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Shenandoah National Park Selects Artist Lisa Lebofsky for the July Artist-in-Residence Program

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News Release Date: July 8, 2019
Contact: Jessica Kusky, 5409993500

Luray, Virginia: Shenandoah National Park is pleased to announce the selection of Lisa Lebofsky as the July Artist-in-Residence. Lisa is a nomadic plein air painter, collaborating with nature and people. Lisa finds inspiration by traveling extensively, often to remote parts of the world, in order to immerse herself in different environments and cultures. To a great extent, these personal interactions inform what areas and what subject matter is ultimately painted. Currently, Lisa is in the midst of a multi-year mission to travel around North America painting en plein air, to better know the changes happening in our environment and the people it is affecting.                

Lisa’s residency will run through July 26, 2019. Park visitors are invited to join Lisa for a public presentation on Saturday, July 20 at 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Byrd Visitor Center (mile 51 on Skyline Drive).  The public presentation is suitable for visitors of all ages.
 
Shenandoah National Park is a jewel among National Park Service sites and offers a distinctive array of natural, cultural, and recreational opportunities for visitors. The Artist-in-Residence program is established in numerous National Park Service sites to inspire artists to create and share art that not only motivates and encourages millions of people to visit and explore, but also helps build awareness and develop stewardship of these beautiful public lands.

Superintendent Jennifer Flynn stated “We are pleased to select a plein air painter for our Artist-in Residence Program. We look forward to having Lisa share her enthusiasm for the natural world and her talent with the visitors to Shenandoah National Park.”

Shenandoah’s Artist-in-Residence program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust. "Donors to the Shenandoah National Park Trust are proud to fund programs like Artist-in-Residence, which explore new opportunities to connect people with this remarkable landscape," stated Shenandoah National Park Trust President Susan Sherman.
 
More information about the Artist–in-Residence program can be found on the park’s website at: https://www.nps.gov/shen/getinvolved/supportyourpark/artist-in-residence.htm 

 

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