Lisa Gizara
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Artist, Photographer |
| Location | Santa Monica, CA, United States |
| Introduction | •Educated at the University of Massachusetts in South Dartmouth, Lisa Gizara has been a successful painter & photographer for over 25 years. Her commercial and fine art photographs have been published internationally on billboards and in numerous publications including People Magazine, Variety, La Weekly, LA Times Magazine, Wired, and many others. Gizara’s work can also be found in numerous private collections in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, New York City and Las Vegas. She has been awarded two grants to document Westford, Massachusetts the small town in which she grew up. Her thirst for visual beauty has led her on travels around the world including Indonesia, France, Italy, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, California and through out the United States. Her recent attempt at a trans-Pacific crossing aboard a 48’ ketch was a photographic essay published in Ventura Life & Style Magazine. And she has recently been quoted in an article on the artistic process in The Reader’s Digest. |
| Interests | Painters: Willem DeKooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Mark Rothko, George Inness & Picasso Photographers: Steichen, Stieglitz, Lange, Jock Sturges The Dali Lama & Buddha, Einstein... "A person who works with his hands is a laborer; a person who works with his hands and brain is a craftsman; but a person who works with their hands and brain and heart is an artist." -- Louis Niz |
| Favorite Movies | Local Hero, Time Bandits, A Man & A Woman (French), One Good Year, The Princess Bride, Philadelphia Story, You Can't take it With You |
| Favorite Music | Go to www.DrSurfMusic.com. I did the vocals on La Plage (The Beach) and background vocals on the others. I love most music played on independent stations- especially on KCRW. |
| Favorite Books | All books by David Hawkins & Those that expand the heart & mind in a positive manner. |
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