OIL PAINTINGS

Painter and artist, Lisbeth Firmin’s works are as fresh as they are masterful, pulsating with energy. The excitement created from seeing Firmin’s urban scenes of people walking down streets or standing on bus and train station platforms is arresting, reminding one of John Sloan and Edward Hopper. What initially captures your attention is her light and clarity. There is a respect for using the available light instead of manipulating it. Firmin states that she is “a contemporary American realist whose imagery explores the relationship between people and their environment…depicting modern life while exploring timeless themes of solitude and isolation; interpenetrating the light and shadow that describe the human form in a specific moment.” Honors and awards include inclusion in” “New Prints 2018/Winter, IPCNY, “2017 North American Print Biennial”, 2017 solo exhibition at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, a 2017 Printmaking Residency @ Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy, Printmaking Residency @ Tides Institute in Eastport ME (2016), a NYFA Fellowship (2007), Pollock-Krasner Grant (1999), full fellowships to the MacDowell Colony, National Seashore Residency, the Vermont Studio Center and Saltonstall Arts Colony. Her paintings and prints are in several public collections including the New York Historical Society, Provincetown Art Association & Museum, Munson Williams Procter Arts Institute, Arnot Museum, Tides Institute and Museum of Art, Fleming Museum, University of Texas, Cape Cod Museum, and Hofstra University.