Welcome to Lisa Stauffer Fine Art
2026
Prairie Lakes Plein Air Sept 18-24
Invited to Judge Plein Air Grand Marais, Sept 9-16. Opening at Johnson Heritage Post Sept 16. I have a one day workshop Sept 17 in Grand Marais. Register through OutdoorPaintersofMinnesota.com Plein Air Grand Marias
PLPA one day Workshop August 13
Hudson Plein Air, Decked Out won the quick paint competition
Judge for Port Wing Plein Air,July 2026
WBCA In To Nature, July, Summer Seating won 4th place
Plein Air Painting in Pastel, Grand Marais, July 6-10, contact Lisa
RedWing Plein Air, June, Third Place for Wells Creek
I will be demonstrating on the Pastel Stage at the Plein Air Convention and Expo in the Ozarks, Branson, MO May 14-18. My demonstration is at 12 noon Friday, May 15. Come and join us for great fun, painting and lots of fantastic instruction. You will get $100 of the registration fee by using the code- PACE-STAUFFER at check out at https://pleinairconvention.com
Painting In Pastel: Landscapes From Photographs, Grand Marais Art Colony, April 29-May 2
Artistic Essentials: Practice The Painting Principles, White Bear Center for the Arts, February 13-15
Summer Home, my painting from the Pastel Society of America's 53rd Annual show at the National Arts Club in NYC was chosen by Dr. Louis A. Zona for exhibition at the Flora B. Giffuni Gallery Of American Pastels at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, March 8- May 3, 2026. This is the fourth time one of my paintings has been chosen for this honor.
North Star Farm won 3rd place Pastel at Arts North International 31, Hopkins Center for the Arts, show is up through February 21
2025
Exploring Underpainting for Pastel and Other Media, White Bear Center For The Arts, November 14-16
Summer Home won the Terry Ludwig award at the Pastel Society Of America's Annual International show and that award earned me Master status with PSA!
Pine won a new award , Evergreen for best tree, at Plein Air Grand Marais
Farm House In Sunshine won 3rd place at Prairie Lakes Plein Air
Mississippi River Barges won First Place, and I received the Fred Somers Award for Best Collection at LCPS Member show
Golden Fleece won a merit award at Port Wing Plein Air, Reaching won the new special Aural Award
Sanctuary won 2nd place at In To Nature at White Bear Center for the Arts in August
Plein Air Pastel Workshop, July 7-11, Grand Marais,
info under workshops
Painting In Pastel- Landscapes From Photographs
April 30-May 3 Grand Marais Art Colony, details under workshops
Sunflower Sea is juried in to YELLOW, an International Pastel Competition hosted by Red Rock Pastel Society, on their site now.
It won an Honorable Mention in the Floral Show at Gallery Pintura in March/April
2024
Upcoming class:
Exploring Underpainting for Pastel and Other Media, White Bear Center For The Arts, November 22-24
More events listed under events, classes, etc on the website
Enter The Garden was juried in to the International Association Of Pastel Societies 13th Master Circle Exhibition. Online now at iapspastel.org under current exhibitions.
Hoffman Farm Barn won Historic Dubuque Second Place at Bluff Strokes Plein Air competition in October.
September Rain Over Superior won Beauty Of Pastel at Plein Air Grand Marais in September.
I was honored to be invited to participate in the Fine Arts Exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair as the STUDIO:HERE artist on Labor Day, Sept 2, thanks to everyone who came out to visit that day!
Sunflower Sea won an Honorable Mention at Prairie Lakes Plein Air in Ottertail County in August.
Sanctuary was awarded an Honorable Mention at White Bear Center For The Arts In To Nature Plein Air Competition in August.
Enter The Garden won the Pastel Society Of America Award at Lake Country Pastel Society's 2024 show.
Locust Lodge won Third Place at Red Wing Plein Air in June.
I was awarded Eminent Pastelist status at the International Association Of Pastel Societies Convention in June 2024, joining 43 painters worldwide who have earned this honor.
