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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.

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