LISA LIPSETT

Author~Artist~Teacher

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Salt Spring Is., BC V8K 2G1

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Website: www.lisalipsett.com

Ning: www.creativenatureconnection.com

Blog: www.thedrivetocreate.com

Painting with a Cecropia Moth

Lisa Lipsett holds a doctorate in Transformative Learning from the Ontario

Institute for Education at the University of Toronto. She teaches courses in

Creative Nature Connection- a unique Nature-centered approach to artful

connection with ourselves, each other and the world. Her new book Beauty

Muse: Painting in Communion with Nature invites readers to awaken to

Nature through their own creativity. She maintains a professional painting

practice on Salt Spring Island BC and her paintings are in private collections

throughout North America and Europe.

Education

Doctor of Education, Transformative Learning, Department of Adult Education, Community

Development and Counseling Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the

University of Toronto, 2001.

Art-based Thesis: On Speaking Terms Again: Transformative experiences

of artful earth connection

Master of Education, Global Education/ Transformative Learning, OISE/UT, 1995.

Ontario Teacher s Certificate, Primary-Junior, Institute for Child Study, OISE/UT, 1992.

Diploma in Child Assessment and Counseling, Institute for Child Study, OISE/UT, 1991.

Honours Bachelor of Science, Psychology Specialist, Trinity College,

University of Toronto, 1988.

Upcoming Workshops

May 28- 29, 2011 Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC Beauty Muse: Creating in

Communion with Nature, Ecological Literacy certificate program

July 19, 2011 World Environmental Education Congress, Brisbane Australia

Beauty Muse: Creating in Communion with Nature, Preconference wkshop

Aug. 11-13, 2011 The Mandala Center, Des Moines, New Mexico Creating in Communion

with Nature

Lisa Lipsett

Creativity and Nature Teaching

September 28, 2010 Rotary Center for the Arts, Creativity and Health, Kelowna, BC

Creating Nature Connection, 2 day workshop

September 9, 2010 University of Azores, Portugal Transformation is in our Hands, 3 day

Educator s workshop

In Full Bloom, Women s Creative Celebration, Salt Spring Island

June 19, 2010

May, 2010 University of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Education, Art is a way to know,

guest lecturer, Alternative Ways to Know with MJ Barrett

April 1, 2010 Creative by Nature Center, The Joy of Natural Painting 8 wk course

March 22, 2010 Saturna Ecological Education Center, Natural painting and Drawing

International Woman s Day Festival, The Joy of Natural Painting

March, 6, 2010

Sept-June, 2010 Phoenix Elementary School, Eco-Art Explorations

July 19, 2009 Butterstone Farm, Artful Deep Ecology Workshop, Salt Spring Island BC

July, 2009 Islands Institute, Artist in Residence, on-line the Natural Painting Process,

Salt Spring Island, BC

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May 10-13, 2009 5 World Congress of Environmental Education, Arts Niche Final

Plenary panelist, Montreal

April 20-22, 2007 One Earth Community: Sharing our stories, Creative by Nature Dialogue

circle co-facilitation with Starhawk, Toronto

Sept 2006- Feb 2007 Artemeter Studio, Natural Painting Workshops, Salt Spring Is., B.C.

October 24, 2004 ACA Gallery, The Divine Feminine Fire and the Call to Creativity, T.O.

May 15, 2004 Spirit Matters Conference, Creative By Nature, Toronto

Women s Resource Center, Painting as Self-Making, Bracebridge

March 4, 2002

Jan April, 2002 Artemeter Studio, Women s Creative Journey, Huntsville

Jan March 2002 Artemeter Studio, Spontaneous Painting Workshop, Huntsville

Nov 1-4th, 2001 International Transformative Learning Conference, Toronto, Arts-based

Transformation: The eros of transformation,

Transforming Research: Artful ways of knowing, Ontario.

Holistic Learning Conference, Breaking New Ground, Art for All life s

Oct 18-21, 2001

Sake: An artful deep ecology experience, Toronto, Ontario.

Oct 18, 2001 Center for Arts informed Research seminar series, Trust the Process:

Helpful hints for artistic inquirers, University of Toronto

Fall 2001 Artemeter Studio, Natural Painting, Huntsville

Sept 18, 2001 International Institute for Global Education, The Role of Artmaking in

Ecologically Sustainable Educational Practice, OISE/UT.

