What’s Your Elephant Art Exhibit to Opens with Compelling Art and Performances

Opening Night + Performance: Saturday, August 18th | 1310 Gallery | 6pm-10pm

Artist Niki Lopez will be curating her 10th Annual Art Show at Fort Lauderdale’s 1310 Gallery. She was recently featured on the People Magazine Investigates: Cults series on the Investigation Discovery channel. There, Lopez shared her story of being raised in an abusive cult that thrived on secrecy, until she and other survivors broke their silence, which ultimately brought down the cult and its leader.

This experience inspired her to create a space in her art to share her “elephant” (an obvious truth that is being ignored or otherwise unaddressed) and to passionately provide opportunities for others to do the same. What’s Your Elephant uses a combination of art exhibits, interactive installations, and workshops to provoke and facilitate discussions unveiling issues like gender, discrimination, and abuse.

Visual Artists:

• Adewale Adenle
• Artists for Black Lives Matter #a4blm
• Cathleen Dean
• Cindy Shaw
• Jodi Stoner
• Kristin Beck
• Mary Catello
• Naomi Lauren Ross
• Natalya Kochak – Niki Lopez
• Rene Gordon
• Robbi Potter
• Stonewall National Museum & Archives (COMMUNITY PARTNER
• Susan Buzzi
• Tabatha Mudra
• Talora Michaels
• Teepop
• Tina La Porta
• Victoria Sheridan
• #whatsyourelephant workshop artwork
• Wilbert Simpson

Attendees are invited to participate with an interactive installation to share their “elephant.” Lopez will also host a “What’s Your Elephant” workshop at the location of this exhibition’s community partner – Stonewall National Museum & Archives on Thursday, August 2, 2018.Participants will use creative arts in a safe space to reveal individual or societal “elephants” impacting their lives. “It’s about acknowledging it [the elephant] owning it, so that it doesn’t define you,” says Lopez.

Admission is free and open to the public. This exhibition presents materials of a sensitive nature. Viewer discretion is advised.

Opening night will be hosted by poet Rachel ‘Flow Diva’ Finely and include performances byInez Barlatier,Venus Rising, Mystic Mantra Band, May Reign, Dillon, Morgyn Danae, G. Winston James, Charnell Richards and Chelsea Ward. Music DJ Bumi.

Sponsors: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Niki Lopez Creative, 1310 Bandits Collective, Very GTV, Panku Literary and Arts Magazine, TBA, and the 1310 Gallery.

For more info on the arts project: http://nikiartstudio.com/whats-your-elephant/

Funding for this project is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council and from the Community Foundation of Broward: Fonda, and H. Wayne Huizenga, Jr. Family Trust Fund, Gary J. Scotto Fun and Mary and Alex Mackenzie Community Impact Fund

Sponsor:

AIDS Healthcare Foundation

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2018 Community Partner:

Stonewall National Museum & Archives: Stonewall, our 2018 Community Partner, is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(3) that promotes understanding through preserving and sharing the proud culture of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their significant role in society.

Exhibition: August 18 – September 29th, 2018

Dates:

• August 2  – What’s Your Elephant workshop at Stonewall National Museum & Archives
• August 18  – What’s Your Elephant – Opening night & performance
• Sept 6 – Ignite Women South Florida / 1310 Bandits Short Film Screening
• Sept 18  – Artists Co-Lab Music Mixer
• Sept 29  – Artists Talk / Open Mic Closing

June 18th – August 13th 2016

What’s Your Elephant: Art + Performance + Community Outreach

Produced: Niki Lopez of Niki Art Studio, Alana DaCosta & at 1310 Gallery

Deadline for entry: May 27, 2016
Installation dates: June 15-17, 2016
Opening night: Saturday June 18, 2016
Location: 1310 Gallery, Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts

Open to:  all mediums.

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Paintings, Sculpture, Installation art, Video art, Mixed media, 2D & 3D works.  Preference given to

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interactive & installation pieces.

