Bettcher Gallery | Lisa Bertnick

LISA BERTNICK

Deeply rooted in the traditional rules of drawing and anatomy, Lisa Bertnick's approach to self
portraiture presents her interpretations of beauty clichés inspired by the odd nature of fashion trends, lowbrow associations with pinup art and the rigid renderings of video game girls.

A false nature is implied in her environments: ribbons buzzing in the wind yet not a hair out of place, semisynthetic porcelain complexions, and lipstick applied to glossy paint job perfection. All the while, Bertnick's process leaves a mystery to the medium, at times implying airbrush, watercolor, painting, photography or drawing.

Lisa develops her illustrations with imaging applications and produces limited edition prints on printmaking papers such as Rives BFK and Lenox 100.

RESUME

Lisa Bertnick is a 2001 graduate of the Corcoran College of Art & Design and currently resides in
Washington, D.C.. From 1998 - 2001 she was the recipient of the Corcoran Scholarship and
Dean's Merit Scholarship. Bertnick had her first group show, Academie 2001, at Conner
Contemporary Art in Washington, D.C., an annual exhibition showcasing the most promising
regional art program graduates. She has an upcoming group exhibition at Hemphill Fine Arts,
Washington, D.C., scheduled for October, 2004 and another group exhibition in early 2005 at
Bettcher Gallery, Miami, FL.

Lisa Bertnick

1973     Born: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Education:

2001     BFA, Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, D.C.
1997     Alberta College of Art and Design, Alberta, Canada

Exhibitions

2005	Material Whirled , Bettcher Gallery, Miami, FL
2004	Opening on 14th Street , Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
2004	Hot Damn: Fresh Art , DOT Productions, Washington, D.C. Curated by Faith Flanagan
2004	Signal 66 Juried Summer Show , Washington, D.C.
2004	ANONYMOUS , The Washington Project for the Arts Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2004	DC ArtBeat 2004, DCAC, Washington, D.C.
2004	Holly Hunt, The Washington Design Center, Washington, D.C.
2004	National Museum for Women in the Arts, Annual Gala Silent Auction
2004	McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA, Articulating the Intangible Curated by Kurt Godwin
2004	The Washington Project for the Arts “Save the Date” Gala Auction
2003	The Washington Design Center, Washington, D.C.
2003	“Summer Show”, Signal 66, Washington, D.C. Curated by Kurt Godwin
2003	Cuisine Des Artistes , DCAC Annual Fundraiser, Washington, D.C.
2001	Academie 2001 , Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.
2001	Senior Thesis Exhibition , Hemicycle Gallery, Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.

Awards

1998-2001	Corcoran Scholarship, Corcoran College of Art and Design Washington, D.C.
1998-2001	Dean's Merit Scholarship, Corcoran College of Art and Design Washington, D.C.

Publications

2004	Corcoran Alumni News Online, http://www.corcoran.edu/alumni/general_info.asp
2003	Dog Days of Summer Get Some Bite at Signal 66 Show, Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
2002	The 25 Most Beautiful People of Washington, D.C., Brooke Foster Washingtonian Magazine, Washington, D.C.

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