Lisa Koch

B.S. Biochemistry with Honors, University of Wisconsin Madison

B.S. Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Instructor, Neon: Light as Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Curator, Women of Madison Glass show, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI

Studio Assistant (glassblowing), Studio Paran, Madison, WI

Glassblowing tutor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Visiting Artist, University of Illinois, glass dept, Champaign-Urbana, IL

Studio Coordinator, Flat Shop, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood (Seattle), WA

Demonstrator, Midwest Scientific Glassblowers meeting, Madison, WI

Assistant Instructor, Intro to Glassblowing II, Alfred University, Alfred, NY

Instructor, Intro To Neon Art and Fabrication summer class, Alfred University, Alfred, NY

Teaching Assistant, Intro Glass & Advanced Glassblowing, Alfred University Alfred, NY

Instructor, Fun With Chemistry, Institute for Chemical Education, Madison, WI

Research Associate, University of Wisconsin Biochemistry - Sebastian Bednarek Laboratory

Laboratory Assistant, University of Wisconsin Nutritional Sciences, Charles Elson Laboratory

Second Prize, North American Glass 2006, Juried by James Mongrian

Second Prize, International Juried Exhibition 2006, One Fine Art Gallery, Chicago

Honorable Mention, Wisconsin Artists Biennial, 2003

Purchase Award, Oshkosh Art Festival, 2003

Tanya G. Falbel, Lisa M. Koch, Jeanette A. Nadeau, Jose M Segui-Simarro, Fred D. Sack, Sebastian Y Bednarek (2003). SCD1 is required for cell cytokinesis and polarized cell expansion in Arabidopsis Thaliana. Development 130, 4011-4024.

Pittsburgh Glass Center course with Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen, Pittsburgh, PA

Small metals course with Marcia Macdonald at Haystack, Deer Isle, ME

Absorbing info at Pilchuck every summer as Flat Shop Coordinator, Stanwood, WA

A Cloudy Odyssey (solo), James Watrous Gallery, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI. 2010.

Forward: A Survey of Wisconsin Art Now, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI. 2010.

Flux (solo), Porter Butts Gallery, Wisconsin Union, Madison, WI. 2009-1010

Glass Unexpected, Space 301, Centre for the Living Arts, Mobile, AL. 2009

Women of Madison Glass, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI, 2008

Contemporary Glass, Blink Gallery, Boulder, CO, 2007

Glass Splash, Beaver Dam Art Alliance, Beaver Dam, WI, 2007

Santa Fe Design Week with Sio2 Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2006

North American Glass 2006, Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT, 2006

International Juried Exhibition, One Fine Art Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006

Glass Invitational, Fanny Garver Gallery, Madison, WI 2006

Midwest Meltdown with Sio2 Gallery, various locations, 2006

Staff Exhibiiton, Pilchuck Glass School Gallery, Stanwood, WA 2005

Pilchuck Glass School Auction, Seattle, WA, 2005

Pilchuck Glass, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, WA, 2005

Alfred on 25th, group show, Lohin Geduld Gallery, Chelsea- New York City 2005

Renewed Perspective - Chicago, Making Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005

Renewed Perspective, Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY 2005

Outdoor Light Exhibition, Museum of Luminous Phenomenon, Alfred NY, 2005

Elevator Show, Harder Hall, Alfred, NY, 2005

Totally Tubular, group neon show, Alfred NY, 2004

Assistant in Voodoo Glass Perfromance by Thor Bueno, GAS, New Orleans, LA, 2004

Spring Thaw, group grad show, Artsite in Wellsville, NY, 2004

Outdoor Neon & Light Exhibition, Stock Pavillion, Madison, WI, 2004

Outdoor Light Show, Museum of Luminous Phenomenon, Alfred, NY, 2004

Grads Gone Wild, group show, Artsite in Wellsville, NY, 2003

Wisconsin Artists Biennial, juried exhibition, WI Union Galleries, Madison, WI, 2003

UW Alumni, group show, Art Fitters Gallery at JBB, Middleton, WI, 2003

Punty This, group show, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, WI, 2003

Departmental Show, group show, Biochem Space, Madison, WI, 2003

Glass and Light, two artist show, Gallery Night, Milwaukee, WI, Fall 2003