Submitted artwork should fit or complement the theme “Elephant in the Room” which can be either conceptual or literal in context:

Media themes seeking: controversial, hidden agenda, taboos, secrets, discrimination, inequality, privileges,  challenges to social norms,  masks,  cover -ups and other uncomfortable issues we sometimes choose to hide.

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Elephant” as in ‘the elephant in the room’ is metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is either being ignored or going unaddressed. The idiomatic expression also applies to an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss, It is based on the idea that an elephant in a room would be impossible to overlook; thus, people in the room who pretend the elephant is not there have chosen to avoid dealing with the looming big issue.

An important and obvious topic, which everyone present is aware of, but which isn’t discussed, as such discussion is considered to be uncomfortable.

There will be a panel discussion as well as a month-long interactive piece inviting the community to share their ‘elephant’.

Artists are welcomed to  participate  in a community outreach art project  with local at-risk youth.  Artists who are interested in volunteering in the art project please contact the producers of the show. All participating artists are encouraged to participate in all of the events; however,  the only requirement is to be available  the opening night.

Submission donation of $25 for up to 5 pieces, https://www.acheterviagrafr24.com/viagra-pas-cher/ payable through paypal (nikilopez@gmail.com)

100% of any artwork sales goes to the artist.

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Opening night will include DJ, live performance. Performers, please send an email to nikilopez@gmail.com with links to music

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Two- months long exhibit  will include: performance, drink & draw night, community outreach, and closing/open mic. Dates TBA

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Artists/Organization wishing to collaborate or partner, please contact curator.

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Event Sponsors:

TBA

Select vendors will be available during opening night.  There is a $30 donation & vendor application required.

>>Vendors Form<<

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 Want to help with this event?  Click here

Contact producers:

Niki Lopez

305.975.6262

nikilopez@gmail.com

Websites: www.nikilopez.com – www.nikiartstudio.com

or

Alana DaCosta

786.314.3524

Kr8tiveRebelMusik@gmail.com

Previous shows

This will be the 8th  annual exhibit.  Some clips from previous events include:

2012

2010

2009

About the curator:Niki Lopez is a multi-media artist & activist who works primarily in acrylics, “My representational work allows me to share and explore stories, symbols and concepts from ancient cultures and ideologies, as well as provoke thought as to the probability of life in other dimensions, multiple universes and galaxies, how they are all inter-connected with us here on planet earth”.

Known for her vibrant color palate, Lopez’s often ‘other-worldly’ art has been exhibited across South Florida, New York, and California.

Lopez is also a Graphic/Web Designer known for her community spirit and avant-garde art shows. Niki is passionate about community outreach, and is affiliated with many local non-profits.

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Dates:

• June 18th – Opening Night + Performance

• Other Dates – TBA- please check back shortly.

Submission donation of $25 for up to 5 pieces, payable through paypal (nikilopez@gmail.com)

100% of any

artwork sales goes to artist.

>>>ARTISTS SUBMISSIONS<<<

Download Form click here:

Up to -5 pieces $25 DONATE HERE

For consideration, email images (no larger than 2mb)

to the curator Niki Lopez (nikilopez@gmail.com)

Include on the subject line “What’s Your Elephant“

-Name each JPG with your first initial, your last name and image number. (Example: JSmith1.jpg, JSmith2.jpg, JSmith3.jpg).

If you need to make special accommodations for submission of your work, please email nikilopez@gmail.com

Preference given to interactive & installation pieces.

All work must be original artwork – ready to hang or be displayed.

Artwork must include story about
the work.

One Piece $25 DONATE HERE

About 1310 Gallery: A 37 unit live/work art community housing multi-disciplinary visual & performing artist.  The Sailboat Bend Artists Lofts hosts monthly shows every third Saturday of the month since 2008.

