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UPCOMING EVENTS "Looking Up" will be in the 2026 juried exhibition at the RAWLS Museum . Sept. 19- Oct. 23, 2026. Opening Reception: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2:00-4:00 pm. 22376 Linden Street Extended, Courtland, VA 23837 RECENT SHOWINGS A Different View Opaque Watercolors & Ink $195 Artspace Gallery Richmond, VA Opening Aug. 28, 2026 Ebb and Flow Rawls Art Museum Mayim: A Celebration of Water Vibrant Habitats Witness & Hope Auto-Motifs Spring to Life Celebrate Good Times Renewal, The Art of Healing 5 Pieces in a group show, Jan. 2026 Jewish Community Center, 3 Artists, D ec. 18- Feb. 6, 2026 Artspace, New Paintings, Elizabeth Flynn Chapman Gallery, Oct. 24-Nov. 22, 2025 Sara D. November Gallery, JCC, Sept. 19- Oct. 24, 2025 Created, Curated, and Directed Artspace, 2 Artists, Oct. 6-28, 2023 April-June 2022, Organizer, 5 Artists at the Montpelier Center for the Arts and Education Exhibition of paintings of antique and classic cars Feb. 3 - Mar. 2022, 3 Artists at Jewish Community Center The ever changing nature of life, inspired June 5-28, 2026, Virginia Beach Art Center by tides, seasons, and personal journeys Rawls Exhibit Courtland, VA Jan 17 - Mar 7, 2026

ABOUT LISA Lisa Lezell Levine is a Richmond, VA based artist whose work focuses on the subject of community with the belief that the ordinary is worthy of expression. She is the holder of a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, a BA in education from Simmons College, and an MA from Syracuse University. She has served the greater Richmond public schools as an educator for many years and continues to share her work in regional galleries. RECOGNITION Membership Chair of Membership Recruitment and Resources (2021-2025) Artspace, Richmond VA 23225 Delineation, Westminster Canterbury, The H. Scott November Gallery, Solo exhibition, Richmond, VA (2021) "Hope, Peoplehood, and the Five Legs", Curator and participant, the Weinstein JCC, Sara D. November Gallery (2020) Creator, Second Chances, United for UNOS, October (2018) Featured Artist: Montpelier Center for Arts & Education Celebration of the Arts, April ( 2018) Curator, From Israel with Love, Weinstein JCC, March (2018) Virginia Art Education Association, Annual Show 2nd place, Crossroads Art Gallery, Richmond, VA (2015) Art Auctions for Non-Profit organizations participant; Artspace, Congregation Or Ami, The Faison Center Art for Autism, UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) Richmond, VA (2012-Present) Artist Member-Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA, (2009-present) Southeastern Region Elementary Art Educator of the Year, National Art Education Association (2008) Elementary Art Teacher of the Year, Richmond Public Schools, Virginia (2005-2007). Chairman, Local Human Rights Committee, Henrico, VA (2003-10) Awarded a grant to create a mural for the Respite Care Center at St. Joseph’s Villa, (2003) Children's Day and Residential Board Services Member, St. Joseph's Villa, Richmond, VA (2001-10) PRESS The Reflector "Hope, Peoplehood, and the Five Legs" Jewish community art event curated by Lisa Lezell-Levine (Sept 2020, Pg.14) Richmond Magazine Second Sight: The lives of organ donors and recipients are celebrated in an exhibition at UNOS (Sept-Oct 2018)

My WORK Community has always mattered to me - the solidarity among the everyday laymen, the gathering of independent people for a common cause, the places that matter to them. No matter how ordinary, it matters where people grow up, where they laugh, the feelings attached to their experiences as a whole. In my time, I’ve been very active in the greater community - I’ve had my own design studio, taught children at various public schools, held charity shows, and exhibited in galleries all over the city. As active as I’ve been, I’m concentrating on polishing and refining a more introspective message. I want to create empathy, so that anyone who views my expressionist landscapes and figures can feel what it’s like to part of the scene, the gathering, and the communal spaces. I paint with acrylic on gessoed plexiglass using a technique I’ve developed for myself. My work has evolved from direct observations of nature to a more colorful expression of emotion. It is an invitation for the audience to let themselves feel immersed in the positive environment of my work.

NEAR AND FAR Richmond Public Library Nov 3, 2017 - Jan 3, 2018 Paintings of Southern Japan Acrylic on wood boards 14"x18"

City Street Life: Seen by Three Richmond Public Library Nov. 5-Jan. 4, 2022 Collaborative show featuring Lisa Levine, Ed Tepper, and Steve Feretti

SECOND CHANCES The Gallery at UNOS United Network for Organ Sharing Richmond, VA Sept. 7-Oct. 27, 2018 An exhibition of artwork reflecting the lives of transplant recipients

Hope, Peoplehood, and the Five Legs Jewish Community Center Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2020 Culmination of a year-long exploration of Jewish peoplehood based on Avraham Infeld's metaphor, "The Five Legged Table" which inspired the work

VIBRANT HABITATS New Paintings by Lisa Lezell Levine October 24 - November 22, 2025 Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman Gallery

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Auto-Motifs Artspace October 6-28, 2023 Lisa Lezell Levine & Richelle Kaufman-Anderson Joint Exhibition