Lissa Bockrath

American born abstract expressionist painter living in Toronto.

Lissa received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1995. In January 1996, she opened the Bockrath Gallery and as its director, represented local and national artists, and also held an annual exhibition of her own work. Her paintings have recently been recognized internationally with reviews, exhibitions and sales around the world including at the Butler Institute of American Art and the Zanesville Museum of Art. In 2015 she was awarded #4 in the top artists of Ohio by the amazing Artists a Day site. Articles about her work have appeared in National Studio Visit Magazine, Artist Portfolio Magazine and 15-page spread in Italy’s Articulation art Review Magazine. Lissa has ongoing representation with the Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio. She has also served on the board of the Valley Art Center, a non-profit arts organization in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Most recently Lissa had a solo show at the AGO Galleria Italia in Toronto, ON where she currently resides.

Exhibitions

  • 2018 Art Gallery of Ontario Galleria Italia, Toronto, ON “Convergence” Solo exhibition
  • 2016 Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery Solo exhibition, Cleveland Ohio 2015 SCA gallery Solo exhibition, Solon Ohio
  • 2015 Moen Mason Gallery, Group show, Tucson, Arizona
  • 2015 Las Laguna Art Gallery,Women in Art, Laguna Beach, California
  • 2014 Zanesville Museum of Art, 70th Annual Exhibition, Zanesville ,Ohio
  • 2014 Rubber City Book Juried Exhibition
  • 2014 Saatchi , Selected New Works
  • 2014 Saatchi , In Abstraction: New abstract Paintings
  • 2014 Butler Museum of Art, 78th National Midyear Show, Youngstown, Ohio
  • 2014 Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery Solo exhibition, Cleveland Ohio
  • 2014 Fairmount Juried Exhibition, Fairmount, Ohio 1st place in painting
  • 2014 Lakeland Community College Women VII Invitational, Kirtland Ohio
  • 2013 Valley Art Center Juried Exhibition, Chagrin Falls Ohio
  • 2013 Bay Arts Juried Exhibition, Bay Ohio
  • 2013 SCA Gallery Solo exhibition Solon, Ohio
  • 2013 University Hospital’s Humphrey Atrium Gallery Solo Exhibition Cleveland Ohio
  • 2013 Gallery West. Cuyahoga Community College ‘Extreme Nature’ Parma Ohio
  • 2013 Art in the Falls ‘Moody Blues’ Chagrin Falls Ohio
  • 2012 Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery ‘Infinite Unbound’ solo exhibition, Cleveland, Oh
  • 2011 Bonfoey Gallery Group exhibition Cleveland Ohio
  • 2007 Wooltex Gallery ‘Dissolving Nature,’ solo exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 2001 South Wing Gallery Two Person Show, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 2001 Gallery Nine Group Show, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 2000 Unison Gallery ‘Smaller than a Foot’ New Paltz, New York
  • 2000 Olga Dollar Gallery ‘Landscape, Cityscape,’ San Francisco, CA
  • 1999 Trias Gallery ‘Group Show,’ Toronto, Canada
  • 1999 Pentimenti Gallery ‘Smaller than a Foot” Philadelphia, PA
  • 1999 Olga Dollar Gallery ‘Alternate Forms of Photography,’ San Francisco, CA
  • 1999 Gallery 7 ‘Contact,’ Toronto, Canada
  • 1999 Franklin University solo exhibition, Columbus, Ohio
  • 1998-1999 Agnon Invitational Exhibition, Beachwood, Ohio
  • 1998 Canton Gallery ‘ Summer Landscape Show,’ Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1998-2000 Art at the Powerhouse, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1998 Chamot Gallery Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 1998 Chemeketa Community Art Gallery Salem, Oregon
  • 1997 Pentimenti Gallery Philadelphia, PA
  • 1997 Kirkland Art Gallery ‘Altered Images,’ Clinton, NY
  • 1997 Sinclair Community College solo exhibition, Dayton, Ohio
  • 1997-1998 Spaces Annual Members Show, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1996-2004 Bockrath Gallery Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1996 Art at the Powerhouse Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1995 Brenda Kroos Gallery Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1995 Gallery 0022 ‘Dark and Mysterious,’ Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1995 Reinberger Gallery Senior BFA Exhibit, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1995 Spaces Annual Members Show, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1995 Elise Newman Gallery Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1994 Reinberger Gallery Fifth Year Painting Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1994 Reinberger Gallery Student Independent Juried Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1993 Karamu Gallery Karamu Print Invitational Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1993 Reinberger Gallery Student Independent Juried Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1993 Contemporary Art Center Contemporary Art Center Juried Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio

