Lisa S. Truax

Education

• MFA in Ceramics, Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, Michigan.
  
• BA in Studio Art, BA in Graphic Design, Business Administration minor, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
  

Exhibitions
One and Two Person Exhibitions:

2014

• Title Forthcoming, Solo exhibition at Delta College, Saginaw, Michigan.
  

2013

• Subsumed Remnants, Solo exhibition at UW-Parkside Communication Arts Gallery, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
  

2011

• Alluvial Enthrall, Solo exhibition at Wisconsin Union Galleries, University of Wisconsin Madison, Gallery 1925, Madison, Wisconsin.
• Synthetic Harmony. Solo exhibition at Lillian Davis Hogan Gallery, Winona, Minnesota.
  

2009

• Preserved Fragments. Two person exhibiton at Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, Michigan.
  

2007

• Oil and Earth. Two person exhibition at Gallery 101, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan.

Selected Group Exhibitions
2013

• Two by Two: Small Scale Ceramic Sculpture Biennial. Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art. Juried by Jae Won Lee. Cheney, Washington.
• The 2012 International Cone Box Show (traveling exhibit), National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts Juried by Tom Coleman, Inge G. Balch, and Patti Warashina. Houston, Texas.

2012

• The 2012 International Cone Box Show (traveling exhibit), Lawrence Arts Center. Juried by Tom Coleman, Inge G. Balch, and Patti Warashina. Lawrence, Kansas.
  
• FASEM (Fine Artists of Southeastern Minnesota) Invitational Exhibit. Winona State University Watkins Gallery, Winona, Minnesota.
  
• Tactile, TEJAS Gallery Space, Dayton, Ohio.
  
• Versimillitude (Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Faculty Exhibition). Lillian Davis Hogan Gallery, Winona, Minnesota.
  

2011

• 2011 National Juried Ceramics Exhibit. Northern Arizona University Art Museum. Juried by George Speer and Jason Hess. Flagstaff, Arizona.
  
• UnWedged: North American Ceramic Competition and Show. Pottery Northwest Gallery. Juried by Chris Staley. Seattle, Washington.
  
• After the Pedestal: 7th Annual of Small Sculpture from the Region. The Sculpture Center. Juried by Barbara Hunt McLanahan. Cleveland, Ohio.
  

2010

• Force, Under the Influence of Poseidon. The Meadows Gallery, national invitational exhibition, curated by Merrie Wright and Kimberly Greene. University of Texas Tyler. Tyler, Texas.
  

2009

• ArtPrize, Michigan State University Venue. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  
• 3 Cities 3D. Scene Metrospace Gallery, invitational. East Lansing, Michigan.
  
• Feats of Clay 22. Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, international exhibition. Juried by Tony Marsh. Lincoln, California.
  
• MFA Thesis Exhibition. Kresge Art Museum, MSU. East Lansing, Michigan
  
• Suitcases. ARC Gallery, invitational. Chicago, Illinois.
  
• Atmosphere. H.F. Johnson Gallery, juried show. Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
  
• Endangered?. Gloria Kennedy Gallery, national juried exhibition. Brooklyn, New York.
  

2008

• Suitcase. Gallery 101, exhibition with UDESC. MSU, East Lansing, Michigan.
  
• Clay3. Clay Space, national exhibition, juried by Simon Levin. Warrenville, Illinois.
  
• Heating Up: Art and Ecology. Evanston Art Center, national exhibition, curated by Beth Hart and Vera Scekic. Evanston, Illinois.
  
• Suitcases. Universidad do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil.
  
• Arts in Harmony 2008. Sherburne County Government Center, national exhibition, juried by Lin Nelson-Mayson and Paul Benson. Elk River, Minnesota.
  

2007

• MSU MFA Candidate Show. The Don Brown Gallery of Fine Art, DeWitt, Michigan.
  
• Motion. Scene Metrospace Gallery, juried show. East Lansing, Michigan.
  
• Craft in America. Craft in America Virtual Exhibition, Virtual Emerging Artists Exhibit.
  
