Grounded in Gold - Solo Show
a Solo exhibition of sculpture I've been working on for 2+ years. I'm very much looking forward to installing this rarest of rare exhibitions in my studio career. I have pulled out all the stops to create space and time in my studio to bring this work forth.
Time & Location
May 24, 2025, 10:00 AM – Nov 23, 2025, 5:00 PM
Doylestown, 138 S Pine St, Doylestown, PA 18901, USA
About the event
Across art history, gold has long represented what is sacred and precious. Drawing from this symbolism, Lisa Naples’ most recent group of abstract and animal sculptures are literally and metaphorically grounded in this material. With either two chimney-like openings or two rabbits facing towards or away from one another, these sculptures communicate not only the wide range of human experiences lived within and outside one’s self but also the common dignity that lies underneath each expression. Whether moments of tenderness or estrangement, Naples’ works invite viewers to understand these experiences as ones still grounded in gold.
Naples studied ceramics at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY and University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later received her MFA in ceramics at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada. For several decades, she has exhibited her work nationally and traveled throughout the country teaching workshops at conferences, art centers,…