Lisa Gleim is an award-winning pastel artist and a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She is the Audubon Artists 2012 & 2016 Gold Medal of Honour for Pastel recipient, Audubon Artists 2013 Art Spirit Foundation’s Gold Medal Award for Pastel and the Audubon Artists 2019 Art Spirit Foundation’s Silver Medal Award for Pastel recipient. In 2016 she was named the Atlanta Branch of the National League of Pen Women’s Artist of the Year. Her painting The Secret Keepers was acquired by the Booth Western Art Museum in 2020 as part of their permanent collection.

Lisa has exhibited her work in numerous juried and invitational exhibitions, including the C.M Russell Museum; Booth Western Art Museum; Briscoe Western Art Museum; National Museum of Wildlife Art; Customs House Museum; Gertrude Herbert Museum; Gibbes Museum of Art; Harbor History Museum; Haggin Museum of Art; and Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Her works are also held in many public and private collections throughout the world, including the Booth Western Art Museum; U.S. Congresswoman Nikema Williams, GA-5; ULine Company; Chick-Fil-A; Cartoon Network; and Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceutical.

She is a Master Circle Member of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS/MC); Master Signature Member and Vice President, American Women Artists (AWA/M); Signature Member, Artists For Conservation (AFC); Signature Member, American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA), Cowgirl Artists of America (CGA) and Pastel Society of American (PSA); Fellow of the American Artists Professional League Fellow (AAPLF); Artist Member of the Copley Society; Elected Member, Audubon Artists; Master Pastelist, Southeastern Pastel Society (SPS/ M); Associate Member, Society of Animal Artists, Allied Artists of America; and a co-founder of the Atlanta Fine Arts League.

She lives in Atlanta, GA and spends as much time at her second home in Big Sky, MT, the inspiration behind most of her wildlife work.