Summer 2001 Muskoka Healing Arts Teaching Center and OISE/UT,

Spontaneous Painting workshops for practitioners

June 6, 2001 International Institute for Global Education, ITEL, Environmental Artful

Contemplative Practice- experiential lecture, OISE/UT

Center for Arts Informed Research Artful Inquiry for All Life s Sake

Feb 2001

Soul in Education Conference, Spontaneous Painting and the Earth s

October 2000

Imagination, Findhorn Scotland,

April 2000 Scholartistry Day, Center for Arts Informed Research, Cecropian Still-

Life Artist Talk, OISE/UT

Oct 22-23, 1999 Holistic Learning Conference, Artmaking is a Way of Knowing-

experiential workshop Toronto Ontario

Lisa Lipsett

For the Love of Nature Conference, Riverwalking: Educators artful

June 1999

experiences of the wild, Findhorn, Scotland

Feb 1998 Center for Arts Informed Research Seminar Series, Riverwalking:

Animating the inner landscape, OISE/UT

Summer 1998 Artemeter Studio, Experiencing the Creative Goddess workshops with

singer/songwriter Linda Mclean, Huntsville

Writing

Lipsett, L. (2009) Beauty Muse: Painting in communion with Nature, Creative by Nature Books

Lipsett, L. (forthcoming) On Speaking Terms Again, In Wilderness and Storytelling;

J. Sheridan (Ed.) Peter Lang Publishers

Lipsett, L. (2004) Creative by Nature: Painting in communion with the Earth. In Thomas

Berry Tribute Book, monograph

Lipsett, L. (2002) On Speaking Terms Again, In Expanding the Boundaries of Transformative

Learning: Essays On Theory and Praxis; E. O Sullivan et.al. (Eds.), Putnam

Lipsett, L. (2001) Painting Fear, Gatherings 5, International Community for Ecopsychology

Lipsett, L. (2001) On Not Being Able to See, Gatherings 5, ICE

Lipsett, L. (2001) Gut Instinct. In S. Miezitis (Ed.) Recreating Lives, (manuscript)

Lipsett, L. (2001) The Burying Place, Gatherings, 4, ICE

Lipsett, L. (2000) Cecropian Still Life, Gatherings, 2, ICE

Lipsett, L. (1995) What is our Vision for the Future? Role Call, May

Lipsett, L. (1994) Stores: An Integrated Unit from a Global perspective Role Call, May

Cohen, N., Devine, M., Horodowsky, N., Lipsett, L. & Issacson, L. (1993) Unsuspected

Language Impairment and Psychopathology: Prevalence of language and behavoural

characteristics in disturbed children. Journal of the Academy of Child and Adolescent

Psychiatry, 52, 595-603.

Lipsett, L. (1992) WISC-R Verbal IQ- Performance IQ Discrepancies and Social-Emotional

Functioning. (Masters Qualifying Research paper)

Cohen, N. & Lipsett, L. (1991) Recognized and Unrecognized Language Impairment in

Psychologically Disturbed Children. Canadian Journal of Behavoural Science, 23(3),

376-389.

Lipsett, L. (1988) Empathy in 14 and 24-Month Old Twins and Singletons Honours Thesis

Painting Exhibitions

Solo

Nov 9- Mar. 17, 2010 Island Savings Appreciation, Salt Spring Island, BC

Nov 20- Feb 1, 2009 Caf Talia Momentary Beauty, Salt Spring Island, BC

Aug 2007- July 2008 Ganges Yoga Studio, Elemental Stirrings, Salt Spring Island, BC

October 20- 30, 2004 ACA Gallery, The Divine in Mother Earth, Toronto, ON

May 31- June 21, 2003 The Chapel Gallery, Being with Child, Bracebridge, ON.