Plein Air Painting: Pastel Grand Marais, MN, July 1-5, more info under workshops on this site
Painting In Pastel: Landscapes From Photographs at Grand Marais Art Colony, May 1-4
I will be teaching Artistic Essentials: Still Life In Pastel at White Bear Center For The Arts, Feb 9-11
Enter The Garden won Second Place Pastel at Arts North International at Hopkins Center For The Arts
2023
I will be teaching Underpainting For Pastel And Other Media at White Bear Center For The Arts Nov 17, 18, 19
Back Of The Barn won a Merit Award(3rd place) at In To Nature, White Bear Center For The Arts in August
Summer Barn won an Honorable Mention at Hudson Plein Air at Seasons Gallery, Hudson, WI
Concrete Cairn won 2nd Place, Artistic License at Bluff Strokes, Dubuque, IA
Silvery Day won Beauty Of Pastel at Plein Air Grand Marais, MN the show will be up through Oct 15 at Johnson Heritage Post Gallery
Sunflowers won Honorable Mention at Prairie Lakes Plein Air. The show will be up through most of Oct at Art Of The Lakes Gallery in Battle Lake, MN
Como Park Lily won Third Place at Lake Country Pastel Society's 2023 show. My 3 entries also won the Frederick Somers Award for best collection of paintings.
Plein Air Painting In Pastel, July 3-7, details under workshops
Plein Air season is about to begin, see my schedule under events-
Painting In Pastel- Landscapes From Photographs, May 10-13, 2023
Weathered White Barn was juried in to the 2023 IAPS Spring Juried Show-1oth Master Circle Division. That earned me the honor of Eminent Pastelist from the International Association Of Pastel Societies.
I will be teaching Still Life In Pastel at White Bear Center for the Arts February 3-5, 2023
Time Rolls On was juried in to International Association of Pastel Societies 2023 9th Master Circle Show
2022
I will be teaching Experimenting With Underpainting for Pastel at White Bear Center For The Arts November 19-21, 2022
The Old Granary won an Honorable Mention at Prairie Lakes Plein Air
My painting, GTA Grain Elevator won the Quick Paint at PLPA with the Artists' Choice Award
In To Hay Creek won Best Pastel at Red Wing Plein Air
Plein Air Grand Marais September 9-17, 2022
I will be teaching a mini-workshop during this competition, Monday September 12, 9-noon, more details under workshops or at outdoorpaintersofminnesota.org
Paintings will be on display at Johnson Heritage Post in Grand Marais through September.
Coming up:
Prairie Lakes Plein Air- Battle Lake, MN, September 23, 24 opening, paintings on display in to October at Art Of The Lakes Gallery
Bluff Strokes- Dubuque, IA opening October 7 and 8
2021
I will be the Judge for the first Prairie Lakes En Plein Air Competition, the opening will be September 24, 25 in Battle Lake, MN. More details at Artofthelakes.org . The artwork will be on display for a month at Art Of the Lakes Gallery, Battle Lake
Plein Air Grand Marais September 9-17, 2021
I will be teaching a mini-workshop during this competition, Monday September 13, 1-4 p.m., more details under workshops or at outdoorpaintersofminnesota.org
Plein Air Painting In Pastel-
Grand Marais, MN July 6-9, 2021, see the workshop page for details-
Red Wing Plein Air Competition- June 2021
Barges- Loading On The Mississippi- received a Merit Award
Farmer's Market Flowers won Second Place Quick Paint
I have a workshop at Grand Marais Art Colony, April 7-10, 2021-see workshops
2020
Lilies On A Silvery Day won Best Paint In Place at Plein Air Grand Marais September 2020
Keller Lake Lilies won Best Water in Plein Air Magazine's Salon competition August 2020
Peaceful On Pleasant Creek won a Merit Award from Judge Dan Wiemer at Red Wing Plein Air in June 2020
Siesta With Sorolla won the Pastel Society Of America Award at Lake Country Pastel Society's 2020 member show this spring.
2019
Reflections and Riffles On Water , 9-12 a.m. Monday, September 9, mini-workshop during Plein Air Grand Marais to sign up go to the link at OutdoorPaintersOfMinnesota.org
One day workshop/demonstration at Carver Wildlife Refuge, Saturday August 24, demo 10-12 or so, Outdoor Painters Of Minnesota paint out to follow- to sign up- outdoorpaintersofminnesota.org
I have been invited to judge the 2019 Hudson Plein Air Painitng competition sponsored by Seasons On St. Croix Gallery. The opening is on August 19, 6:30-8:30 at Seasons.
