Lisa Levy "The Thoughts in My Head #85 Whoever Thought"

Lisa Levy "The Thoughts in My Head #85 Whoever Thought" 2020

Painting: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 11 x 14 in
Unique
Signed on verso, includes a certificate of authenticity

Lisa Levy is a conceptual artist, comedic performer, and (self-proclaimed) psychotherapist. Her visual art has been widely exhibited at many venues including The New Museum, The Bronx Museum, SPRING/BREAK Art Fair, The Pulse Art Fair, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, and numerous galleries. Her artist multiples are for sale at Printed Matter, Open Editions, and Fuse Works. Levy’s work has been covered with feature stories in numerous publications such as the New York Times, The London Times, Time Out New York, The Daily News, and The New York Post—as well as many other publications such as Artnet, Hyperallergic, and ARTnews. As a live performer, her most popular character is Dr. Lisa, the self-proclaimed psychotherapist. Currently, she hosts a weekly show on Radio Free Brooklyn, called “Dr. Lisa Gives a Sh*t” where she conducts funny, emotionally revealing “psychotherapy sessions” with a wide range of creative guests. You can listen to her show live every Thursday from 2-3 pm on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org Lisa has performed at The Brooklyn Museum, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Joe’s Pub, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Dr. Lisa has been the subject of feature stories in numerous publications such as the New York Times and The London Times. For her send-up Marina Abromavic’s The Artist is Present, which she titled, The Artist is Humbly Present, Levy sat naked on a toilet for two days, garnering international attention.

“The Thoughts in My Head series has been exhibited at many art fairs and galleries, and held in numerous collections. It was recently published as a 100 painting monograph by Art Voices Books. https://artvoicesbooks.com/instoresnow/lisa-levy  Many permanent installations and commissions have been made from this work. I’m gratified by how the series connects directly with people and how it gives that little girl in me growing up great comfort to see how she was never truly alone; That there actually was a lot of humor lurking in her situation, which is so much clearer to me now. Stepping back, I can see themes in my work—my insecurities about my body, my artwork, my abilities, and my place in the world. Some paintings refer to my relationships, to my family, to my work, and to the world at large. I posit perspectives about society that I feel we ignore. Some of the paintings are self-referential to the painting itself, using the painted canvas as a metaphor for art in general.” - Lisa Levy