Feb 8, 2002 May 28, 2003 Muskoka Healing Arts Teaching Center, Every New Day Part I

March 4- April 15, 2002 Off the Vine Caf, Every New Day Part II, Huntsville, ON

March - December 2001 The Yoga Room, Enlivened Stillness, Huntsville, ON

February 12 April 19, 1999 OISE, University Of Toronto, Riverwalking, Toronto, ON

January 21, 1999 MLHCA Open House, Riverwalking, Huntsville, ON

Lisa Lipsett

Group

Summer 2010 Salt Spring Arts Council, SummerCraft, Salt Spring Island, BC

May 2010 Salt Spring Arts Council, Chairity Event, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring

December 2009 Wintercraft, Salt Spring Island

December 2008 Wintercraft, Salt Spring Island

September 29, 2007 ACA Gallery, Nuit Blanche, Toronto

July 26, 2007 ArtSpring, One World, Salt Spring Island, BC

September 29, 2006 Now Lounge, Small Works, Toronto

Nov 23- Dec 17, 2005 ACA Gallery, Divine Celebrations of Spirit, Toronto

Sept 24- Nov 20, 2005 Rogue Wave Environmental Art Festival, Toronto

February 26, 2005 National Film Board, Spirit of Wounded Knee Reception, Toronto

February 1- 26, 2005 COOP Gallery, Elemental Stirrings, 112 Scollard St. T.O.

February 5- 26, 2005 Chapel Gallery, Seeing Red, Bracebridge, ON.

Februray 5, 2005 Muskoka Arts Council, Tsunami Relief, Huntsville, ON

Sept. 24- 26, 2004 Eclipse Gallery, Arts Weekend, Huntsville, ON

September 18, 2004 Queen West Art Crawl, Outdoor Exhibition, Trinity Bellwoods Park,

July 22- Sept 10, 2004 Eclipse Gallery, Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville, ON

July 24 & 25, 2004 Big Art Thing Studio Tour, Muskoka, ON

July 9-11, 2004 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto ON

Spirit Matters Conference, Art for Earth s Sake, Heaven & Earth, T.O.

May 13-16, 2004

Women s Resource Center, Womban, Women and Art, Bracebridge

July 4, 2003

June 28- July 21, 2003 Alexandra Luke Gallery, Abstract Expressionism, Bracebridge

Women s Resource Center, Goddess Pose, Bracebridge

August 2002

Transformative Learning Conference, Images of Sept. 11th, Toronto

Nov 1-4, 2001

Oct 19- 21, 2001 Holistic Learning Conference, The Cosmos, Arts Reception, Toronto

April 1998- 2001 Muskoka Arts and Crafts Spring Show, Bracebridge

April 22, 2000 Scholartistry Day, OISE/UT, Cecropian Still-Life, Toronto

February 2000 Artforms, Floating, University of Toronto

June 12-Aug 12, 1999 Alexandra Luke Gallery, Flowers and Fun, Bracebridge

Gallery Representation

ACA Gallery Art Can Change the World 183 Queen St. E. Toronto www.acagallery.com

Awards

Silver Medal, Living Now Book Awards, April 22, 2010

Ontario Arts Council- Exhibition Assistance Grant, 2004

OISE/UT Community Teaching Grant, 2001

Federation of Women Teachers Association of Ontario- Ruby Kinkead Doctoral Scholarship, 1997

University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry Annual Research Day, Best Poster Award,

Empathy in 14 and 24- month old twins and singletons, June 16, 1988

Interviews, Reviews and Articles

Sept 21, 2010 Arte e Ponte Para Respeitar a Natureza Diario Insular, Terceira Azores

April, 21, 2010 Beauty Muse Book, Word on the Rock CSFI FM

Feb 24, 2010 Beauty Muse Book, Green Light CSFI FM

Dec 17, 2008 Creative Freedom and Nature The Driftwood, Salt Spring

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July 10, 2003 Empowering Women through Art, The Muskoka Sun

July 3, 2003 Abstract Show, The Muskokan

July 2, 2003 Abstract Artists, The Bracebridge Examiner

June 19, 2003 Painting with Feeling, The Muskokan

June 6, 2003 Meaningful Painting, The Weekender

May 29, 2003 Being with Child Opens at Chapel Gallery, The Muskokan

Oct 12, 2002 Altered States- Artist Profile, The Muskokan

March 2002 September 11 Centre for Arts Informed Research Newsletter, Vol 1, No. 1