Birch Grove won Best In Show at Port Wing Plein Air, August 1-4
June Flowers won a Merit Award at Lake Country Pastel Society's show on display now through August 20 at White Bear Center For The Arts.
July 7-11, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. , grandmaraisartcolony.org, 218-387-2737
Freshly Picked, my Quick Paint entry, won a Third Place Award at Red Wing Arts Plein Air competition 6/19
Pond Pattern is juried in to the Fifth Master Circle Exhibition at the International Association Of Pastel Societies Conference June 6-9, at Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque, NM.
Summer On Pleasant Creek won Third Place Pastel at Art Of The North's Annual International Competition on display now at Hopkins Center For The Arts. My painting was chosen for the traveling exhibit which will be on display at the American Swedish Institute through April 24.
I teach at the Grand Marais Art Colony in April, come join me and other enthusiastic pastel painters for
Still Life In Pastel, April 3, 4 and 5
Advancing In Pastel, April 6-7, 2019.
2018
Pond Pattern won the People's Choice Award at Outdoor Painters Of Minnesota's fall show at Framework's Gallery.
September Harbor won the Birney Quick Artist's Choice award at Grand Marais Plein Air in September.
Checkered Past received an Honorable Mention Award at Hudson Plein Air and a Patron purchase award. Grand Duchess And The Push Tug also drew a Patron purchase award.
See more of my plein air events under the Events/Competitions heading on the website.
I will be the judge for Red Wing Arts Plein Air competition. June 11-16 see more details at Red Wing Arts
In To The Barn won the PSA Award at Lake Country Pastel Society's 2018 show at Frameworks Gallery in St. Paul, MN. Doug Dawson was this year's judge.
Pond Pattern won First Place Pastel at ERAAA'S Arts In Harmony International Juried Show. The show will be on display at Hopkin's Center For The Arts through March 16, 2018
I will be teaching a 5 day Plein Air In Pastel class at the Grand Marais Art Colony July 8-12, 2018 , see more details at Grand Marais Art Colony . You may call 218-387-2737 with questions and to register.
My work is included in M. Stephen Doherty's new book, The Art Of Plein Air Painting, published in 2017.
I taught at the Grand Marais Art Colony in April, come join me and other enthusiastic pastel painters for
Still Life In Pastel, April 4 and 5
Advancing In Pastel, April 6-8, 2018, plan ahead for class next spring- early April 2019.
2017
Come and join me and other enthusiastic pastel painters at White Bear Center For The Arts for my class:
Still Life In Pastel: Artistic Essentials- Oct 27, 28, 29
details here https://whitebeararts.org/2017/08/still-life-in-pastel-artistic-essentials/
Mississippi Morning won First Place River Overlook at Bluff Strokes Plein Air Competition in Dubuque, IA in October
Superior View and Winding Water drew Purchase Awards At Grand Marais Plein Air
Along the Shore was awarded an Honorable Mention at the Hudson, WI plein air competition this August, hosted by Seasons On The St. Croix Gallery in Hudson
Best In Show!! In to The Barn got the top award at Paint The Point in Mineral Point, WI in August
Perched For A Chatter won First Place Quick Paint at Paint du Nord, Duluth, MN plein air competition in July and Zenith Machine won an Honorable Mention in the main competition
In July, 3-7, I will be teaching a 5 day Pastel Plein Air Painting class at the Grand Marais Art Colony.
Blazing Maples won Best In Show at Artists Of Minnesota's Spring Show, May 2017 in Duluth, MN. This year's judge was Rick Kochenash.
Barn And Bales won Second Place in the Professional Category and the Member's Choice Award in its category at the A of MN show.
August 22, 23, 24, I will be teaching a Plein Air Class at White Bear Center For The Arts.
Lilies And Boat- Afloat won Second Place (pastel) at Elk River Area Arts Alliance Arts In Harmony International Exhibit
currently on display at the Blaine City Hall through March. Both of my paintings in the show will go on to be shown in the traveling exhibit at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis through May.
