Information provided by the Artist: Lisa Reinertson is known for both life-size figurative ceramic sculptures and large-scale public sculptures cast in bronze. Lisa completed her MFA at UC Davis in 1984, studying with Robert Arneson and Manuel Neri. She has taught at several universities, including the San Francisco Art Institute, UC Berkeley, CSU Chico, and Santa Clara University. Her work has been exhibited at galleries and museums both nationally and internationally, including the Crocker Art Museum; the American Museum of Ceramic Art; the Cantor Arts Center; the National Museum of Ceramic Art, Maryland; and the Museo Internationale della Ceramica, Faenza, Italy. Reinertson has completed over 20 public commissions in bronze, including three Martin Luther King Memorial sculptures, the Cesar Chavez Memorial in downtown Sacramento, Neptune’s Daughter in Benicia, CA, and Joan Didion for the Sacramento Library. Reinertson's most recent solo exhibition was last year at the Sakata Gallery in Sacramento, and her work is represented in the Crocker's permanent collection.