Lisa Chandler is a New Zealand artist whose work investigates how people and places are transformed by social, environmental and historical forces. Working between figuration and abstraction, she creates layered narratives that explore loss, resilience, memory and belonging. Through painting, printmaking and collage, she examines what is lost, what endures, and how communities navigate change and imagine a shared future.
Recent exhibitions include What Remains, Landscapes of Loss and The Dividing Line.
current projects
The Tide is a collaborative project with writer Helen E. Crampton that explores relationships between people, place and ever-changing coastal environments. The project comprises an exhibition and artist book, with its first presentation scheduled for The Tanks Art Centre, Cairns, Australia, in 2027.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2027
The Tide - exhibition and artist book launch, The Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, Australia
2028
The Tide - exhibition and artist book launch, New Zealand (venues TBC)
2028
What Remains - Ashburton Art Gallery, New Zealand