Join Us on Halloween for the Opening Reception for “Art Is…” a Juried Art Exhibition on Sat. Oct. 31st between 7-10pm at the 1310 Gallery, Curated by Melisa Caprio and Eliane Harvey

Curator Bios:

Melisa Caprio

Melisa Caprio, author, photographer and creator of Postcards to the Universe™ A Global Movement for Manifestation, is inviting people from around the world to participate in this movement. By using photography, art, personal wishes and desires and sending them out to the Universe via a postcard.  She is photographing the image, the art and handwritten desire. This book is a beautiful, visual representation of people creating and manifesting their greatest desires.

Her inspiration comes from a desire to have a forum where people come together in creative ways for global change. Caprio sees a need for growth, inner reflection, inspiration, and healing. The books being created are meant to inspire through collaboration using art and photography.  She is currently giving workshops on photography, art, transformation and manifestation. She guides her clients on how to create a unique postcard for added effect on the power of creative intention. Her site (www.postcardstotheuniverse.com) is interactive and Caprio features the postcards that she receives on her blog.

She is the author/publisher of Creative, Fun and Easy Tips on How to Photograph Children 10mg levitra and Animals and Smart-Ography: Simple Tips on the Art of iPhone and Android Photography (Amazon). Caprio has been featured and interviewed on her Postcards to the Universe book and project on blog talk radio shows Sterling Spin Radio and Meaningful Connections. She has also been featured numerous times in the local newspaper Sun Sentinel: Broward and Palm Beach News on her work. Caprio also features her work on a regular basis in fine art galleries in South Florida.

Melisa Caprio (www.melisacaprio.com) is an inspiring and experienced photographer. She received a fine art degree from Florida International University. Caprio was one of the selected few asked to study with renowned curator and historian, John Szarkowski, Director of Photography at New York‘s Museum of Modern Art– MOMA (1962-1991). Caprio owned and operated a Fine Art Photography Gallery in Hollywood, Florida for three years. She was personally asked to become the staff photographer for Dolphin Human Therapy by the president and founder where she worked for seven years photographing handicapped children receiving therapy with dolphins.  She has gleamed powerful insights

from the dolphins and children. Her work from Dolphin Human Therapy has been published extensively throughout Europe. She successfully helped launch a toddler’s modeling career with her photography.   In 2014, Caprio was nominated to Fort Lauderdale’s Art Commission panel, whose goal it is to bring art into the community.

Eliane Harvey

Eliane was born in Brazil moved to United States on her twenties. She is a self-taught artist, who learned a lot by reading about the old masters like Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rafael, and others.

Throughout her life, Eliane has spent a lot of her free time drawing, painting and taking workshops from artists all over Brazil and United States.

Eliane attended and studied mechanical design at the SATC Technical School in Brasil. As she continued her art career while working for Cecrisa and Ceusa as a ceramic tile designer. The tiles that she designed were produced in Brazil and offered for sale in both Brazil and Europe.

Composing is the focus point of her finely detailed paintings, and the final result of her art works are due entirely to how it naturally composed itself.

“I love to create with the respect of human form, but no accepting the way things are I must formulate my own vision. Creating visions on canvas is a sense of relief for me. It allows me to interpret my feelings and share them with the world. My bodies of work communicates energy and mystery”. – Eliane Harvey

For more information on Eliane visit: http://www.elianeharvey.com/artist-bio/

25% of ALL PROCEEDS OF PIECES PURCHASED IN THE MAIN GALLERY GO DIRECTLY TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY!

The 1310 Gallery, Sailboatbend Artist Lofts is happy to announce that we will be having a food truck on site for the true heART SHOW PART 1! Come out next Saturday, September 26th from 7:00PM – 10:00PM and taste some of the delicious, mouth watering delectable bites from the Everglades Food Shack! Here’s their menu and always expect some new surprises! https://www.facebook.com/events/375435302647727/

 

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The 1310 Gallery is joining forces with 2 creative giants, ArtServe and MAC Fine Art to continue to showcase some of the most talented artists in South Florida. Please mark your calendars and prepare to enjoy a wonderful evening of art and music sure to inspire. I wonder what new beginnings will emerge for you after attending…

