Bio:
Ms Newcomb has been honored with one best of show, five first place awards in photography, a second place in abstract photography award, a third place award and a collaborative cross- disciplinary 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. Three books have also presented Ms Newcomb. They are; “Nobis II, 2023.” and the “Emerald Coast Review,” 2023, and 2025. “Emerald Coast Review 2025,” uses Ms Newcomb’s photograph as their cover image.
The photographs she creates 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. 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 30 years the Deep South has been home with her husband. It was in the Deep South she raised an interesting, dynamic, kindhearted daughter. Lisa was an art museum docent for over 17 years. She is currently a national member of Pen Women.
Statement:
My photos echo the energy of thirty years of living in the South (Mississippi, Alabama and Florida). Having grown up in the Northeast and New England with its muted colors, the South’s intense sunlight enhances colors and stimulates me. I am mesmerized by the ever-changing light and patterns in the water and sky that surround me. The graceful curves in the shape of live oaks, dolphin backs, and water birds… delight me. “Outsider Art” inspired me to create art from unexpected materials. I layer glass and fabric rich with color and pattern into assemblages; I lean in and photograph.
Reflecting upon my lyrical abstract photographs, I often find a quiet story or concern waiting to be embraced by a title. It’s no surprise that frequently the message is that of joy, wonder, or concern for humanity and nature. Printed large, my aluminum images invite viewers to have an aesthetically-engaged experience.
Website- https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Lisa.Joy.Newcomb
