She grew up in western New York and studied sculpture and painting at the State University of New York at Oswego where she received her BFA. Lisa has spent the last ten years working on a series of paintings titled Living In-between, whose subjects are expressive female figures. Her paintings have a sculptural quality. She works in acrylic and builds up the thick paint with a palette knife, resulting in a textural, impressionistic-like painting. The figures often occur isolated on the canvas, each dynamic pose depicting a struggle. The gestures, unusual use of saturated colors, and configurations of the paintings give opportunities for new interpretations.