Lis J. Schwitters - Photographic Artist & Printmaker

Exhibition Schedule
As of March 2010:

High Studio Gallery
"Pure Vibrant Colors" - - - March 1 - April 27, 2010 - - - 11 East High Street, Moorpark, California, Phone:
(805) 523 - 7957, Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm, Closed Saturday & Sunday - - - On view: Nine new Pigment
Prints from the series "The Fermented Fruit - Psychedelic Wine Art"

Vita Art Center & Bell Arts Factory
"MARCH - Focusing on the strength and achievements of women" - - - March 5 - March 28, 2010 - - - 432 North
Ventura Ave., Ventura, California, Phone: (805) 644 - 9214, Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm - - - On view:
Pigment Print "Strength in Numbers - I"

The Artists' Union Gallery
"8th Annual Sensual & Erotic Exhibit “WET!!”- - - February 13th - March 21, 2010 - - - 330 California Street Plaza,
Downtown Ventura, California, where California Street meets the Beach - Across from the Crown Plaza Hotel, Phone:
(805) 643 - 3012, Gallery Hours: Thursday & Sunday 12 - 6pm and Friday & Saturday12 - 9pm - - - On view: Three
Pigment Prints
>>> CNN report on the Artists Union Gallery Click Here

Santa Paula Society of the Arts
"73rd Annual Art & Photography Exhibit" - - - March 16 - April 7, 2010 - - - Blanchard Community Library, 119 N. 8th
Street, Santa Paula, California, Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: 12 - 8pm, Wednesday: 10 - 6pm, Saturday: 10 - 2pm - - - On view: Pigment Prints; "Sespe Red" and "867-5309"

The Buenaventura Gallery
February 2 - March 27, 2010 - - - 700 East Santa Clara Street,Ventura, California, Phone: (805) 648 - 1235, Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday Noon - 5pm, Saturday 11am - 5pm - - - On view: Pigment Prints, "Panoramic Topa Topa" and
"Atmospheric Optical Phenomena - Double Green Flash"
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The Harbor Village Gallery & Artisan Store
January 27 - March 7, 2010
- - - Ventura Harbor Village - Entrance #3, next to the Great Lawn, 1591 Spinnaker Dr. Suite
117C, Ventura, California, Phone: (805) 644 - 2750, Gallery Hours: Daily from Noon to 5 PM, Closed Tuesdays.
On view: Pigment Prints; "Two Trees, Ventura, CA" and "Ojai - Inside Arches"
Cyanotype Demonstration on August 9, 2008 given by Lis J. Schwitters



City of Ventura - Mayor's Arts Awards

2009 - Fifth Annual Mayor's Arts Awards - "Mark of Excellence"
   
Ventura, California - For photos of the Honoree Reception, November 10, 2009, Click Here
2008 - Fourth Annual Mayor's Arts Awards - "Mark of Excellence"
   
Ventura, California - For photos of the Honoree Reception, November 13, 2008, Click Here
2007- Third Annual Mayor's Arts Awards - "Mark of Excellence"
   
Ventura, California - For photos of the Honoree Reception, November 15, 2007, Click Here
2006 - Second Annual Mayor's Arts Awards - "Mark of Distinction"

For more information about the Mayor's Arts Awards, please visit the City of Ventura's website: Click Here



Past Events:

UCR/CMP - California Museum of Photography
EXTREME PLACES 2009 - - - April 2 - May 30, 2009 - - - 3824 Main St, Riverside, California - - - Admission: $3, Museum Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12 - 5 PM, Phone: (951) 784 - FOTO - - - On view: Cyanotype, "A Blue Print for a Greater America - View C"
To view the EXTREME PLACES 2009 Slideshow: Click Here

“A Blue Print for a Greater America - View C” was acquired by the California Museum of Photography to be included in their Permanent Collection!

Museum of Ventura County
"Today's Alternative Photographers Look to Past for Techniques"
- - - May 21 - July 6, 2008 - - - 89 S. California Street, Ventura, California, Museum Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m, Tuesday through Thursday, Saturday & Sunday 11 AM to
8 PM, Friday, Closed most Mondays, Admission: Free - - - On View: Cyanotypes; "A Pledge of Alliance",
"A Blue Print for a Greater America - View A", "Kaua'i Photogram - Monkeypod" ,"Indoor Palm & Lights" and
Van Dyke Brown Print; "Rose Print" (Cliché verre)

"Photographers champion the magic and unpredictability of old-school techniques" By Brett Johnson
Ventura County Star, June 12, 2008, Time Out Cover Story, illus. - For the full article and all the photos: PDF
For the Ventura County Star link to an abbreviated article and fewer photos - Click Here

UCR/CMP - California Museum of Photography
Eclectic People - - - March 31 - May 10, 2008 - - - 3824 Main St, Riverside, California - - - Admission: $3,
Museum Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12 - 5 PM, Phone: (951) 784 - FOTO - - - On view: Cyanotype, "I'm not Debbie."
“I'm not Debbie.” was acquired by the California Museum of Photography to be included in their
Permanent Collection!

Williamsburg Art & Historical Center
"Sun Pictures to Mega Pixels" Archaic Process & Digital Process "
September 29 - November 4, 2007 - - - Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, 135 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York 11211 (Across from Peter Lugers Steakhouse!), Phone: (718) 486 - 7372 or (718) 486 - 6012 Hours: Friday thru Sunday Noon - 6 PM, Suggested donation $7,
Click Here for the PDF Catalog - - - Cyanotype Prints "Looking Beyond the Lips of Desire", "Intercourse of Conviction",
"A Pledge of Alliance" and "Lured by Sanctuary" on view.
For photos of the exhibition, Click Here
The Sun Pictures Reception is now featured on YouTube! To watch the video, Click Here

Summer 2001 - Ventura ArtWalk - Camera Obscura


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Contact: info@LisJSchwitters.com
I am located in Moorpark, California in Ventura County, 50 miles Northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

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