• Fire and Mud. Lansing Art Gallery, juried by Paul Flickinger. Lansing, Michigan.
  
• 47th Greater Michigan Art Exhibition. Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, juried by Karl Umlauf. Midland, Michigan.
  

2006

• Ceramics Exhibition. Dancing Crane Gallery. Lansing, Michigan.
  
• Michigan State University and Kendall College MFA Group Show. Scene Metrospace Gallery, East Lansing, Michigan.
  
• Past and Present: A University of Wisconsin-Parkside and Carthage College Faculty Exhibition. Anderson Arts Center. Kenosha, Wisconsin.
  

Collections
2010

• Lansing Arts Council, Replicant Landscape 1.
  

Academic Appointments and Professional Experience
2010 - Current

• Assistant Professor, Art and Design Department, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
  

2009 – 2010

• LEO Lecturer 1, University of Michigan Flint. Flint, Michigan.
  
• Lecturer, Adrian College. Adrian, Michigan.
  

2006 - 2008

• Graduate Assistantship at MSU, Instructor of Record. East Lansing, Michigan.
  
• Instructor - Alumni Evening College Ceramics Program, Adult Continuing Education program.
  

2007

• Lecturer I, University of Michigan Flint. Flint, Michigan.
  

2004 - 2006

• MG Systems and Welding, Marketing Analyst, Graphic and Web Design, tradeshows.
  

2002 - 2005

• Lecturer / Adjunct Faculty, School of Professional Studies Program (SPS). Carthage College,
  Kenosha, Wisconsin.
  

2001 - 2004

• FPA Inc./Hy-Safe Technology, Graphic and Web Designer.
  

Lectures and Visiting Artist Events
2013

• Raku workshop at Crossings Gallery Zumbrota in April and May.
  
• Two Demonstration Workshops with Gallery Talk at University of Wisconsin Parkside, Beginning Ceramics section and Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics section on carving, texture, and incoroporation of non-traditional materials.
  

2010

• Artist Demonstration, A Taste of Arts and Life event, Arts Council of Greater Lansing.
• Visiting Artist Demonstration and Lecture: Ceramics, Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan.
  

2009

• EDGES Conference, Suitcases: Global Exchange with UDESC Brazil and MSU MFA Candidates. Michigan State University College of Arts and Letters.
  

2008

• Artist Panel, Evanston Art Center, Heating Up exhibition, Evanston, Illinois.
  
• Lecture, National Association of Researchers in Plastic Arts, Universidad do Estado de Santa Catarina, at Suitcases. Florianopolis, Brazil.
  

Selected Bibliography and Media
2013

• Article in the Kenosha News, January 28th, 2013.
  
• Show announcement on Parkside Gallery News, http://parksidegallerynews.com
  

2011

• Off 90, Episode #207. Austin, Minnesota PBS artist feature. Youtube link http://www.youtube.com/ksmq.
  
• Local Artist Lisa Truax Utilizes Creative Workspace. Winona 360 website feature by Jennifer Westman.
  

2008

• Global Warming Art: Personal, Not Political. Evanston Review / Sun Times News Group. October 28th. By Robert Loerzel. Evanston, Illinois.
  
• EAC Showcases Eco-Inspired Art. The Daily Northwestern. By Lara Takenaga. Evanston, IL.
  
• Art, Inspired. Noise, May 14-21. p. 14-17. By Christian Czerwinski. Lansing, Michigan.
  
• Any Shape You Want. The State News, February 27. Faces and Places, p. 4B., with multimedia feature, www.statenews.com/multimedia. By Georgia Rhodes. East Lansing, Michigan.
  

2007

• Art Season Blooms Downtown. The State News, May 17. p. 1-2A. By Sarah K. Norris. East Lansing, MI.
  

Honors and Awards
2009

• MSU College of Arts and Letters Dissertation Completion Fellowship.
  

2008

• Tinker Foundation Field Research Grand for travel and exhibition in Brazil.
  

2007

• Graduate Student Research and Graduate Student Travel Grant, completed in China.
  

2006 - 2009

• Graduate Assistantship at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.