Lisa Heinricks

LISA HEINRICKS

As a dynamic and complex artist I am always striving to learn and grow. I'm fascinated with new techniques and materials and continue to challenge myself by experimenting with ideas and mediums. 

After a challenging year at the Alberta College of Art I moved to a more self directed approach to learning. Although having dyslexia made it difficult to keep up with the more academic aspects of the College experience, it may very well be one of the greatest influences that led me to an Art Career.

With new paints and mediums, exploring and experimenting I have become an accomplished artist. I am constantly pushing myself in new directions both on and off the canvas. Business is a huge part of art and to date, it has been my biggest challenge. I am always looking for new adventures and ideas that are artistically satisfying and sustainable to my career. 

My work has been shown around the world, from the Prime Ministers in Canada, Calgary, Victoria, Vancouver and Hollywood .

Artists I revere are: Judy Chicago, Lisa Hebden, Chris Bowman, Attila Richard Lukacs, David Brunning and Amy Dryer, Jackson Pollock, Emily Carr and Lawren Harris.

STATEMENT:

My work has evolved substantially throughout my career. From my fascination with Pollock and Harris in my early years to my present fascination with nature the elements, the galaxy and our place in it. This is the new focus of my work, beyond the canvas. A fusion of the elements and human nature. The relationship with the world we inhabit, how it affects us and how we change it. There is a "moment" in creation we all seek, the moment of balance between too much and too little, which becomes the perfect flow of life. I hope to find a visual flow and share the calm and peace of balance in creation with my audience. Like the juxtaposition of a volcanoes creative and destructive power or the big bang of a galaxy, the balance of all these relationships is key. My work is a visual representation of this balance.