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Biography:
Lisa Candela was born in La Jolla, California in 1971. Exposure to the arts came early through her grandmother, Jeanne Thayer, who is a Life Trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, and her great grandfather, Rosario Candela, one of New York City's greatest architects, but it wasn't until 1992 when her uncle gave her a camera, that her career began. At night, she studied photography at UCLA, and during the day, she procured hands on experience in a world renowned photo lab printing for the likes of Helmet Newton, Albert Watson, and Ellen Von Unwerth.
Resisting the digital movement, Lisa will only shoot collections on film and is best known for her vibrant, sensual imagery, often involving fascinating women and the Latin culture.
In 2006, Lisa made her curatorial debut when she was given the right to hand select and develop a fine art collection from the late artist/photographer Dan Eldon's archives. The overwhelming success inspired the opening of her own gallery in SOHO.
She currently lives both in Bovina, New York and Montecito, California where her best friend and grandmother Jeanne Thayer resides.
Mrs. Thayer says: "My dearest Lisa, from the light and color of Mexico; to the exotic scenes of India; to the strong images of New York's mountains in their natural beauty; or the beauty of the human form, there is your eye only. No one else paints with photography as you do."
Lisa is currently working on her first book.
Curriculum vitae
2002 October-First Exhibit in Los Angeles (Private venue)
2003 June- Exhibit for Jagriti Foundation (Private estate)
2004 Contributor for Santa Barbara Magazine (ongoing)
2005 Lived in Sayulita Mexico documenting a Gypsy tribe
2005 Exhibit in San Pancho, Mexico
2006 January - Appointed curator of Dan Eldon Collection
2006 October - First one night show for Dan Eldon NYC
2007 October- Candela/Decker Gallery opens NYC
2008 June- August - "Sayulita" exhibition NYC
2009 Hotel Griffou Exhibit NYC
2009 October/ November- India documentation
2010 Curators choice Exhibit at Chace Randall Gallery in Andes, NY Catskills
2010 November- April "Women" exhibition in Montecito, California at Susan Pitcher
2011 April- ongoing Exhibit of "Women" at Lotta Stensson in Los Angeles
2011 Currently working first book of Photography
2011 November - December at Chace Randall Gallery "Broadlands" (a documentation at the abandoned Gerry mansion)
2011 Exhibit at Oxford University, England (winter TBA)
photograph of the artist courtesy of
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