About Lisa Matta

Lisa Matta is a full time artist in El Paso, Texas. Lisa works out of her studio in Santa Teresa, New Mexico and creates a painterly and loose style while achieving a realistic look in her paintings. She is known for her luminous and richly colored landscapes of the El Paso area, Italy, Mexico and various scenes of missions and still lifes that capture her imagination. She also has been exhibited in numerous juried competitions and local museums.

“My best work occurs when I allow myself to be in the painting. There is an energy that comes out of you that connects you to a deeper place.” There she can convey her passion onto the canvas and allow her viewer to enjoy the end result.

Growing up in a little town in Mesa, Arizona, Lisa’s mother enrolled her in art classes at the age of twelve. She realized she had a talent for drawing and sketching and wanted her to excel at painting. Lisa was born in Mesa and remained there until her early twenties. She moved to California to venture out of the small city where her parents owned and operated a family restaurant which still remains today. “I thought I was destined to be in the family business but my heart said otherwise.” When she moved to the west coast there she decided to take courses in art design at the local college. She graduated but it wasn’t in art. She earned her degree in Computer Programming. Her dream of becoming an accomplished artist was put on hold.

Organizations

• El Paso Art Association
• Plein Air Painters of El Paso
• Rio Bravo Watercolorists

Exhibits 2008

• Cutter Aviation Terminal - "Magnitude 10" - A Collective Exhibition, El Paso, Texas
• Ardovino's Desert Crossing - "Artistic Celebration of Our Mountains", Sunland Park, New Mexico
• Art & Framing Gallery - Group Art Exhibit - "Colors of Fall", El Paso, Texas
• “My Shoes Rule” - Western Impressions Art Show - Art Exhibit at the Downtown Library El Paso, Texas
• “Culturas Antiguas”, VIBi-National Paquime Exhibit -Harvest of Cultures, Exhibit held in Chihuahua, Mexico.
• “Proudly Flying” - America The Beautiful Art Exhibit - El Paso Art Association, El Paso, Texas
• El Paso Artists Studio Tour - Guest Artist of Candy Mayer Studios
• Plein Aire Painters of El Paso - Group Art Exhibit
• “Caminos Y Santos” - The International Museum of Art, El Paso
• “Toma Mi Corazon” Avance Heart Auction, heart displayed on promotional poster

Exhibits 2007

• “Our Lady of Guadalupe Show”, exhibit held at Senecu Gallery of El Paso
• “Hearts of El Paso”, Cover of the El Paso Scene February Issue
• “On The Border”, Plein Air Show at the Chamizal National Park
• “All You Can Eat”, Exhibit at the Hal Marcus Gallery
• “El Paso The Beautiful”, Exhibit at the Hal Marcus Gallery
• “El Paso Historic Murals”, Assisted Bill Rakocy-El Paso Artist, Installed at the Oncology Center, El Paso, Texas
• Project Harmony, Group Exhibit, Art & Framing Gallery
• “Red, White & You”, Exhibit at the Hal Marcus Gallery
• Sun Bowl Exhibit, International Museum of Art

Exhibits 2006

• “Hearts of El Paso”, Cover of the El Paso Scene February Issue
• “Why Not?”, International Museum of Art
• “Save Our Arroyos”, The Hal Marcus Gallery
• Group Art Exhibit, The Art & Framing Gallery
• Sun Bowl Art Exhibit, International Museum of Art
• “Colors of Spring”, The El Paso Art Association

Lisa’s passion for art came into play when she moved to El Paso, Texas. Lisa had the opportunity to pursue her long life dream of becoming a artist. There she met a group of artists who were painting along the Rio Grande. Her husband recalls the day he called her on her cell phone to let her know that this group was painting along the Rio Grande. Lisa rushed and headed for the river with all her painting gear. That day was special because she met the most talented artists in El Paso. Lisa joined the El Paso Plein-Air group and also is a member of the El Paso Art Association. She shows and exhibits her work in the El Paso Area and local venues. Lisa is full time artist and exhibits at the Art & Framing Gallery.