Don Lisy

Don Lisy was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and creates his art as if revolting against the Midwest sensibilities that dominate the critical and popular mind sets of his hometown.

Each of Don's works are created in one session. By immediately succumbing to the emotional energy that inspires his work, Don feels he is best able to represent that emotion if he can complete the work before the feeling dissipates. Each resulting work is more of a self portrait of an emotional event rather than an image concerned with aesthetics. Don attended the Cleveland Institute of Art where he studied Printmaking and Painting. Don’s work has been compared to the New York school of action painters, however, Don’s work is not derivative from any one school.

Don’s first visit to New York City was in December 1993. Over the years he often returned to NYC for group exhibitions and also performances with his band. In the spring of 2010, Don left family and friends in Cleveland and made the move to Brooklyn where he continued to dedicate himself to his own personal artistic vision. His work has been exhibited across the United States and internationally in Germany, Italy and Spain.

After a decade in New York, a desire to reconnect with family and friends somehow took root. Lisy returned to Cleveland in November 2019. During the winter 2019-2020 Lisy returned to Manhattan for two exhibitions in December and February.

1992 - 1995 Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

Solo Exhibitions

2012
• Select Fair | Miami | Art Basel, The Catalina Hotel, Miami, FL
• In-Between, Morgan art of papermaking Conservatory, Cleveland, OH
2011
• In-Between, Hausmann Millworks, San Antonio, TX
2010
• Solo Exhibition, Liloveve Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2003
• Solo Exhibition, Bockrath Gallery, Cleveland, OH

Group Exhibitions

2023
• Eclectic Collections: A Showcase of Local Artists, Group Exhibition, Columbus State Delaware
Campus, Delaware, OH
• 23 & MEEP MEEP: 2023 UTSA Gala, Group Exhibition, La Cantera Resort and Spa, San
Antonio, TX
• The Big @SS @RT Show, Group Exhibition, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, OH
• “I Am” Art Heals Hearts, Group Exhibition, The Ecumenical Center for Education. Counseling.
Health, San Antonio, TX
• An American Story: Friends, Families & Stories, Group Exhibition, The Sheen Center for
Thought and Culture, New York, NY

2020
• Gallery 104, “Muse” Group Exhibition, New York, NY

2019
• Gallery 104, Group Exhibition, New York, NY
• The AgriCultural, “Texas Hill County Invitational“ Group Exhibition, San Antonio, TX
• Gallery 104, Group Exhibition, New York, NYC
• The All Things Project, “Hausmann Millworks: Collective Conscious(ness), New York, NY

2017
• The Creators Collective, AMPLIFY, 100 Bogart, Brooklyn, NY
• The Creators Collective, Spring Party, Salzy, Brooklyn, NY

2015
• Small Works Group Exhibition, The Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2014
• Clicking The Moment: Ephemeral & It's Opposite, Onishi Gallery, New York, NY
• WAV Party Madrid, Centro Cultural La Vaguada, Madrid, Spain

2013
• Dacia Presents: Times Square Art Show, Times Square Art Center New York, NY
• Nothing Is Big Or Small For The Universe, Palazzo Bufalini, Citta' Di Castello Italy
• See | Me: The Story of the Creative, Angel Orensanz Foundation New York, NY
• Chianti Star Festival, Palazzo Malaspina in San Donato, Italy
• It's All About Energy, Onishi Gallery, New York, NY
• ImaginAction in Berlin, Vierraumladen Gallery, Berlin, Germany
• Engage, Liloveve Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2012
• Select Fair | Miami | Art Basel |,The Catalina Hotel, Miami, FL
• Dacia Gallery Presents: Art Show On Broadway, NOHO Event Center, New York, NY
• In-Between, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory, Cleveland, OH
• Works on Paper NYC, Jeffrey Leder Gallery, Long Island City, NY
• The Green Show, White Carpet Gallery @ Hillyard, Des Moines, IA
• Look Art Party, New York, NY
• International Painting NYC, Jeffrey Leder Gallery, Long Island City, NY

2011
• Curate NYC, Rush Arts Gallery + Resource Center, New York, NY
• 4 Ever Morgan, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory, Cleveland, OH
• Sweeping Up The Mess, White Carpet Gallery @ Hillyard, Des Moines, IA
• Booking It To Brooklyn, Central Booking, Brooklyn, NY
• In-Between, Hausmann Millworks, San Antonio, TX
• Honey, Liloveve Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2010
• Anthropoi, Flash Space, Lawrence, KS
• Solo Exhibition, Liloveve Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• The White Show, Hausmann Millworks, San Antonio, TX
• Art About Love, Liloveve Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2009
• The White Show, Signs of Life Gallery, Lawrence, KS
• Art Cares, Aids Task Force of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH

2008
• ¡Mambo Muerto!, Spaces, Cleveland, OH
• Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory, Cleveland, OH

2007
• Garden Noir: Where the Wild Things Bloom, Spaces, Cleveland, OH

2003
• Solo Exhibition, Bockrath Gallery, Cleveland, OH

2002
• Group Show, Gallery Alexie, New York, NYC

abstract, figuritive, actionpainting, contemporary, galleryart, fineart