Description
ARTIST STATEMENT
Art serves as the perfect conversation to yourself—capturing fleeting moments and sharing them with others at times or keeping them for myself. I enjoy exploring diverse art forms, each offering fresh avenues of expression. No matter what medium or subject I choose (usually it chooses me), I want for each piece to weave its own story. To realize this ambition, I work on multiple pieces while ensuring a harmonious thread runs through them all. This enables the creative juices to ignite and flourish. Painting is not just a passion; it’s my sanctuary, breathing life into my soul and connecting me to the profound purpose of my artistic gift. I am doing what I know I should be doing.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
More than 40 years, Lyssa Lovejoy has painted, taught, and built creative spaces across Minnesota, using art to spark connection, resilience, and honest reflection. Over the past three decades, her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions from New York to Montana, selected and awarded in numerous juried exhibitions, and commissioned for both private collections and public projects, including community celebrations. Whether in galleries or in unexpected settings such as jails, retreat centers, and high-risk youth programming, she returns to the same belief: the creative process can open a doorway to healing, identity, and hope.
That same belief guides her studio practice. When entering a new series, Lovejoy treats it as a journey, often beginning with a question that refuses to let go. She studies, reads, and educates herself throughout the process, seeking stories through research, interviews, and conversation. She explores what has already been created around a subject not to.
© Lyssa Lovejoy