Lisa Hess Hesselgrave

Lisa Hess Hesselgrave’s work focuses on still life, figures, landscapes and the intersection of these subjects. Although representational, the work is shaped by strong abstract qualities.

Hesselgrave earned an MFA degree from the Yale University School of Art and a BFA degree from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Her work has been shown throughout the northeast in many venues including the National Academy of Design,Tatistcheff Gallery, and The Painting Center. She has been awarded numerous residencies including the Virginia Center for the Arts, the Vermont Studio Center, the Millay Colony for the Arts, and the Seaside Institute, Florida. She recently completed a three week residency in Tétouan, Morocco. In addition to her studio practice Hesselgrave teaches studio art at Gateway Community College.

Hesselgrave lives with her family in an old house, near the edge of the woods, where she continues to do work that experiments and evolves, while maintaining a disciplined adherence to craft and a pursuit of personal content.