Lovejoy North Country Exhibit
Creative and Diverse Works
Many Mediums, Various Venues
Visual artist Lyssa Lovejoy brings her North Country Exhibit to the Evansville Art Center Gallery for the month of July. Lyssa is a mid-career, full-time artist who works in many mediums in visual arts, primarily painting and drawing. She exhibits her arts in various venues and galleries all over the United States, teaches classes and workshops, and takes limited, specialized commissions.
Lyssa learned her craft at the feet of her father, a well-known, self-taught black American artist, Jimmy Lovejoy who has roots to the area. In addition to her father, Lyssa studied with and is influenced by various well-established artists, including Deanna Persson, who is known for abstract art; Joanne Bird, who is a multicultural, Native American artist; Arthur Wright, known for collage; and Candace Hunter, a mixed media artist and activist.
Art Can Tell a Story. Art Can Heal.
Lyssa Lovejoy’s work tells a story through layered meaning and purposeful details, and her subject matter is diverse, from dynamic equestrian scenes to portraits, expressive abstracts and reverent wildlife. She uses her art to foster resilience in people and help them to understand their own stories. Lyssa has trained with Pathways in Minneapolis, which has been a catalyst to deepen her experience using the arts to heal. She runs programming in county correctional facilities, organizations that provide trauma support, and schools.
Lyssa is a firm believer that art fuels art and that it is a forever type of school. She is not glued to any one medium or subject. Lyssa creates her work with watercolor, chalk, oil sticks, and acrylics, among others. She feels that working on multiple pieces while building a series allows her to create connections among them and is important for fluidity and creativity to not get stuck as an artist. This process allows Lyssa to leave space for what moves her at the moment. Lyssa works out of her studio in Evansville, Minnesota.
Plan now to stop in and view the exhibit and spend some time with her work. You will be better for it! This exhibit runs through July 30th. The Evansville Art Center is located at 111 Main Street, Evansville, Minnesota. This exhibit may be seen during regular Gallery hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays or by special appointment.
More information about Lyssa can be found on her Lake Region Arts Council Artist Registry Page and on her website: https://lovejoyfinearts.com.