"Re: History - Contemporary Takes by Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern"

I am thrilled to announce my upcoming solo exhibition at Kean University Galleries!

14 C Art Fair 2022 Showcase

I am thrilled my still life paintings have been chosen for the 14 C Art Fair Showcase! This year’s fair will take place November 11 - 13th.

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Award 2022

I am thrilled to have been awarded a 2022 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts! Read more…

State of the Art 2021 Exhibition, Studio Montclair, Montclair -, NJ

The show is comprised of over 120 works--55 pieces on view in the gallery and 70+ available virtually. The virtual exhibit can be viewed in the gallery as a slide show on two tv monitors in addition to its availability on the SMI website. This exhibit represents SMI’s efforts to continue promoting opportunities for viewing and/or purchasing the outstanding and diverse artwork of SMI members. A percentage of the sales will be donated to Toni’s Kitchen or a local charity of the artist’s choice.

Show Dates: June 13 - July 16

Opening Reception: Sunday June 13th 2-4 PM

Address: 127 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042

“The Garden, after Bosch,” (c)2020 Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern

Curator's Choice 2021 Exhibition, ProArts Jersey City, curtaed by Ulysses Williams

The gallery will be open weekends, June 5 – 27, 2021 1-4pm

ART150 Gallery
Located at the corner of 1st St and Provost St,
2nd Floor
Jersey City, NJ

Entrance is at the corner of Provost and 1st Street
Wheelchair ramp is on Provost

Curators Choice 2021 at ART150 Gallery features nine artists selected by professional curators during a one-day portfolio review event, Meet the Curators. This signature Pro Arts event is a professional development opportunity that enables local artists to expand their network and receive professional feedback through individual 20-minute sessions. Due to COVID19 restrictions, reviews were virtual, making it possible to add international participants and a curator this year. 

At the conclusion of the portfolio reviews, artists were selected for the Curators Choice 2021 exhibition based on their outstanding portfolios. Ulysses Williams curated the exhibition for ART150 Gallery which will be open to the public Saturday & Sunday afternoons in June, 1-4:00 pm. We require all visitors to wear masks in the building.

Featured Artists: 
Jane Ross
Kristen Martin-Aarnio
Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern
Nathalie De Zan
Nupur Nishith
Gustavo Rojas 
Heather Williams
Trish Gianakis
Martryce Roach

Professional Development Event: June 27, 2021

Fresh Canvas Interview & Podcast hosted by Perfect Picture Lights

Perfect Picture Lights is please to kick off their new podcast and video collaboration “Fresh Canvas” with artist Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern. Curated by host Claudia Preza, the series focuses on the work of emerging and established artists across the United States.

Going for Baroque Exhibition at the Gallery Space Rahway, NJ

The Gallery Space in Rahway is pleased to present, “Going for Baroque,” an exhibition of works by contemporary artists inspired by the Baroque style. Exhibit Dates are April25-May 23. Closing reception Sunday, May 23rd, 1-4PM. Featured artists are: Adrienne Moumin, Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern, Janice Nowinski, Victoria Koursaros, Suzanne Unrein, Dianna Vosburg, Gregg Kitterle, Alejandro Ruben, and Fabricio Suarez. Click on the image for more info!

Clockwise above: “Baroque Emoji Blowing Kiss, Baroque Emoji Thumbs Up, Baroque Emoji Rolling Eyes, Baroque Emoji Poopsie,” all ©2018 Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern, each: Gouache & Acrylic on paper, 17 x 17”

"Attachment"- New Paintings, Drawings & Installations by Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern at Art House Productions Gallery, Jersey City

“Peony Corsage No. 1” ©2019 Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern, oil on canvas, 20 x 21 inches

Art House Gallery is excited to present: “Attachment”, a solo exhibition of new paintings, drawings and installations by Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern from November 7 – 29, 2020. Please join us for the artist’s reception on Saturday, November 7th, from 2 to 4pm. Eight guests at a time / masks required. This show includes over a dozen recent oil paintings and drawings on canvas, as well as three dimensional installations complementing the two-dimensional artworks. Recalling the content and technical virtuosity of old masterworks, Ficarelli-Halpern’s paintings and drawings provide a visual feast as well as an expressive message of symbolic and referential significance. Playing on the theme of “attachment,” the show features ribbon as visual connective material between the objects and figures. Her recent artwork, “The Garden, after Bosch,” features ribbon as a compositional armature, referencing the artist’s ongoing interest in describing humanity’s ever-growing connection through technological means.

