Lisa Gleim is an Atlanta native and part-time Montana resident, which helped instigated her love of animals to become the primary subject matter of her work. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and 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 pastel, The Secret Keepers was acquired by the Booth Western Art Museum in 2020 for their permanent collection.

Working in pastel, Lisa is particularly interested in capturing the beauty of light and how it affects her subjects. Becoming a part-time Montana resident in 2016 helped make her lifelong love of animals her primary subject matter. Seeking a way to distinguish her wildlife work, old maps and various ephemera became her unique painting surface. Choosing materials that represents her subjects such as old fishing licenses or national park maps and sometimes adding touches of gold leaf, an actual fishing fly or a sliver of stone add to the story. Such elements are intended to invite a viewer to linger and contemplate the story before and after the captured moment.

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; Haggin Museum of Art; Customs House Museum; Harbor History Museum and the Gibbes Museum of Art. Her works are held in many public and private collections including the office of U.S. Congresswoman Nikema Williams; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Orthopaedic Division; Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceutical; ULine and Chick-Fil-A to name a few.

Lisa is a Master Circle Member of the International Association of Pastel Societies; Signature Member and Vice President of the American Women Artists; Signature Member of Artists For Conservation, American Society of Marine Artists, and Pastel Society of America and an Associate Member of the Society of Animal Artists.