Lisa Pettibone American, b. 1960
Lisa Pettibone creates sensuous wall pieces, sculptures and sculptural vessels from kiln-formed glass and other materials. Drawn to natural forces such as gravity and energy flow, she fuses and slumps (bends) flat glass into extraordinary forms, often displayed in components. Strong line and distinctive shape merge with her fascination with astronomy and the abstract ideas presented by physics.
Her work is held in many private collections and has been shortlisted for national and international awards; Lisa won the National Open Art Prize 2017 Installation category. Exhibiting throughout the UK, she also works to commission for public and private clients and has completed two commissions for the National Trust.
After completing a BA (Hons) 1st class in 3D Glass Design at UCA Farnham in 2005, Lisa set up a studio in rural Surrey where she also teaches. She is currently completing an MA in Art and Science at Central Saint Martin's, London.
Lisa Pettibone is represented exclusively in Cornwall and St Ives by Porthminster Gallery.
Education
2011 Guildford College, PTLLS Teaching Certificate (teaching adult learners).
2005 University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, Surrey, BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design in Glass, 1st Class.
California College of Arts and Crafts, California, USA BA in Graphic Design.
Selected Exhibitions
2016
Craft at Top Drawer, London, Stand C-E4, 17–19 January
2015
Handmade in Chelsea with Home of Artisans, London, 13–15 November
ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London, 12–22 November
Lumen Atina Exhibition, Crypt Gallery, London, from residency in Italy, November
Leaving Home, Contemporary Applied Arts, London 17 April – 31 May
Craft Emergency, Aspex, Portsmouth, competition finalist, 11 October–4 January
2014
MADE London, 1 Marylebone, London 24–26 October
RHS Wisley, Surrey Sculpture Society, Wisley, Surrey, 23 August–28 September
Art in Action, Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire, 17–20 July
Spectrum, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, group glass exhibition 3–30 April
2013
New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey work on display since 2013
Unravelling The Vyne, Basingstoke, 26 June–22 December
Softly, Softly, Contemporary Glass Society, online exhibition, July
Black Swan Arts Open, Frome, Wiltshire, 26 April–26 May
Chelsea Fringe at Maureen Michaelson Contemorary Art, London, 17 May – 9 June
New Glass–Ancient Skill, Blackwell Arts&Crafts House, Cumbria, 31January – 12May
2012
Open Water Mottisfont, Nr. Romsey Hampshire, 29 September – 18 November
2011
Parallax Art Fair, La Galleria, Burlington Arcade, London, October
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PENWITH RHYTHMS: ANCIENT AND SACRED LANDSCAPE
Cornwall’s Prehistoric landscape is the focus of this exhibition of guest artists’ works 23 Oct - 27 Nov 2021The dramatic landscape of west Cornwall has captured the imagination of writers and artists for three centuries, and now this ancient and sacred landscape is explored and celebrated anew in...Read more -
RELOCATION
11 Sep - 24 Oct 2020The opening collection at our new premises at 22 Fore Street is a changing showcase of artworks by some of the many established and emerging British Artists whom we represent,...Read more -
WINTER SHOW 2019
9 Nov 2019 - 4 Jan 2020Porthminster Gallery welcomes winter with a mixed exhibition highlighting paintings by gallery artist Masako Tobita , ceramics by Charlotte Jones and Barry Stedman , and exclusive new collections of jewellery...Read more -
NEW BEGINNINGS: AFTER THE STORM
10 Feb - 17 Mar 2018In the aftermath of flood damage caused by Storm Eleanor, the award-winning Porthminster Gallery in St Ives re-opens its (new) doors to launch its 2018 season of selling shows with...Read more
Making of Terra Incognita from Lisa Pettibone on Vimeo.