ARTISTS
Jamie Caceres
Tatiana Cast
Gianna DiBartolomeo
Ivar Fandel
Joao Paulo Goncalves
Maxim Lipzer
Leonardo Montoya
Adam Collier Noel
Mary Pohlmann​
Don Sheffield
James E. Swarthout
Anna Visnitskaya​
Amanda Walling Art​

OPEN ARTIST STUDIOS
Christine Velez Stone​
Jeremiah Jenner​
Barry Gross​
David I. Muir​
Sonia Baez-Hernandez​
Philip Curtis​
Niko Yulis​
Josafat Miranda Studio​

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES by:
Shade Aaronberg
Dana DellaCamera
Colleen Armuelles​

Sponsored by: The Satori, The Edge, The Chimney House, ArtServe, MAC Fine Art

Dana DellaCamera holds a Master of Science in Management and Human Resources from FIU. She is a Curator, Performer and Creativity/Professional Development Speaker. Dana is available to sing jazz or top 40 music at any event you have coming up. Please contact her at 786-285-9243 for booking information, http://www.danadellacamera.com/performer/. Dana is currently facilitating a workshop sponsored through the Florida International University Life Well Led Center called “Awaken Your https://www.acheterviagrafr24.com/viagra-pour-homme/ Inner Giant Creatively” Join Us and Awaken~Create~Unleash Your https://www.viagrasansordonnancefr.com/ Creative Potential through this Fun, Interactive and Powerful 1 day class! For more https://www.acheterviagrafr24.com/prix-du-viagra/ information or to register visit www.AwakenYourInnerGiant.com

NikoEscape

Escape

Location and Exhibit Information
1310 Gallery/Sail Boat Bend Artist Lofts
1310 S.W. 2nd Court
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Opening Reception June 27th from 7-10 pm
Exhibit on display June 27th – July 11th, 2015
Gallery hours by appointment only, please contact: nikowind@yahoo.com tadalafil muscle ache

About the Show
Escape, from physical confinement, the mental distraction from reality and routine, a breaking-free from controls/emotions, and a key to interrupt day to day operations. The variety of subjects explored in this theme challenge the meaning of death, the liberation from institutions, instinctual response to danger, and much more.
The exhibition focuses on the artists’ individual views of Escape.
Escape promotes a dialogue between artists and audiences on the interpretations of the theme. The exhibition explores the impact of mental, physical, and emotional relationships and the desire to escape both literal and fictional concepts.

About the Curator
Nikolaos Yulis is a multidisciplinary artist and resident at the Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts. Niko received his Masters in Visual Arts, from Miami International University of Arts & Design and Graduate studies, from Parson’s School of Design and C.W. Post in New York. He exhibits nationally and internationally, and is currently the Art curator for Broward College South campus where he serves as the Coordinator for the Visual Arts Dept.

About the Gallery
1310 Gallery is a 2,400 square foot exhibition space (divide into 3 levels), located in the ArtSpace at Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The Gallery is an artist run collective that rotates monthly art exhibitions, gallery hours are by appointment only please contact: nikowind@yahoo.com to view the exhibit Escape.

Lisa Rockford & 1310 Gallery presents a group exhibition of artists that morph raw, found, & unexpected debris into works of splendor. Visceral materials are combined with exquisite embellishment, transforming castoffs into captivating works of beauty.

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 21, 7 – 10 pm
Art Walk event: Saturday, June 28, 7 – 11 pm
Closing & Awards presented: Friday, July 11, 2014, 7-9 pm

Prominent guest judges from local arts establishments will visit the exhibition and vote for the top artists. Up to 10 artists will be selected for a total of at least $500 in cash prizes.

The exhibit will be included in the Flagler Village Artwalk on June 28. The Artwalk is a collaboration between FAT Village Arts District, Girls Club Art Collection, 1310 Gallery, 3rd & 4th Avenue Art districts, The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, and other local venues.