Grand Marais Art Colony- I will be teaching April 8-12, feel free to take two or more days- Still Life In Pastel and Advancing in Pastel- come and join us for some spring fun and learning!
Winter Creek was juried in to the 2016 29th International Association Of Pastel Societies Juried Web Show, you may view the show online at www.iapspastel.org or click on this- IAPS
2016
Plein Air competitions:
Duluth, MN- July 10-15, opening Friday July 15 5-7 pm, see duluthartinstitute.org for details
Won The Depot Foundation Award (2nd Place) for All Tied Up
Port Wing, MN- August 4-7 see portwingpleinair.com
Won the First Place award for Pastoral
3-way tie for People's choice for Ready To Row
Mineral Point, WI, Paint The Point, August 11-13, artsmp.org
Quick Paint Second Place for Behind Foundry Books
Grand Marais, MN September 9-16, grandmaraisartcolony.org
I was invited to be part of a plein air exhibition at White Bear Art Center this summer with other well known MN artists-
July 25-August 25, opening reception July 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m..
I will be teaching a 3 day plein air class in conjunction with the show, August 23-25, see whitebeararts.org for more info on these events.
I was invited to jury the pastel/drawing class for the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition this year. Come to the opening of the art show at the State Fair, Preview Night is August 23, 7-9:30 or view the show during the fair.
I am delighted to have my work featured in the pastel demonstration article in PleinAir Magazine Dec 15/ Jan 2016 issue!!
"A Certain Symmetry" won First Place at Lake Country Pastel Society's 2016 show at the Hopkins Center For The Arts.
It also won First Place in the Professional category at Artists Of Minnesota's spring convention and show, May 2016, and "From The Setting Sun" won the Second Place award in the Professional category.
Up Next on my event schedule, more details under the categories on the website:
2016 Plein Air Workshop
Grand Marais Art Colony
July 4-9, 2016
info or to register- [email protected], grandmaraisartcolony.org, 218-387-2737
Winter Paint the Point Plein Air Competition
Feb 11, 12 and 13, 2016
Mineral Point, WI
Won Second Place- "From The Setting Sun"
Artistic Essentials: Pastel Workshop
Saturday March 5 & Sunday March 6, 2016
9 am-4 pm
Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Building
info or to register- duluthartinstitute.org, 218-723-1310
Consider a short vacation in wonderful Grand Marais, MN and join us at:
Grand Marais Art Colony
Stilllife In Pastel
Lisa Stauffer
April 8 and 9,
then considering adding:
Advancing In Pastel
April 10 and 11 , 2016
info or to register- [email protected], grandmaraisartcolony.org, 218-387-2737
Pastel- Plein Air Painting (see above)
Lisa Stauffer
July 4-8, 2016
info or to register- [email protected], grandmaraisartcolony.org, 218-387-2737
see workshops on this site for more details
2015 highlights:
"Loyal Red" won a Merit Award at the MN Watercolor Society's 2016 Fall show at Ames Center , December 2015.
Red Wing, MN Plein Air Competition
June 22-27
Won Second Place for "A Certain Symmetry"
"Blue Belle" won First Place at Lake Country Pastel Society's 2015 show- judged by Mary Pettis- on display at Red Wing Area Arts Association Depot Gallery through October.
"Winter Creek", won Best In Show at the Mineral Point, WI Paint The Point- Winter plein air event Feb 2015.
This painting won "Best Pastel" in Plein Air Magazine's June/July salon- will be featured in the Oct/Nov print edition of the magazine!!
"September Aspen" won First Place Pastel at the Elk River Arts Alliance national show, Arts In Harmony-the show is up through March at the Elk River Government Center.
4 more plein air competitions summer 2015- listed under events
Port Wing, WI July 30-Aug 2- I won Second Place for "Nearly Noon"
Mineral Point, WI Aug 5-9- I won First Place for "Weathered Red"
Hudson, WI Aug 13-17 I got an Honorable Mention for "Evening Gothic"
Grand Marais, MN Sept 11-19 Purchase Award for "Museum and Mountain Ash"