Activities & Honors

  • 2016 Studio Visit Magazine Printed Juried Show Fall Addition
  • 2016 Manifest International Painting Annual 5 Printed Juried Show
  • 2014 Studio Visit Magazine Printed Juried Show Winter addition
  • 2014 Ranked #4 of Top Ohio Artists www.artistaday.com
  • 2014 Saatchi Gallery Top Artists of the Day
  • 2014 First Place: Painting 38th Annual Fairmount Juried Exhibit, Novelty, Ohio
  • 2013 Board member, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
  • 2013 Juror, Chagrin Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
  • 2012 Juror, Cain’s Park Art Festival, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
  • 2010 Juror, Ursuline College,
  • 2005 Lecturer Tri C College, Beachwood, Ohio
  • 2002 Listed as the top 500 most influential woman in northeast Ohio, Northern Ohio Live
  • 2002 Juror, Russell Art Show, Russell, Ohio
  • 2001 Panel Discussion and Lecturer Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, Ohio
  • 2000 Lecturer Cleveland Public Library Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1996-2003 Gallery Director, Bockrath Gallery Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1998 Juror Cleveland Photographic Society Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1997-1998 Lecturer Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1997 Panel Discussion and Lecturer Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1996 Lecturer Ashland College Ashland, Ohio

Gallery Affiliation

  • 2018 Art Gallery of Ontario ARS, Toronto, ON
  • 2015-present Gallerie Pilares, Pasto, Columbia
  • 2015-present Moen Mason Gallery, Tucson, AZ
  • 2010-present Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery, Cleveland, OH
  • 2009-present Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OH
  • 2007-present Art Source, Beachwood OH
  • 1999-present EDL and Associates, Atlanta, GA
  • 2007-2009 Wooltex Gallery, Cleveland, OH
  • 2000-2001 Brenda Kroos Gallery, Cleveland, OH
  • 1999-2004 Peter Bartlow Gallery Chicago, ILL
  • 1999-2001 Olga Dollar Gallery San Francisco, CA
  • 1999-2001 Trias Gallery Toronto, Canada
  • 1998-2004 Pentimenti Gallery Philadelphia, PA
  • 1998-1999 Canton Gallery Baltimore, MA
  • 1995-2005 Bockrath Gallery, Cleveland, OH
  • 1995-2004 Toledo Museum of Art Store Toledo, OH
  • 1995-2001 Art at the Powerhouse Cleveland, OH

Select Corporate Collections

  • Embassy Sweet Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Sheraton Station Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Johnson & Angelo, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Giant, Chantilly, Virginia
  • Giant, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
  • Ahold Inc. Washington DC
  • Andersen Consulting Cleveland, Ohio
  • Cleveland Art Association, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Fisher Price Buffalo, New York
  • Ireland Cancer Foundation Cleveland, Ohio
  • SAS America Inc. Philadelphia, PA
  • Capital One Partners Cleveland, Ohio
  • Crawford Consulting Inc. Wakeman, Ohio
  • Boca Inc. Norwalk, Ohio
  • Lincoln National Corporation Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Metro Space Realty Cleveland, Ohio
  • Seagate Investment Cleveland, Ohio
  • Magic American Corporation Cleveland, Ohio
  • Heffernan and Kuenzi Cleveland, Ohio