Virtual Artist Talk on November 14 at 11am. Click here for more information.

Public gallery hours: November 22 & November 29 from 12pm to 3pm. 

Private appointments also available. Please email Andrea McKenna at gallery@arthouseproductions.org to schedule.

"The Space Between" Exhibition

“The Space Between” explores the relationship between female identity and the environment, evaluating women’s perceptions of place amidst a complex social climate through a myriad of perspectives. By compiling works of women artists from a variety of backgrounds, demographics, and authentic experiences, the exhibition allows audiences the opportunity to identify patterns between women’s circumstances and surroundings on both individual and collective levels. In an effort to build bridges between certain regions and locations, the exhibition focused on women artists currently living in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. WCA NYC encouraged submissions from a diverse female audience to enable underrepresented voices to participate whilst highlighting the inherent values that women hold concerning concepts of dwelling and place. “The Space Between” sought multiple interpretations on the theme, including two and three-dimensional works and audio-visual installations to create connections within an admixture of mediums. “The Space Between” is juried by Jeanne Brasile, Director of the Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

Featured Artists: Aileen Bassis, Amy Brooks, Colleen Sweeney Gahrmann, Donna Grande, Heidi Hodgen, Helaine Soller, Hillary Raimo, Joan Gantz, Kalee Appleton, Katherine Gibson and Emily Van Walleghen, Laura Domencic, Linda Stein, Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern, Marcene Glover, Mary Alice Orito, Maryann Riker, Maureen Bennet,  Nan Ring, Nicole Shivers, Nishiki Sugawara-Beda, Noreen Dean Dresser, Patti Jordan, Rita Marie Cimini, Sarah Nguyen, Undine Groeger 

To view the virtual exhibition, please click here

Pro Arts Jersey City Online Exhibition "Afloat" by Patrick O'Shea, NJ.com

It is not surprising that Pro Arts Jersey City first online exhibit, “afloat,” includes numerous works referencing COVID-19. For the show, the professional visual arts membership organization asked its members" to find some creativity and ideas that reflect upon these times, find ways to examine the impact on the world, country, environment, people and ourselves." The result is 41 entries, including five videos, curated by Kerry Kolenut. All the works were created in 2020 -- a time, the exhibit’s preface notes, that “has plunged us into what once seemed unimaginable, forever changing the way we think about ourselves, the world and how we occupy it. We have been forced to think, act and interact in new and different ways.” Not all the works, however, address coronavirus. The exhibit, in slideshow format, will remain posted on the Pro Arts’ web page through June. Read more

14C Art Fair, Hyatt Regency, Jersey City, NJ

“King, after Van Eyck,” (c)2016, oil on canvas, 36” x 32”

I am honored and excited to be participating in the juried art show portion of the second annual 14C Art Fair, at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, located at: 2 Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ 07302. The fair, which includes the juried show, as well as 56 national and regional exhibitors, will take place on Friday, February 21 through Sunday, February 23. Show hours are: Friday, February 21: 5-9PM, Saturday, February 22: 11-8PM, and Sunday. February 23: 11-6PM.  The juried show, as well as individual artist salons and installations, are located on the 8th floor of the hotel. Please come to the show! You will see amazing art that is affordably priced! For early bird discounted tickets, please click on this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-fair-14c-tickets-86837935603?discount=EARLYBIRD50. For further information  about the 14C Art Fair, please visit the fair website at: https://artfair14c.com/

Painting the Figure Now II at Zhou B. Art Center Chicago, Illinois

Provocative Patterns - Poets Artists curated publication

"Lost, Then Found" exhibition at Art House Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

“Lost, Then Found”
Exhibition dates: October 4- 27th

Reception: Friday October 4th, 6 - 9pm

Open times for JCAST are Saturday and Sunday, October 5th and 6th, 12 to 6pm. The gallery is located at 262 Seventeenth Street in Jersey City, NJ, 201-918-6019

About the show, curatorial statement by Andrea McKenna, Art House gallery Director/Curator:

“Loss is a feeling no one escapes. It takes its shape in losing a one of a kind heirloom to experiencing the death of a loved one. That indescribable feeling of emptiness can leave a person feeling helpless. You are not alone. The effects of loss can be devastating or it can be transcending. It is up to you to determine your experience and your outcome. It is up to you to find peace. This exhibition illustrates this challenging, yet rewarding journey.”

