Lisa Graziotto 

Artist Bio 
​I was born in a big city in Ontario when the air quality was still good and litter was not seen on the ground. The childhood that followed my birth was average for a Canadian girl growing up in the early seventies. Bell bottom pants, a Six Million Dollar Man shirt, a Dorothy Hamil hairstyle, and a banana-seat bicycle were some of the things that I had, along with a box of crayons with a built-in pencil sharpener. I carried my crayons everywhere and drew all the time on almost everything. Years later after puberty took its hold on me changing my outlook on life permanently, I found myself leaving that small town for the bright lights of the Big Smoke. There, I enrolled in a fine arts programme at a large university. For a while, I stayed on as a student, before becoming disillusioned with the lack of inspiration that came from my surroundings. So I left to find a mentor...someone who would inspire me, teach me, and guide my creativity to find its own voice. Those mentors were found in the many books I have acquired over the years. Encountering inspiration through from my travels, has been a major source of creativity for me. The journey I am on is one that will never end. As well, my education will go on as long as I continue to be directed by my mentors, and remain true to myself.
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CV

Education:
The Art Centre, Toronto ,1998
York University, Bachelor of Fine Arts Programme, 1985
University of Toronto, Medical Illustration, 1985

Select Publications:
Elle Magazine
Modern Dog magazine
Purina Petcentric - pets in art
Pet Fashion Television 
Ottawa Dog Blog
What’s Up Yukon 
Yukon News
Yukon North of Ordinary
Block Party press
CBC Radio One
North York Mirror
Ignite Channel (read interview here)

Personal Publications:
"Memories" a book of photography, 2015
“Heads and Tales: A Collection of Animal Stories Volume 1” 2010

Selected notable collectors:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F.X. Sillerman 
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roberston
Mr. Richard Crouse

Selected joint exhibitions:
​"CHAOS" Group show. RO2ART, Dallas Texas. August 2017
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"BLAMMO" Pop-up selected group show, curated by the Meet Your Maker Gallery, Stratford, Ontario August 2017
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Meet Your Maker Gallery
Stratford, Ontario May 2017
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Sydney's Smallest Gallery
Sydney, Australia 2016

“Salon show” Pentimento Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario 2014

“Reboot” Gallery 22,
Whitehorse, Yukon 2013

“Salon show” Pentimento Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario 2013

“Salon show” Pentimento Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario 2012

“Old faces, Old places” The Chocolate Claim, Whitehorse, Yukon 2012

“The Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees” The Chocolate Claim,
Whitehorse, Yukon 2011

“Yukon or Bust” The Chocolate Claim,
Whitehorse, Yukon 2011

“Illustrations” Bella Home Decor,
Whitehorse, Yukon 2011

“Art in the park” Trinity Bellwoods park,
Toronto, Ontario 2009

“Group show” Art at the Club at Bond Head,
Bond Head, Ontario 2008

“Group show” Art at the Club at Bond Head,
Bond Head, Ontario 2007

‘The Little Art Show’’ Hangman Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario 2004

'The Little Art Show’’ Hangman Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario 2003

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
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"Twelve Nights" Meet Your Maker Gallery. Stratford, Ontario. September 2017
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"Batman Series" Meet Your Maker Gallery. Stratford, Ontario. May 2017
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“The Waiting Series” Red Brick Cafe,
Guelph, Ontario 2012

“Ballyhoo Candy”  Ray Berndston Lovas Stanley Ltd., curated by Donald Brackett
Toronto, Ontario 2008

“The Party Dogs” the Huneck Gallery of Breckenridge,
Breckenridge, Colorado 2006

]One of a Kind Christmas Show and Sale,
Toronto, Ontario 2005-08

Winner of the 2016 DCISFF Trailer Contest Winner from Dawson City Short Film Festival.