artist statement
I see my art practice as a metaphor for the day to day human efforts to craft a life from moments; some perfect but most flawed yet repairable. Visual, emotional, personal and sensory experiences all influence my work in a way that is intuitive and a release for me. Issues of fragility, brokenness and ultimately mending are often expressed, revealed and resolved.
Wool fiber is incorporated into much of my work because of it’s transformative nature; changing under my hands in ways that I can almost but not quite control. It teaches me to leave room for the beauty of imperfection. The medium gives me roots—both my own and to humanity. Wool felt is the first fabric created by humankind and when I create with wool I am aware that I am working in an ancient tradition. My personal connection to fiber comes from my female ancestors who spent patient hours crafting quilts, stitching, tatting and crocheting; leaving behind a beautiful legacy for me.
My work is influenced by the structures and grids of architecture, the patched and mended fabrics of old quilts and rustic minimalism. While I aspire to spacious simplicity, I strive to make my art intimate in its detailed textures and inviting to closely inspect and touch. The layers of paper, fabric and wool, ink and stitch that result in the textures and colors are sometimes but not always visible on the surface of the work but are integral to my process. The layers reveal and conceal just enough to let the viewers find their own stories in the work.
Bio
Lisa Hinrichs is a fiber and mixed media artist living in St. Louis, MIssouri. She has mastered felt making, dye techniques, painting and other fiber processes, studying with some of the most talented teachers in the field over many years. Her work is exhibited locally and nationally and has been included in various Fiber Art publications.
Lisa holds a BS in Housing and Interior Design from the University of Missouri-Columbia and later studied Graphic Design at SLCC. While she has moved on from earlier careers in architecture and graphic design, her love of a well designed structure or elegantly composed page find their way into her current work. When she isn’t working in her sunny studio at the Foundry Art Centre, Lisa enjoys traveling, hiking in the beautiful Missouri countryside and spending time with her family and friends.
Lisa’s work can be viewed both at various exhibitions or at her studio in the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, Missouri. Book a private appointment with Lisa to discuss available work or a commission. You can also sign up for her email list to be notified about future exhibitions and workshops, here.
RECENT & CURRENT EXHIBITS
2023
Out of This Earth, virtual exhibit, Claire Benn, juror. July -present.
The Blues, group show, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri, January-February
2022
Material Alchemy, solo exhibit, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri, September-Octover
Materiality, group show, Heartland Gallery, Hillsboro, Illinois, October
Opera D’Art in Fibre, group show, Gretchen Brigham Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, August -September
Constructed Visions IV group show, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis MO, July-August
Contemplations group show, Bunker Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri, July - August
2021
Fragments, duo exhibit, Anne Lloyd Gallery, Decatur Arts Council, Decatur, Illinois August-September
2020
Annual Fiber Exhibition, Kansas City Stockyards Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, November
2019
Materials, invitational exhibit, Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Gallery, Saint Charles Community College, St. Charles, Missouri, October - November
Fiber Focus 2019, group show juried by Arturo Sandoval, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, October - November
Speaking of Fibers - Stories of Importance, Juried show by Fran Gardner, Maryville University, Saint Louis, Missouri, November-December
Angad Arts Hotel, special exhibition, June - December
Felt: Fiber Transformed, select exhibition at the Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massuchusetts, January - May
In Courageous Form, group show at Union Avenue Gallery, Saint Louis, Missouri, March 9
2018
Felt: Fiber Transformed, print & digital exhibition, Fiber Art Now Magazine Fall 2018 issue
Micro Macro, Juried show by Peg Fetter, Foundry Art Centre, Saint Charles, Missouri
Monday Club Gallery, Missouri Fiber Artists Group show and artist’s talk, Webster Groves, Missouri
At the Surface, Juried show by Thad Duhigg, Foundry Art Centre, Saint Charles, Missouri
2017
Speaking of Fibers, Juried show by Amanda McCavour, Maryville University, Saint Louis, Missouri, November-December
Small Works, Group Show, OA Gallery, Kirkwood, Missouri, November - December
2016
Concerning the Spiritual, Juried show by Michael Quintero, Foundry Art Centre, Saint Charles, Missouri, November - December
Pairings, Group show, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, Saint Joseph, Missouri January - April
Impact, Juried Show by Jane Sauer, Foundry Art Centre, Saint Charles, Missouri, March - April
2015
Speaking of Fibers, Juried Show by Sandy Webster, Maryville University, Saint Louis, Missouri, November - December
Pairings, Group Show, Saint Louis Artists Guild, Clayton, Missouri September - October
Media Matters, Juried Show by Tom Eckert, Foundry Art Centre, Saint Charles, Missouri, September - October