Lisa Matrundola
Foundation studies professor
Education
- M.F.A., painting, Savannah College of Art and Design
- B.F.A., art/graphic design, University of Georgia
Credentials
- Part-time professor of foundation studies, 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Teacher, 2021–23, Spruill Center for the Arts, Atlanta
- Commissioned painter, 2022, Amy James, Milton, GA
- Commissioned sculptor, 2021, Dixon Rye, Atlanta
- Commissioned sculptor, 2020, Doubletree Hotel, Tallahassee, FL
- Owner, 2001–17, Couture Cakes Inc., Atlanta
- Art director and illustrator, 1997–2000, RC&T Design, Atlanta
- Graphic designer and illustrator, 1994–97, Graphic Works, Atlanta
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Finalist, The Portrait Society of Atlanta – Members Only Fall Juried Exhibit, 2022
- 2nd Place, Inspired Exhibit, Atlanta Artists Center, 2022
- 2nd Place, Being Human Exhibit, Atlanta Artists Center, 2022
- Chelko Foundation Endowed Scholarship, 2020
- Savannah College of Art and Design Achievement Scholarship, 2018–20
- Merit Award, Artfields, 2017
- Finalist, Cake Wars Paddington Bear Episode, Food Network, 2016
- First Place, The South's Next Wave Design Challenge, Museum of Design Atlanta, 2013
Organizations
- Board Member, MINT, Atlanta, GA, 2023
- Exhibitions and Marketing Chair, Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta, GA, 2022
- Racial Reconciliation Group Leader, Buckhead Church, Atlanta, GA, 2021–22
Publications and presentations
Juried exhibitions
- Portrait Society of Atlanta, Fall Members Only Juried Exhibition, Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center, Marietta, GA, 2022
- Inspired, Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta, GA, 2022
- The Figure in Contemporary Art, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO, 2022
- The Drawing Show, Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta, GA, 2022
- Being Human, Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta, GA, 2022
- EngageMINT 2021, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2021
- American Women Artists Spring Online Juried Exhibition, Fall Open Studio Online Exhibit, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2021
- American Women Artists Spring Online Juried Exhibition, Spring Open Studio Online Exhibit, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2020
- Artfields, Lake City, SC, 2019
- Open Studio Night, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA, 2019
- Artfields, Lake City, SC, 2018
- Fall Portrait Competition, The Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 2018
- Anne lrwine Fine Art Emerging Artist Show, Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, GA, 2018
- Open Studio Night, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA, 2018
- Artfields, Lake City, SC, 2017
Solo and group exhibitions
- Infections of Mythology, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, GA, 2023
- Fall Group Exhibit, Distillery of Modern Art, Atlanta, GA, 2022
- Beyond Go Figure Ill, Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, GA, 2022
- Board of Directors Show, Atlanta Artists Center @ Colony Square, Atlanta, GA, 2022
- Method to Our Madness, Spruill Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA, 2022
- Beautiful Creatures – M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2021
- Lisa Matrundola, Salon Next Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2020