June 10, 1999 Art Gallery Opens Show of Flowers and Fun, The Muskokan

Commissions and Partnerships

November 2010 John F. Kennedy University Mentor, School of Holistic Studies,

Department of Arts and Consciousness

January 2009 Decal Girl Skins for Ipods, laptops and e-readers www.decalgirl.com

August 2004 Elemental Stirrings Primal Prayer, Phynix, www.songcycles.com

September 2003 Life Wave Promotional Image for Wisdom Traditions and The Great Work,

International Conference in Transformative Learning, Toronto

Umbilicus Cover Image, National Network on Environment and Women s

August 2003

Health Compendium, Vol 1 & 2, Toronto

Earthmind Promotional Image for 2nd International Conference on

March 2001

Transformative Learning, Toronto.

Article Reviews

A Fine Line, Qualitative Inquiry, Special Arts Based Educational Research Issue, 2001

Learning Jade, Qualitative Inquiry, Special Arts Based Educational Research Issue, 2001

The Quest Distance Education Program, Findhorn Foundation, 2001

Course and Conference participation

5th World Congress of Environmental Education, Montreal, Canada, May 10-13, 2009

Vipassana meditation retreat with Rodney Smith, Salt Spring Island, Feb 2009

Vipassana meditation retreat with Mark Coleman, Salt Spring Island, Aug 2008

Parenting with Non-Violent Communication, Salt Spring Is. October 2006.

One Earth: Sharing our stories, Toronto, April 20-22, 2007

Spirit Matters, Transformative Learning, Toronto, May 2004

Embodied Knowing Conference, Toronto, May 27-29, 2002.

International Transformative Learning Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Nov 1-4, 2001.

Holistic Learning Conference, Breaking New Ground, Toronto, Ontario, Oct 18-21, 2001.

International Institute for Global Education, ITEL Conference, OISE/UT, June 6, 2001.

Soul in Education Conference, Findhorn Scotland, October 2000.

Outward Bound Wilderness School, invited guest on Nature Connect : course- September 2000

Photoshop, Computing Services, OISE/UT, 2000

Holistic Learning Conference, Toronto Ontario, October 22-23, 1999.

Fluid Acrylics, Lila Lewis Irving, Haliburton School of the Arts, July 1999

For the Love of Nature Conference, Findhorn, Scotland June 1999.

Education from a Global Perspective Workshop Day, OISE, May 1994.

PADI Advanced Scuba Diving, Glover s Atoll, Belize, SA, April 1998

Watercolour Painting, Douglas Walton, Hockley Valley Ecology Center, August 1998

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Education from a Global Perspective weekend intensive, December 1994

Education from a Planetary Perspective Conference, Toronto, October 1994

Anti-Racist Education, Magic Circle, Benchmarks, Gifted assessment in the Inner City, Computers

in Education; Toronto Board Professional Development, 1992-1995

Project Wild, January 1992

Conflict Resolution Institute, Dec 1-3, 1991

TECA Workshops: Global Education, Special Needs Children in Primary Grades, Nov, 1991

School Psychology Conference, Peel Board of Education, April, 1991

OISE Conference on Multicultural Education, Feb 1-2, 1991

Co-operative Learning workshop series, Toronto Board, 1990

Intermediate French. Migro Ecole Club, Geneva Switzerland, Sept 1988- Feb 1989

Outward Bound Wilderness School, Pukaskwa, canoeing and climbing, Aug 1988

Introductory and Intermediate SAS, University of Toronto Computing Service, May- June 1988

Basic Counseling Skills Course; Addiction Research Foundation, January- April 1986

NAUI Basic SCUBA Diver, Hart House Underwater Club, September 1982- June 1983

Committees, Board Positions, Memberships

Member, WOLF Kids Nature Program, www.wolfkids.org

Member, Salt Spring Island Arts Council

Member, Salt Spring island Sailing Club, Salt Spring Island, BC

Member, Transformative Learning Center, OISE/UT, 1999- present

Founding member, working group member, steering committee member for Center for Arts-

Informed Research, OISE/UT, September 1997- 2001

Member of the International Community for Ecopsychology, 1999- present

President and Co-Director of the Mary Lake Highlands Cottagers Association, May 1998-2003

