Québécoise Lisa Bissonnette Brings Her Art “Without Borders” to Mexico

The “Sin Fronteras” Exhibition

An artist, a poet, a community activist – Lisa Bissonnette encaptures it all. Since 1969, she has traveled from Montreal, Quebec, to share her talents with the people of Mexico. She has also represented and promoted many other great artists and performers throughout her career.

Lisa Bissonnette was the co-founder and director of Atelier Libre 848, a very well-known graphics workshop and gallery in Montreal. She has exhibited her works in Paris, Switzerland, New York, and many other international locations.

She has also represented and promoted great artists all her life, including jewelry designer Claude Hunot in his gallery of Quebec, and years later at Javis Centre in New York City, where she once lived and worked for the United Nations.  

Lisa’s first trip to Mexico was in 1969 when she displayed her graphic works at Galeria San Miguel de Allende. She started visiting the Zihuatanejo, Guerrero area in 1990 and has exhibited her works at various galleries and events, including Arte Nativo, the Chick Party, Galart, and Mezgaleria. Lisa also used to work in the area as a representative for Tours Mont-Royal, providing language translations in French, English, and Spanish.

“Sin Fronteras” (Without Borders) Exhibition

In 2019, Lisa Bissonnette exhibited her show, “Sin Fronteras” (Without Borders), at the Archeological Museum in Zihuatanejo. The Zihuatanejo Municipal Tourism Department co-sponsored the exhibition and supplied the following photos.

“Winged Wings” – By Lisa Bissonnette

Lisa also shares her writing:

“acceptation, adaptation, admiration, animation, application, audition, deliberation, collaboration, collection, communication, competition, composition, conception, conceptualization, confection, constellation, continuation, correction, creation, decoration, democratization, demolition, destination, diffusion, direction, edition, election, expatriation, expedition, exposition, fascination, gestation, graduation, imagination, impression, improvisation, information, innovation, interaction, interpretation, installation, institution, invitation, jam-session, liberation, mission, orchestration, organization, participation, passion, presentation, production, publication, realization, relation, renovation, repartition, repetition, representation, reservation, restauration, revelation, satisfaction, supervision, union, vibration, vision, vocation”

I hope that all the above gives you an idea of my passion for arts and artists … as well as my interest in all creative steps leading to “democratization of arts.” Lisa

For more information about her paintings and exhibitions, contact Lisa Bissonnette at lisabiss@hotmail.com