1310 Gallery, 1310 SW 2nd Ct., Fort Lauderdale

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31 Participating Artists:
Amy Santoferraro, Andrea Nhuch, Bobbi Meier, Cara-Lynne Krebs, Cara McKinley, Clara Varas, Gardner Cole Miller, Jee Park, Jennifer Pettus, Joe Locke, John Pack, Joni Younkins-Herzog, Joshua Hunter Davis, Judy Leeson Polstra, Kale Roberts, Kaleb Magnos, Katerina Friderici, Kb Bauhelm, Kerry Phillips, Kevin Curry, Matthew Schlagbaum, Megan Castellon, Michael Covello, Michelle A. M. Miller, Mike Bennion, Miranda Burns, Oscar H. Perez, Pip Brant, Randy Burman, Rose Romero, Ryan Farrell, Taylor Pilote, Yasmin Khalaf

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ARTIST TALK | Taylor Pilote
Satire & Social Commentary in Industrial Sculpture
Thursday / February 20th, 2014 / 6:30pm
Broward North Regional Library Auditorium
1000 Coconut Creek Pkwy. (Bldg. 62 Room 154)
Coconut Creek, FL 33066

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Sculptor and self-proclaimed “shop-rat” Taylor Pilote’s work is a exploration of what it means to be a young, reckless male navigating through contemporary culture with high art interests and a low brow upbringing, all under a smooth, meticulously polished exterior. After receiving his MFA from the University of South Florida Pilote has worked and exhibited throughout the U.S., Canada and Paris. Employing the visual language of automotive exteriors he attempts to conjure a variety of reactions to his materials and subject matter simultaneously as difficult or farcical issues are presented in a slick, seductive manner.

Broward College’s North Campus expands upon its inaugural 2012 / 2013 Artist Talk series with a new line-up of some of South Florida’s most groundbreaking, local and internationally acclaimed artists visual artists. Each of the up and coming and internationally renowned artists involved will present the diverse concepts and aesthetics within their respective bodies of work and direct a hands-on workshop the following night to further allow the public to experience and learn from their artistic processes.

Art Exhibit Transforms the definition of “Fiber Art”
FIBER OPTICS @ 1310 Gallery
Curated by Lisa Rockford
1310 SW 2nd Ct., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Exhibition Dates: September 21 – October 11, 2013
Opening Reception: Sat. September 21, 7-10pm
Second Reception/ ART FALLOUT Event: Sat. October 5th, 5-9pm
Closing Reception & Awards: Fri. October 11, 7-9pm
Admission: Free & Open to the Public

“Fiber Optics” is a comprehensive group exhibition of 42 emerging artists that exemplify fresh, innovative approaches to “fiber art.” The artists selected have reinvented traditional craft processes such as embroidery, crochet, knitting, weaving, sewing, and quilting. Rather than follow prescribed methods, they merge traditional craft with sculpture, installation, and video art; and utilize unexpected materials that transcend their banal origins with integral symbolism. Though the approaches are unconventional, technique, precision, and aesthetic appeal are still at the core of their processes.

The opening night will include two performances, ongoing throughout the evening, by Belaxis Buil, and Karelle Levy, who will both mantle themselves with their knitted and sewn fabric installations.
There will be at least $750 in cash prizes, in addition to great exposure for artists. Several guest judges, comprised of gallerists, art collectors, and art critics will attend the exhibit and vote for their favorite artworks. The artists with the most votes will win the prizes.

