Works Invitational, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.

2009

  • Annual Miniature Show, Gallery on the York, Yorktown, VA, Honorable Mention.

  • Members Show, Gallery on the York, Yorktown, VA.

  • 46th Annual Art on the Square, Williamsburg, VA.

  • Juried Historic Triangle Show, Gallery on the York, Yorktown, VA.

2008

  • Suffolk Art League Annual Juried Exhibition, Suffolk, VA.

  • Small Works-Invitational by Hampton Roads Artists, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.

  • 20th Annual Animals in Art Exhibition, Louisiana University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA.

  • Annual Miniature Show, Gallery on the York, Yorktown, VA, Award of Merit.

  • April All-Media Juried Show, Artworks, Richmond, VA.

  • Juried Historic Triangle Show, Gallery on the York, Yorktown, VA, Honorable Mention.

  • Virginia 2008 Regional Artists Show, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.

2007

  • Impressions of Jamestown, This Century Art Gallery, Williamsburg, VA, 3rd place.

  • The New World:  A Tidewater Artists Association Juried Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.

  • Virginia 2007 Regional Artists Show, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.

2006

  • 6th Annual Juried Exhibit: “True” sponsored by the Trinity Presbyterian Church, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA.

  • Tidewater Artists Association Juried Exhibition-“Flying High”, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.

  • 16th Mid-Atlantic Arts Exhibition-“Open to All Media 2006”, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA.

  • Local Artists Exhibition, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA.

  • 24th Annual Bay Days Juried Art Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.

  • An Occasion for the Arts, Williamsburg, VA.

2005

  • Spring National Juried Exhibition, Impact Artist’s Gallery, Buffalo, NY.

  • Fall National Juried Exhibition, Impact Artist’s Gallery, Buffalo, NY.

 

AWARDS

  • April 2006-1st Place Winner, Gloucester Daffodil Festival Poster Contest, Gloucester, VA

  • October 2007-1st Place Winner, Phoebus Days Poster Contest, Hampton, VA

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, 3/20/06, Section C.  (Color Reproduction, “Daffodil Dance”)

  • Virginia Gazette, 8/11/07, 8C. (B/w reproduction, “Arrival No. 2”)

  • Williamsburg  Next Door Neighbors Magazine, November 2010, (“Lisa Wiertel Paints in a Big Way”)

 

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Arts, State University of New York at Geneseo, New York.  Major:  Art Studio and English.

  • Master of Education, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.  Endorsement Area:  Visual Arts PreK-12.

  • Virginia State Licensed Teacher endorsed in Visual Arts(PreK-12).

  • Certified Zentangle Teacher, Newport, Rhode Island, 2021.

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"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees."

Henry David Thoreau

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