Lisa Ehrich

Although Lisa Ehrich grew up in the Delta of Mississippi, she came to Texas to go to college and has never left. She received her BFA in studio arts from the University of Texas in Austin and her MFA in ceramics and sculpture, from the University of North Texas. For 24 years she has been a full time faculty member at Brookhaven College teaching ceramics and for the last 20 years has also served as Chair of the Art Department.

Recent exhibitions and achievements:
2008
Galveston Community College Gallery, Galveston, TX
2007
National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts, Louisville, KY
East Oklahoma University, University Gallery, Ada, OK
2006-7
CraftHouston: Texas, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft,
Traveling exhibition
Designer, Farmers Branch Dart Station
2006
San Angelo Clay National, San Angelo Museum of Art
University of Texas Gallery, Tyler, TX
2005
Form, Fire, & Fiction, Plano Art Center, Plano, TX
2004
Texas Clay Art, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos
Surfaces, Mountain View College, Dallas
2003
Attachments, Irving Art Center
Leah, Stella, & Lisa Ehrich, Studio Gallery, Brookhaven College
2002
New Works, Cidnee Patrick Gallery
Texas Mud, The Contemporary, Dallas
The Clay & Glass Show, Corning, NY

Artist Statement
I make clay objects that are influenced by nature. Embedded in the layers of intention and accident are the ideas that inspire my work: the sensuality of form, implied volume, human touch to a natural object, symbols of fragility, healing, and regeneration.

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Mission Statement
The North Dallas Artist Studio Tour is an educational art event that invites the public into working studios of North Dallas artists, allowing an intimate view of the creative process. The Tour seeks to raise public awareness of the quality and diversity of artwork being produced by local artists and to demonstrate that art adds meaning and richness to community life.