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Born 1962 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Partially-clad female figure painting.
Lisa Yuskavage graduated from Temple University and earned an M.F.A. from Yale University. It is said that she has responded to this success by being "mildly naughty" and "using her exceptional... Read full biography
Lisa Yuskavage graduated from Temple University and earned an M.F.A. from Yale University. It is said that she has responded to this success by being "mildly naughty" and "using her exceptional facility to produce knowingly dreadful paintings." Her figures are grotesque young sexpots with bloated... Read full biography
Lisa Yuskavage graduated from Temple University and earned an M.F.A. from Yale University. It is said that she has responded to this success by being "mildly naughty" and "using her exceptional facility to produce knowingly dreadful paintings." Her figures are grotesque young sexpots with bloated stomachs, described as "just: disturbing, repulsive, enticing, beautiful. And sexy?" Some think so. Initially viewers may draw their attention to two noticeable things, noses and breasts, both... Read full biography
Lisa Yuskavage graduated from Temple University and earned an M.F.A. from Yale University. It is said that she has responded to this success by being "mildly naughty" and "using her exceptional facility to produce knowingly dreadful paintings." Her figures are grotesque young sexpots with bloated stomachs, described as "just: disturbing, repulsive, enticing, beautiful. And sexy?" Some think so. Initially viewers may draw their attention to two noticeable things, noses and breasts, both exaggerated. The "obscenely plump-ness and sometimes purple nipples that strike the unsuspecting viewer as strange," but also the deformity of both. "The breasts are disturbingly lopsided: as one sticks up, protruding at an odd angle from the body, another... Read full biography
Lisa Yuskavage graduated from Temple University and earned an M.F.A. from Yale University. It is said that she has responded to this success by being "mildly naughty" and "using her exceptional facility to produce knowingly dreadful paintings." Her figures are grotesque young sexpots with bloated stomachs, described as "just: disturbing, repulsive, enticing, beautiful. And sexy?" Some think so. Initially viewers may draw their attention to two noticeable things, noses and breasts, both exaggerated. The "obscenely plump-ness and sometimes purple nipples that strike the unsuspecting viewer as strange," but also the deformity of both. "The breasts are disturbingly lopsided: as one sticks up, protruding at an odd angle from the body, another droops down. " Along with the noses, which are practically snouts. The unequal proportions of Yuskavage's bodies are skewed,... Read full biography
Lisa Yuskavage - Artist Info
About Lisa Yuskavage: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (13)
All MuseumsHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Smithsonian Institution: 7th Street & Independence Ave. Sw
Mail To: Po Box 37012/Hmsg Mrc 350
Washington, DC 20013-7012Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, MCASD
700 Prospect Street
La Jolla, CA 92037-4291Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012Museum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019Oklahoma City Museum of Art, OKCMOA
415 Couch Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73102San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103Seattle Art Museum
1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101Stedelijk Museum
P.O. Box 75082
Amsterdam, NetherlandsTampa Museum of Art
120 W Gasparilla Plaza
Tampa, FL 33602Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403Weatherspoon Art Museum, UNCG
U of North Carolina, Spring Garden At Tate Street
Po Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014