Lisbeth Sabol’s sculptures can be seen in many public and private collections throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her work has won awards in regional, national, and international exhibitions. Working in the rich tradition of figurative art, Ms. Sabol is known for her evocative, graceful figures in bronze and stone. “My work is an exploration of both our exterior and interior landscapes. My primary focus is the depth of expressiveness of each figure. I want the viewer to identify with what it would feel like to inhabit the forms I create.”

Ms. Sabol's work is represented by Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Cole Gallery, Seattle, Washington.

Selected Exhibitions:

ArtRaw Inaugural Exhibition, Soho, New York, NY, 2009

American Artist Professional League, 80th Grand National Exhibition, New York, NY, 2008

Ciao Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY, 2009

Santa Fe Art World, Collector’s Choice Awards, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2008

The Gallery at Ward Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii 2007

The Louis Pohl Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii 2006

Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Pen & Brush, New York, NY 2005, 2004

AsART Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Villa Borbone, Pietrasanta, Italy 2004

Spiral Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand 2004

Royal Miniature Society International Exhibition at Westminster Gallery, London, 2003 - American Bison bronze awarded Honorable Mention for the Gold Memorial Bowl

Anthony L. Rhea Gallery, Denver, Colorado 1998-2003

Devonport Arts Festival, Auckland, New Zealand 2002 - Best-in-Show

Art Maui, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Maui 2000

In 2004, two of her bronzes Dancing Barefoot and Joy were featured in the 58th Annual Sculpture and Medallic Art Exhibition at the Pen&Brush in the East Village in New York City. Also, five of her bronzes were featured at the Invitational Five at The Spiral at the Spiral Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand.

In 2003, the bronze American Bison was exhibited in the Royal Miniature Society Annual Exhibition at Westminster Gallery in London, England where it was awarded Honourable Mention for the Gold Memorial Bowl.

Earlier in the year, Ms. Sabol had been chosen from an international group of artists to carve a 2-ton block of stone at the Tarietanga International Sculpture Symposium held in January 2003 which highlighted sculptors from all over the world. The symposium was held in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. Her finished sculpture Emerging Nude was exhibited on the Wellington waterfront and was subsequently collected. Among Ms. Sabols work in public collections is a white marble carving "Longs Peak" that Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado collected and permanently displays in their Visitor Center. The sculpture is a detailed portrait of 14,000ft Longs Peak that she sculpted after climbing to the summit. Glacier National Park in Montana has also collected one of her stone-carvings, sculpted in response to exploring that exceptional landscape. Working amid the spectacular mountains carved by the forces of nature continues to inform her work. Another one of her sculptures is also in the public collection in the Sculpture Garden at Quiet Waters Park in the heart of Annapolis, Maryland.

In 2001 and 2000, Ms. Sabol was chosen to be Sculptor-in-Residence at Mt Rushmore National Memorial to show her work and create sculptures on site, demonstrating carving techniques to Park visitors. She was granted access to climb Mt Rushmore to study the colossal carving up close and stand atop George Washingtons head.

Her sculpture "Awakening Muse", carved at Mt Rushmore, was awarded Best-in-Show for Sculpture in its first exhibition, the 2002 Devonport Art Festival Show, Auckland, New Zealand. Her stone-carvings include pieces in Marble, Alabaster, and Limestone. Her sculptures are informed by the historic tradition of the classical figure in Art but have the added element of her decidedly contemporary perspective.

Ms. Sabols education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Fine Arts Sculpture, and Biology, from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia; and post-graduate studies at Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC; the University of Maryland; and the University of Hawaii.

Artist Statement:

I am compelled to work with the figure because of the strong associations we all have to the human form. Each of us carries our own set of associations relating to the human body that trigger a range of reactions to figurative art. It is an incredibly rich subject with which to work. The natural gracefulness of the figure is sustained even while the sculptures are meticulously detailed.

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