Lisa Milroy

Lisa Milroy (born 1959 in Vancouver) is a Canadian painter whom now lives and works in the UK. She is known for painting everyday items in the form of studies or grids, she does this in an intimate, isolated and sometimes photographic way. She primarily paints still life.

Lisa studied at Université de Paris-Sorbonne (1977-1978) briefly before going and staying in London where she then studied at St Martin's School of Art (1978–1979). In 1979 she then studied at University of London (1979–1982). Her first solo exhibition was in 1984.

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* [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2220&page=1&sole=y&collab=y&attr=y&sort=default&tabview=bio Tate.org.uk Biography]
* [http://the-artists.org/artist/Lisa_Milroy.html The Artists]
* [http://www.artnet.com/artist/22687/lisa-milroy.html Artnet]