Participating Artists: Luis Alves, ShinYoung An, Paul Andress, Viktoriya Basina, Dara Campbell, Dorie Dahlberg, Jesus Dzeloski, Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern, Jodie Fink, Sean Gallagher, Megan Klim, Beatrice Mady, Tanvi Malushte, Patrick McCoy, Winifred McNeil, Ibou Ndoye, Lane O’Shea, Anna Ryabtsov, Yemaya Santos, Diana Schmertz, Renelle White Buffalo, M.H. Yaghooti

Painting the Figure Now II

So very honored to have my oil painting, “Hand of Goddess,” (©2018, 22 x 18 inches) included in the Painting the Figure Now II group exhibition opening this Tuesday July 9th at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art in Wisconsin. This prestigious exhibition is a collaboration between Poets Artists, the WMOCA in Wausau, and the Zhou B. Center for Contemporary Art in Chicago. It features talented and internationally recognized figurative artists, including Bo Bartlett and Vincent Desiderio. Many of the paintings are available for sale on Artsy through the Zhou B. Art Center. The exhibition will be on the view at WMOCA until September 28 and then will travel to Chicago to the Zhou B. Art Center on view from October 18 through November 13, 2019. Many thanks to Didi Menendez of Poets Artists, David Hummer curator and director of WMOCA and Sergio Gomez curator and director of the Zhou B. Art Center for selecting my painting. I wish to congratulate all my fellow artists in the show! Please read more about the exhibition the July 2019 American Art Collector article below.

American Artists at Chateau Orquevaux: Residency Works by Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern and Patricia Fabian

Beauregard Fine Art gallery in Rumson, NJ will host “American Artists at Chateau Orquevaux: Residency Works by Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern and Patricia Fabian” a two-artist exhibition from April 13 – May 11, 2019. The artist’s reception is scheduled for Saturday, April 13th from 6 to 8 p.m.

 The show includes over a dozen oil and acrylic paintings on canvas and works on paper, the artworks were primarily created during artist residencies at Chateau Orquevaux in Champagne-Ardennes, France in April and May of 2018. Fabian and Ficarelli-Halpern, both represented by Beauregard Gallery, were each awarded a two-week residency and coincidentally occupied and worked in the same studio space.

Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern, “Rococo Mask,” ©2018

Adorn Me →

“King, after Van Eyck,” ©2016 is included in “Adorn Me,” an online group exhibition and digital and print publication from PoetsArtists, curated by Carol Hodes. The exhibition, a collaboration between PoetsArtists, Zhou B Art Center, and Artsy, features figurative artwork with temporary or permanent adornments. Read more about the show and curator in this article by Beautiful Bizarre : https://beautifulbizarre.net/2019/01/21/adorn-me-a-poetsartists-exhibition/

"REFERENTIAL" exhibition at Novado Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern,”Hand of Goddess,” ©2018, oil on canvas, 22” x 18”

Novado Gallery will present “REFERENTIAL,” opening with an artist reception on Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 6:30-9pm. The exhibition features paintings by four artists: Yang Cao, David Samuel Stern, Lacey McKinney and Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern, whose different backgrounds are united by using visual arts as REFERENTIAL to present an image as narrative. Their use of the human form is a signifier of language, used to interpret society’s past, present and possible future. Within these artworks, we may reveal ourselves in coexistence within the duality of our subconscious and what we reflect to society. The exhibition is curated by Anne Novado, and will run through Saturday, December 1, 2018. www.novadogallery.com

"tech (in)dependent" at the Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ

Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern, Baroque Emoji Series: Heart Eyes, ©2018 

The Pierro Gallery presents “tech (in)dependent,” an art exhibition exploring people’s personal attachment to devices and the almost universal dependency on them from the perspective of five contemporary artists. Each of the artists explores human concerns that have evolved through the ubiquity of social media, mapping and surveillance and its effect on citizenship and technology in the digital age. The exhibition will be at the Pierro Gallery, 5 Mead St. in South Orange, from April 19 through May 19. An opening reception will be Thursday, April 19, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Exhibiting artists are A.J. Bocchino, Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern, Rachel Knoll, Lauren McCarthy and Jeremiah Teipen; the exhibit is curated by Emily Brostek and Claudia S. Preza.

There will be a free family program, “Emoji-ze your Surroundings,” featuring artist Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern on Saturday, April 28, from 1 to 3 p.m.