ABOUT LISA
MY PATH
My path to my palette has been a bit round-a-bout. I received my BA in Psychology from the University of Kentucky. The MBA I received in 1986 (Xavier University, Cincinnati OH) wasn't a total waste. Without it I would not have started my family's art publishing business with my father in 1987. And without that I would not have gotten completely immersed for thirty years in the crazy and creative art world, chock full of crazy and creative artists. I have always felt like my artistry found me, as opposed to me seeking it.
Though basically self-taught, I have had bits of formal artistic training along the way. I studied perspective drawing at the Toledo Art Museum and figurative painting at the Cincinnati Art Academy. In the summer of 2005 I had the immense pleasure and benefit of studying classical realism (Caravaggio methodology) under Maestro John Angel at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. In 2010, Through the summer of 2011, I studied plein air with the charming and gifted Victoria Brooks on the dreamy island of Santorini, Greece.
And my educational background would be remiss without thanking my spiritual teachers. Through them I continue to learn ways to tap into the divine. I am a second-degree reiki practitioner, an EFT (Tapping) Coach and long time transcendental meditator.
AWARDS, EVENTS & PUBLICATIONS
DESIGN STAR
The design star event was sponsored by ADC - Art Design Consultants as a venue to showcase the interior design talents of some of Cincinnati's leading designers. Each month a different designer or design team was selected. They were challenged with creating a room within the gallery to be unveiled at the ADC design star unveiling party. The designers could select and use any art from the hundreds of paintings in the gallery. I'm very honored and grateful that my work was featured in five of these exciting parties.
POLLY MAGAZINE FEATURE
TESTIMONIALS
Grace Jones
Owner & Senior Designer at Dwellings in Cincinnati, OH.
“I met Lisa many years ago when I was chairing a gala for families affected by HIV/AIDS. We were trying to raise money to hire a full-time mobile nurse to assist these patients for the stop aids organization. She painted an original for our live auction and it sold for thousands. It was a glorious night! Although she may appear quiet and composed, Lisa Schuster is a dramatic person inside. She expresses her life emotions in large, spontaneous and wonderful oil paintings on metal. She focuses on the sensual nature of art, aiming to depict the complications of life through a combination of strong colors, textures and symbolism.
With dozens of successful exhibitions under belt, she is now a seasoned, professional true artist and a wonderfully strong woman who has overcome many adversities. She can now paint with the joy and freedom we are witnessing in her new pieces.”
Peggy Marquette
Director, Greenwich House Gallery, Cincinnati OH
“I have been representing Lisa for many years. Her diversity and mastery of so many styles speak of the remarkable level of her passion and talent. She is a fun and joyful person to work with and has proven herself to be a person of immense charm and character.”
Art on Centre
“Lisa is one of Art on Centre’s top selling artists for several good reasons: Her paintings are as unique as an ocean wave, charming as a vase of multi-colored flowers and energetic as a swirling abstract. We love having Lisa in our gallery!”
BIO
Born in 1962 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Lisa is one of the leading floral abstract artists in the Midwest and Eastern United States. Lisa is a self-taught artist who mastered her craft while leading her family's art publishing business, a venture based on research for her MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati. Her art publishing business incorporated a wide variety of media and textures, leading Lisa to specialize in floral abstract oil paintings on metal. After her art publishing business, Lisa studied at The Angel Art Academy in Florence, Italy.
Lisa is a repeat winner at Art Designers Consultant's annual Art Comes Alive international competition: 2012 and 2015 Floral Artist of the Year from Art Design Consultants, the 2014 Gallery One Contract Award and 2016 YWCA Group Show Award. She has been featured in the Winter 2015 & 2016 edition of Art Business News as well as the Fall edition of Polly Magazine. Lisa is the top selling and collected artist in several of her representing galleries. Lisa's work is found in numerous private and public art collections in the United States and abroad. She currently lives in Daytona Beach, Florida and Union, Kentucky.
Larry Mcgruder
Senior interior designer, Kurtinitis Interiors
“As an interior designer it is rewarding to start with one of Lisa’s paintings as inspiration for the room. Her technique of painting a realistic floral arrangement ranks with the old-world masters. I remember studying one of her tulips when I was first introduced to her work and remember thinking how extraordinary it was. She is an award-winning artist and a beautiful person inside and out.”
Litsa Spanos
Owner of ADC – Art Design Consultations in Cincinnati, OH
“Creativity, energy diversity and “love” are the words that come to mind when I think of Lisa Schuster and her paintings. From her exuberant abstracts to her sensual nudes, it’s obvious they are all created with intense passion and undeniable talent.
But the most compelling element that I see (and feel) when I look at her paintings is love. The aura of love surrounds each piece she creates. Her love of her family and children, her love for her lifelong friends, her love of living life to its fullest and of course her immense love of what she has dedicated her life to – painting.
It’s a love that is so strong and so fierce that you can’t help but fall in love with her beautiful work.
I know I have.”