Lisa Pelo-McNiece is a local blown-glass artist living in Clayton, Indiana. Currently, she is the Department Head of the Glass Studio at the Indianapolis Art Center, where she is also a glassblowing instructor. Lisa also works as the Gallery Manager at the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library in Plainfield, Indiana. She is the recipient of the Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant and the Arts Council of Indianapolis Creative Renewal Fellowship. She has also received awards from regional and national juried exhibitions and has work in several permanent collections. Lisa designed the 2003 ARTI awards for the Arts Council of Indianapolis. Her artwork may be seen at numerous museums and galleries locally and across the country, including the Indianapolis Art Center’s Frank M. Basile Gallery Shop.

Education
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
BFA, specializing in Glass
BFA, in Creative Writing
Cum Laude graduate of 1988

Highlights of Exhibitions/Events
Invitational perspectives an all women group show – Dean Johnson Gallery, Indianapolis
Creative Renewal Fellows – Indianapolis Art Center
Featured Artist/2003 ARTI Awards – Arts Council of Indianapolis
Glass Sculpture Installation – Dream Home 2003, Carmel, Indiana
Glass Flowers & More, Solo Show – Inspired Fire Glass Studio & Gallery, Lafayette, IN
The First Lady’s Art Series – Governor’s Mansion, Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis Home Show – Indianapolis, Indiana
Creative Renewal Fellow Exhibit – Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library Gallery
Flowering Glass Garden Installation – John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana
Several exhibitions, Domont Studio Gallery – Indianapolis, Indiana
South Bend Regional Museum of Art – South Bend, Indiana
YWCA 21st Women Artist: A Celebration! – YWCA, Youngstown, Ohio
Work part of the permanent collection – Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN