The Artist

Lisa Gross, née Spertus, was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1941. Her foray into the arts commenced in 1965 when she began studying wheel-thrown ceramics with Nicholas Prokos. After three years of training, Lisa immigrated to Israel with her husband and three young children 1969. There, under the direction of Amnone Israeli, she studied pottery design, and in 1984-1985 enrolled in Tel Aviv's Kalisher Art School.

From 1972-1983, Lisa worked out of her own private studio, producing and selling stoneware. She expanded her artistic repertoire through the study of painting, with Jan Rauchwerger, and etching, with Mike Dvorkis and, later, with Tuvia Beeri at Tel Aviv's Agudah Leomanut (Society for the Arts). Her knowledge of the arts was further enhanced during this period through her study of Art History at Tel Aviv University.

In 1996 Lisa embarked upon a new artistic path: the creation of sculpture from found materials. Her innovative and passionate exploration of this medium over the past ten years has been recognized in numerous solo and group shows. In 2004 her sculpture of Adam and Eve (see gallery section) gained especial recognition as a finalist in the International Jewish Art competition at the Ben Uri Gallery (London, England).

In 2007, Lisa's monumental assemblage “Dream Chasers” was featured in the show "Elemental Earth," held at the JCC of Manhattan (January-March). Its 53 figures, each fashioned from found objects, were created for the Tisch Gallery's 24-foot-wide wall. Selections from this extraordinary work, which has since been sold to a private collector, may be viewed in the "assemblages section."

Lisa continues to create works in her studio in Azur, near Tel Aviv, Israel. She is currently working on an show for the Sabes Jewish Community Center in Minneapolis, Minn. It will be on exhibit from June 16,2008-August 28,2008