Lisa Levy

Lisa Levy is a contemporary artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY.[1] She is a visual artist,[2] a performance artist,[3] and a radio show host.[4]

Lisa Levy
Born1956
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationBFA, 1978, Syracuse University
Known forContemporary Art, Performance Art, Painting

Levy had a longstanding career as an Art Director and studied illustration. From this, she developed her text paintings that give encouraging messages to the viewer.[5]

One of Levy's ongoing art performances is as Dr. Lisa, a self-proclaimed psychotherapist.[6] Stemming from this performance, Levy also hosts a radio show called Dr. Lisa Gives a Sh*t on Radio Free Brooklyn. She has also been crowned Miss Subways 2017.[7] One of her most popular performances is The Artist is Humbly Present (2016).[8]

References
  1. Brooks, Katherine (6 Dec 2017). "Artist Dr. Lisa Levy Performs Free Psychotherapy Session In 'The Thoughts In Your Head'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. Cascone, Sarah (8 March 2014). "The Final Brucennial Opens With Beer, Bacon, and Bullish Performance Art". ArtNet. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. Boxer, Sarah (27 July 2002). "A Shrink With Stage Presence if Not Certification". Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. "Dr. Lisa Gives a Sh*t on Radio Free Brooklyn". Radio Free Brooklyn. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. Brooks, Katherine (6 December 2017). "Artist Dr. Lisa Levy Performs Free Psychotherapy Session In 'The Thoughts In Your Head'". Huffington Post.
  6. Boxer, Sarah (27 July 2002). "A Shrink With Stage Presence if Not Certification". Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. Bergstein, Rachelle (19 September 2018). "Reigning Miss Subways: 'I get a lot of complaints' from riders". New York Post. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. Munro, Cait (22 Jan 2016). "Artist Will Sit Naked on a Toilet In Performance Against Marina Abramović's Vanity". ArtNet. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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