Member of Muskoka Arts and Crafts Inc., 1998- present

Founding member MLHCA Community Garden 1996- present

Member Palette Packers, Huntsville, 1996-1998

Member of the Education for a Global Perspective, Provincial Network, 1993-1995

Member of Global Education Steering Committee, Toronto Board of Education, 1994-1995

Green School Committee Co-Chair, Toronto Board, 1993-1995

Member of Safe School, Benchmark/Restructuring, New Educational Technologies, Green School

and Equity Committees, Island P.S., Queen Victoria P.S., September 1992- June 1995

Professional Teaching & Research Experience

Creative Nature Connection Workshops, Creative by Nature Center, Fall 2006 to present

-Natural Painting experiential 6 week courses for children and adults

Women s Creative Journey, Artemeter Studio, January April, 2002

-Designed and facilitated a 12-week program focusing on the development of a creative

practice for women.

Spontaneous Painting workshop, Artemeter Studio, January March 2002

-Designed and facilitated a 6-week course for new painters interested in uncovering their

creative expression.

Natural Painting workshops, Artemeter Studio, Fall 2001

-Designed and taught a 4 week workshop series exploring natural creating through paint.

Each week focused on some aspect of the natural: wildness, playfulness, embodied

knowing, the primal, the tribal, the spontaneous, the organic and the contemplative.

Lisa Lipsett

Spontaneous Painting workshops, co-sponsored by the Muskoka Healing Arts Teaching Center

and OISE/UT, Summer 2001

-Designed and taught 7 workshops for adults which explored the relationship between

nature connection and the natural-self through painting.

Center Staff Dr. J.G. Knowles, Dr. A Cole, Center for Arts Informed Research, OISE/UT

Graduate Assistantship, September 1998- Dec 2000

-Organized the annual seminar series, coordinated center meetings, and liased with the

OISE/UT Transformative Learning Center on conference planning. Responsibilities

included arts-informed research bibliography compilation and Scholartistry Conference

organization.

Experiencing the Creative Goddess workshops, Artemeter Studio, Summer 1998

-Co-designed and taught a series of six innovative workshops for women combining

expressive arts (movement, clay work, painting and copper wire sculpting), meditation and

nature.

Editor Dr. E. O Sullivan, Transformative Learning Center, OISE/UT Graduate Assistantship,

September 1997- April 1998

-Book editing, manuscript preparation for publication, prepared index key words for

Transformative Learning: Educational Vision for the 21st century UK: Zed Books, 1999.

Part-time ESL teacher, elementary school supply teacher, Muskoka Board of Education, -

September 1996- December 1998.

Full-time elementary school teacher, Toronto Board of Education, September 92- June 96

-Focused on experiential holistic teaching with an ecological emphasis; co-developed and

implemented Ecokids environmental school program; designed, implemented and evaluated

staff development program for Education from a Global perspective and new board

curriculum.

Research associate, Dr. N. Cohen, Hincks Research Institute, T. O. Sept. 1989- Aug. 1992

-Associated Topics: hidden language disorders in children; models of consultation to

daycare; cognitive, social and emotional functioning in psychiatrically referred children.

Organized and analyzed data, prepared literature reviews, wrote and edited papers for

presentations and publications. Used SAS for multivariate analysis, database creation and

data entry.

Private Tutor May 1990- August 1992

-Specialized in working with learning disabled children attending the Institute for Child

Study, OISE/UT

Research Assistant, Dr. A. Russon, York University- Glendon College, March- September 1989

-Associated Topics: dominance and imitation in preschoolers; Franco-Ontarian literacy.

Coded videotapes, entered data, analyzed and organized results into a preliminary report

Research Assistant/ Crisis Team Member, Dr. S. Goldberg, Hospital for Sick Children,

Psychiatric Research Department, Toronto. September 1986- August 1988.

-Associated Topics: empathy in twins and singletons; families in crisis; teen suicide;

chronic illness, attachment. Videotaped family interviews and infant-mother interactions.

Developed videotape coding schemes, coded tapes, entered, analyzed and organized data

using SAS.

LISA LIPSETT

600 Fulford-Ganges Rd

Salt Spring Is., BC V8K 2G1

250-***-****, www.lisalipsett.com

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