Lis Pardoe

Lis Pardoe is a contemporary U.S. American artist whose representational oil paintings create introspective space. A reactionary response to her anxieties of living in a modern era, Pardoe portrays intimate and domestic scenes, resulting in delicate worlds that offer a pause from life's daily stressors. Playing with light and shadow, the focus on depth invites the viewer to step inside. Her recurring botanical representations act as a grounding force - an ever-present reminder of our universal connection. Working from life, photography, and imagination, Pardoe spends hours with her friends and family, who pose for her. Her painting titles are often a summation of her initial vision and the experience of interacting with her subject. Pardoe was born in Sandy, UT, and grew up along the Wasatch Front, splitting time between Sandy and Centerville. Shortly after graduating from Viewmont High School in 2010, Pardoe began a five-year apprenticeship at the Hein Atelier of Traditional Art, which she graduated in 2015. After spending her twenties in Salt Lake City, UT, Pardoe is currently living with her spouse and working from Mazatlán, Mexico. She won a Museum Exhibition Award in the 15th International ARC Salon (2021), has exhibited at noteworthy institutions such as the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (2020), and was collected by Utah's prestigious Alice Merrill Horne Collection (2020). Meyer Gallery currently represents her (Park City, UT).

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS  

• 2021-2022, Springville Museum of Art, ARC ‘Selected Artist’ Museum Exhibition, Springville, UT
• 2021, Springville Museum of Art, Annual Spring Salon, Springville, UT
• 2020, Art Renewal Center, 15th ARC Salon
• 2020, Utah Division of Arts & Museums, Annual Statewide Exhibition UT ‘20
• 2020, SLCC, President’s Art Show, Salt Lake City, UT
• 2020, Meyer Gallery, Annual Small Works Exhibition, Park City, UT
• 2020, Meyer Gallery, The Timeless Still Life, Park City, UT
• 2020, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, From Before to Now, Salt Lake City, UT
• 2020, Utah Division of Arts and Museums, Women to the Font: Perspectives on Equality, Gender, and Activism, Salt Lake City, UT
• 2020, Finch Lane Gallery, 35 x 35, Salt Lake City, UT
• 2019, The Modern Love Club, FOMO, New York, New York
• 2019, Wasatch Studio Tour, Salt Lake City, UT
• 2019, Meyer Gallery, Small Art Treasures - Annual Small Works Exhibition, Park City, UT
• 2019, Meyer Gallery, Making Her Mark: Art by Women, Park City, UT
• 2019, Art Renewal Center, 14th ARC Salon Finalist
• 2019, Springville Museum of Art, Annual Spring Salon, Springville, UT
• 2018, Meyer Gallery, Une Petite Nuit - Annual Small Works Exhibition, Park City, UT
• 2017, Springville Museum of Art, Annual Spring Salon, Springville, UT
• 2016, Springville Museum of Art, Annual Spring Salon, Springville, UT

PUBLICATIONS

• 2021, Mountain Express Magazine, Park City, Summer Fall Issue
• 2021, 15 Bytes, Utah’s Art Magazine; WIP: Lis Pardoe
• 2020, The Salt Lake Tribune, Meet the Utah women at the forefront of art and activism
• 2019, Park Record, Female artists make their mark in Meyer Gallery Exhibit
• 2018, Poets and Artists Magazine, 10th Anniversary - Oranges & Sardines, Issue 92
• 2018, Herald Extra, Springville Annual Spring Salon - 94 years
• 2017, Buzzfeed Article, 100 Facebook Portraits
• 2017, Buzzfeed Article, Collector's Corner: A Look At What Art Collectors Are Shopping For
• 2017, Poets and Artists Magazine, 50 Great Figurative Artworks 2017, Issue 89