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Lisa Naples: Grounded in Gold
On view May 24—November 25, 2025
James A. Michener Art Museum
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
www.michenerartmuseum.org

Gold has long symbolized the sacred and precious throughout art history. In her recent abstract and animal sculptures, Bucks County artist Lisa Naples taps into this symbolism, grounding her works in gold luster. Naples’ clay sculptures express a range of human experiences—tenderness, estrangement, and everything in between—while underscoring their common dignity.

Find out more: https://michenerartmuseum.org/…/lisa-naples-grounded…/

[Image: Lisa Naples, Tenderness, 2024. Custom red clay, slip palette, and satin glaze formulated by artist, commercial underglaze, and 23 carat gold luster. 33 x 12 x 12 inches. Courtesy the artist.]