Artist Bio: 

Forever influenced by the mural painted on her family’s Mexican home, Whitby-based creative, Lisa Town draws energy from the textures, sounds and stories of the street. Lisa utilizes a combination of many creative techniques in works with a heavy preference towards mixed media focusing on people and simple language as a means of exploring daily activities, emotions and societal issues.

Artist Statement:

And/Both is a show composed of two series “Agendas” and “Washed,”  and eighteen pieces in total, exploring the concepts of divergent perceptions and experiences holding truth, and challenging us as individuals to balance both harmoniously where possible.

Produced over a one year period, both series are visual representations of Lisa’s research around duality. Agenda’s explores perceptions of various Canadian landscapes, some including, political, social, psychological, environmental, spiritual, financial, and intellectual.

Washed is a personal statement and exploration of Lisa’s preliminary experiences reclaiming identity during travels to her Mother’s home country of Mexico. There is a curiosity in understanding your experiences with both bodies of work.