Confirmed 2013 GUEST JUDGES:
· Shana Beth Mason, Critic
· Noor Blazekovic, Founder, IRREVERSIBLE Magazine
· Kelli Bodle, Assistant Curator, Boca Raton Museum of Art
· Jim Drain, Internationally renowned Artist
· Rochi Llaneza, Curator & Gallerist
· Doug McCraw, Founder of FAT Village Arts District & Art collector
· Marisa J Pascucci, Curator of 20th Century Contemporary Art, Boca Raton Museum of Art
· Samantha Rojas, Swan Communications
· Helmut Schuster, Galerie Schuster Berlin/Miami
· Mindy Shrago, CEO, Young At Art Museum

ART FALLOUT
There will be a special reception on Oct. 5, as part of the 4th Annual ART FALLOUT Event. ART FALLOUT is a collaboration between Girls Club Art Collection, 1310 Gallery, The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, FAT Village Arts District, 3rd Avenue artists, and other local venues. There will be a shuttle bus rotating between each of these locations. Multiple venues will host their own new art exhibitions simultaneously for one night, and all events will be FREE, and open to the public. ART FALLOUT venues are unified in the mission to bring greater awareness to the thriving art scene within the downtown Fort Lauderdale area, as well as celebrate the Broward County Cultural Division’s designation of October as “a month for art,” supporting the production and presentation of contemporary art in the local community.

Funding for this event is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council and Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Fiber Optics includes regional, national, and international artists:

Amy Gross
Andrea Huffman
Aurora Molina
Belaxis Buil
Bobbi Meier
Carlos Alejandro
John and Caroline Collette
Clara Varas
Dina Knapp
Doerte Weber
Eurydice Kamviselli
Erin Minckley Chlaghmo
Georgeta Fondos
Gina Denton
Jee Park
Jennifer Pettus
Jerry Bleem
Jesse Harrod
Kaleb Magnos
Karelle Levy
Karina Pais
Kate Kretz
Kathryn Shinko
Kelly Boehmer
Kevin Curry
Kristina Thalin
Laz Ojalde (LMNOQ)
Leslie Pontz
Martin Casuso
Maya Schonenberger
Melissa Bush
Michael Sylvan Robinson
Regina Jestrow
Roxana Josefina Martinez
Sasha de Koninck
Selina Roman
Shawna Munro
Shea Wilkinson
Tasha Lewis
Tod Hensley

GALLERY & JUROR INFO:

1310 Gallery, a recent winner of New Times magazine “Best Gallery 2013/Editorial choice,” offers a unique 3000 square foot exhibition space, split into 3 levels. The gallery is housed within ArtSpace’s Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts, situated in a scenic and historic part of downtown Ft Lauderdale. 1310 Gallery is an artist run collective that rotates art exhibitions monthly.

GALLERY & JUROR INFO:
1310 Gallery, a recent winner of New Times magazine “Best Gallery 2013/Editorial choice,” offers a unique 3000 square foot exhibition space, split into 3 levels. The gallery is housed within ArtSpace’s Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts, situated in a scenic and historic part of downtown Ft Lauderdale. 1310 Gallery is an artist run collective that rotates art exhibitions monthly.
Lisa Rockford, Juror, received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Lisa is an Assistant Professor at Broward College, a resident artist at Sailboat Bend artist Lofts, and founding member 1310 Gallery. Lisa began curating Contemporary art exhibitions in her position as Art Services Director of the Dittmar Gallery at Northwestern University in 2000.
Lisa Rockford has curated and juried numerous group exhibitions in Broward County, collaborating with prominent art professionals as guest judges. The guest judges have included Jose E. Lopez, Director & Publisher of Art Districts Magazine, Janet Batet, Curator & Art Critic, Francie Bishop Good, Artist and Art Collector, Owner of Girls Club Art Collection, Guerra De la Paz, International Artists, Rochi Llaneza, Executive Director of Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Dan & Kathryn Mikesell, Art Collectors, Founders of Fountainhead Art Residency, Klaudio Rodriguez, Assistant Curator at The Frost Art Museum, and Carol Jazzar, Owner and Director of Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art, and more.
As a visual artist, Lisa Rockford exhibits her artwork both nationally and internationally, has been featured on Chicago Public Radio, and covered by the Chicago Reader, Time Out Chicago, Peel Magazine, and the Miami Herald. Lisa was awarded the Innovative Collaborative Grant through Funding Arts Broward in 2011 for her Solo show at the Art and culture Center and named as one of Gold Coast Magazine’s “40 under 40 Rising Stars.”