Lisa Franklin
Photography
About Lisa Franklin
Lisa Franklin is a photographer and fiction writer living in Walnut Creek, California, a suburb of San Francisco.
Artist's Statement: Nonparental Event
In 2018, like millions of other people, I took a DNA test to learn more about my family. Instead, I learned that I wasn't who I had always thought I was. My father was not my father. I was completely unprepared for the identity crisis that followed. Through endless, obsessive digging, I identified the man I believe is my biological father. He passed away long ago, as did all the players who for so many years held the secret of who I actually am.
These photos are my attempt to capture the emotional rollercoaster I'm still riding today as I try to unearth the truth about my parentage and the circumstances surrounding it.
2014 to 2021
Invitational Artist, Riverfront Art Gallery, Petaluma, CA
2016 to 2017
Member, Diablo Fine Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2014 to 2016
Member Artist, Lamorinda Arts Alliance
Lafayette Art Gallery, Lafayette, CA
EXHIBITS
2023
About Face
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2018
SNAP!
Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017
Dahlin Group Invitational Art Show
Pleasanton, CA
Rayko Juried Student Show
Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
2016
Travel Photography (June to August)
Boundary Oak, Walnut Creek, CA
Cuba in Context
Avenue 25, San Mateo, CA
"Showin' on the River" Juried Photography Show
Riverfront Art Gallery, Petaluma, CA
2015
California! Small Works, National Juried Exhibition
PHOTO Fine Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
California: As We See It (LightCatchers Exhibit)
Benicia Library, Benicia, CA
Solo Black and White Exhibit
Walnut Creek City Hall, Walnut Creek, CA
Photography Show
Acalanes Adult Education Center, Walnut Creek, CA
"Between the Shadows" - LightCatchers Group Exhibit
Village Theatre Gallery, Danville, CA
"Spring It On Me"
Lafayette Art Gallery, Lafayette, CA
“Trending”
Lafayette Art Gallery, Lafayette, CA
"Showin' on the River" Juried Photography Show
Riverfront Art Gallery, Petaluma, CA
2014
"Showin' on the River" Juried Photography Show, 2014
Riverfront Art Gallery, Petaluma, CA
2nd Annual Art and Photography Show
Acalanes Adult Education Center, Walnut Creek, CA
2013
ARRAY: Annual Artists Exhibition
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
First Annual Art and Photography Show
Acalanes Adult Education Center, Walnut Creek, CA
Shadelands, Walnut Creek, CA
PhotoCentral Gallery Spring Exhibit, Hayward, CA
Boundary Oak, Walnut Creek, CA
2012
PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, CA
Acalanes Adult Education Center, Walnut Creek, CA
Prints are available for exhibit and for purchase via the contact page on this site.