ARTIST BIO
At 65 after decades of not creating art Lisa Joy Newcomb reinvented herself as an artist.
Ms Newcomb has been honored with one best of show, four first place awards in photography, a second place in abstract photography awards and a third place award. She has had three one woman shows. One through HMVC Gallery New York, one through Artel Gallery in Pensacola FL and one through the University of Delaware. Her work has been seen from coast to coast including several times through the HMVC Gallery in New York and the Las LaGuna Gallery in California. Pictorem, based out of Montreal, Canada, has Lisa as a featured artist. Ms.Newcomb work has been seen in public arenas including; New York’s Times Square electronic billboards, Montgomery International Airport, the Regions Bank Corporate Gallery in Montgomery Alabama, the Sanger Theater in Pensacola Florida and the Hilton Pensacola Beach, Florida. Two books have also presented Ms Newcomb. They are; “Nobis II, 2023.” and ”Emerald Coast Review, 2023.” The “Emerald Coast Review, 2025” is scheduled to use Ms Newcomb’s image on the cover of their latest book late October 2025.
The photographs she create are abstractions in fluidity, rich in joy and filled with color, pattern, curiosity and a gentle message. The dance of light that for most of her life she sought in the ocean, she is now looking for in the melding of glass and fabric with occasional surprise elements. Lisa’s work is usually printed on aluminum.
Ms Newcomb’s highest degree is a masters in social work. Professionally she worked as a social worker and as a realtor. She was raised in the Mid Atlantic, experienced her young adulthood in New England and the Mid West and for the last 28 years the Deep South has been home with her husband. It was in the Deep South she raised an interesting, dynamic, kind hearted daughter. Lisa was a docent sequentially at the Pensacola Museum of Art and Montgomery Museum of Art for over 17 years. She is currently a national member of Pen Women.
Ms Newcomb’s uplifting work can be seen on her website at Pictorem. You may order there to your specifications. https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Lisa.Joy.Newcomb
ARTIST STATEMENT
I create photos as peaceful, playful, healing stimuli while I make observations of humanity and the environment. Drawing upon different objects I explore melding them into a unified whole. Part of my process is setting up compositions, in the form of an assemblage, visually weaving together beautiful glass, flowing fabric, with vibrant colors and patterns into integrated fluid formations seeking to reshape light, pattern and color into a visual oasis. I then tightly crop and photograph. My intent is to transcend and transform objects into images that visually excite while calming the soul, often with a gentle message.
A life long passion for art and artists, influenced my work. I nod to Miriam Schapiro, a leader in the Pattern and Decoration Movement. Having lived much of my life by the shore, I have always loved the play of light in watery reflections. I am drawn to artists that capture light, Stephen Rolfe Powell’s glass delight me. Mark Rothko, believed in the visceral effect of color, He wanted people to have an experience within his pictures. I seek to have my work viscerally effect the viewer.
CromaLuxe high definition images printed on aluminum is my preferred substrate. The reflective surface enhances and enriches the dynamics of the glass used in my imagery. Images can be ordered in small jewel like prints or large dynamic pieces. https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Lisa.Joy.Newcomb
