Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lisa Niemiec is graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts. Earning her BFA in painting, Niemiec also explores various mediums including sculpture, performance, and photography, and a wide range of found and untraditional materials—recent favorites include bleach, brine blocks, and paint stripper. Niemiec has shown her work in multiple galleries and alternative spaces and is currently living and working in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
EDUCATION
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Graduate Certificate, Museum Collections Management and Care, 2018
Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, Baltimore, MD
MS, Educational Studies, 2014
Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
BFA, Summa Cum Laude, 2012
Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, IT
Washington University Study Abroad Program, January– May, 2010
Graduate Certificate, Museum Collections Management and Care, 2018
Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, Baltimore, MD
MS, Educational Studies, 2014
Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
BFA, Summa Cum Laude, 2012
Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, IT
Washington University Study Abroad Program, January– May, 2010
EXHIBITIONS + PERFORMANCES
Das Schneeballprojekt, WerkStadt, Berlin, Germany, 2016
https://werkstadt.berlin/veranstaltungen/schneballprojekt-finissage
So It Begins, Please Hold Magazine, multimedia arts and literary publication, 2014
http://www.pleaseholdmagazine.com/lisa-niemiec.html
Post Post Office, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, MO, 2012
Subject to Change: Senior BFA Painting Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2012
ARE WE THERE YET?, Los Caminos, St. Louis, MO, 2012
Blame It on the Goose, 6646 Vernon Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 2011
Work in Process, Steinberg Hall Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2011
Primordial Ooze, 2715 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, MO, 2011
13 Padres, Los Caminos, St. Louis, MO, 2011
The Performative, Performativity, and Performance, St. Louis, MO (with Madison Sibler), 2011
Wisconsin Regional Arts Program, Schauer Center, Harford, WI, 2011
Solipsismal, Art Dimensions, St. Louis, MO, 2010
Santa Reparata International School of Art Spring Exhibition, SIRSA, Florence, IT, 2010
Washington University in St. Louis Core II Student Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2010
Washington University in St. Louis Core Student Exhibition, Bixby Hall, St. Louis, MO, 2009
Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin Regional Competition, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, 2008
Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin Regional Competition, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, 2007
https://werkstadt.berlin/veranstaltungen/schneballprojekt-finissage
So It Begins, Please Hold Magazine, multimedia arts and literary publication, 2014
http://www.pleaseholdmagazine.com/lisa-niemiec.html
Post Post Office, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, MO, 2012
Subject to Change: Senior BFA Painting Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2012
ARE WE THERE YET?, Los Caminos, St. Louis, MO, 2012
Blame It on the Goose, 6646 Vernon Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 2011
Work in Process, Steinberg Hall Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2011
Primordial Ooze, 2715 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, MO, 2011
13 Padres, Los Caminos, St. Louis, MO, 2011
The Performative, Performativity, and Performance, St. Louis, MO (with Madison Sibler), 2011
Wisconsin Regional Arts Program, Schauer Center, Harford, WI, 2011
Solipsismal, Art Dimensions, St. Louis, MO, 2010
Santa Reparata International School of Art Spring Exhibition, SIRSA, Florence, IT, 2010
Washington University in St. Louis Core II Student Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2010
Washington University in St. Louis Core Student Exhibition, Bixby Hall, St. Louis, MO, 2009
Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin Regional Competition, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, 2008
Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin Regional Competition, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, 2007
HONORS + AWARDS
Jeffery Frank Wacks Scholarship, 2012
Hazel H. Huntsinger Memorial Prize in Painting, 2012
Hazel H. Huntsinger Memorial Prize in Painting, 2011
State Exhibit Award, Wisconsin Regional Arts Program, 2011
Washington University in St. Louis Dean's List, 2008-2012
Gold Key, Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin Regional Competition, Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, 2008
Silver Key, Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin Regional Competition, Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, 2007
Hazel H. Huntsinger Memorial Prize in Painting, 2012
Hazel H. Huntsinger Memorial Prize in Painting, 2011
State Exhibit Award, Wisconsin Regional Arts Program, 2011
Washington University in St. Louis Dean's List, 2008-2012
Gold Key, Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin Regional Competition, Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, 2008
Silver Key, Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin Regional Competition, Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, 2007