About the Artist

Lisa's work is represented by the Historic Brown County Art Gallery

http://www.browncountyartgallery.org/

Lisa Guckelberg is largely a self taught artist.  She has been drawing and painting since grade school.  Born in Indianapolis in 1963, she can render any subject, however her specialty is and always has been the horses he has loved, ridden, and studied since childhood.  She was very fortunate to have had several wonderful mentors and teachers throughout her youth who inspired and encourage her interest in creating art.

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Lisa began teaching art in 1987 and has taught art to thousands of students, both young and old.   

Lisa’s paintings and drawings have garnered a number of awards and she has completed many commissioned pieces.    

1993  First Place Professional Division of the Johnson County Indiana Fair      

1995  First Place Professional Division of the Southside Art League Member’s show   

1995  Champion Professional Drawing Division of the Johnson County Indiana Fair     

1996  First Place Professional Division of the Johnson County Indiana Fair   

1997  First Place Professional Division of the Johnson County Indiana Fair   

1998  Merit Award at the Southside Art League Member’s Show   

2003  Reserve Grand Champion  Professional  Division of the Johnson Co. Indiana Fair   

2005  First Place Professional Division of the Johnson County Indiana Fair   

2013  First Place Professional Division of the Brown County Art Gallery Fall

            Patron Art Competition and the “People’s Choice”  winner of the same show.  

She has been accepted into the:

2013 American Academy of Equine Art’s Fall Open Juried Exhibition in Georgetown, Kentucky.  

2014 American Academy of Equine Art’s Spring Invitational show which took took place at the historic Spindetop Hall in Lexington, KY.

2014  New Jersey Equine Artists Association “2014 Art of the Horse”  a national juried exhibit.

2014  Customs House Museum’s “Season of Equine” exhibit in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Lisa has completed several book illustrating projects,  including a mixed media for the cover of “Wilbur the Brushhound” published in 2005 (ISBN 1-59453-920-0),  fourteen pen and ink drawings for “Tommy the Lost Scout”  published in 2006 (ISBN 1-60002-043-7),  and illustrated a book for young children titled “How Do You Wash Your Hands”  in 2006  (ISBN -0-9786704-0-X)

Lisa’s professional memberships include:

The Southside Art League, Inc., of Greenwood, IN   

The Colored Pencil Society of America  

Indiana Heritage Arts

International Equine Artists

She is a board member of the Greater Greenwood Arts Council

Lisa’s work is represented by the Historic Brown County Art Gallery

She works primarily in graphite,  pastel,  colored pencil,  conte crayon, watercolor, and acrylics.  

She and her husband live in Greenwood, Indiana,  where in addition to drawing, painting,  and teaching art classes,  she enjoys running and training for marathons, spending time with her grandchildren, and riding her horse Rudy.