About
Lissette Schaeffler
Lives and works in Miami, Florida
Lissette Schaeffler is a Cuban born fine-art photographer and multimedia artist based in Miami, Florida. Her work has continuously explored the concepts of memory, place, and the passage of time. Lissette’s photographs are measured and precise—she utilizes an analytical approach to interpreting the world around her, while conveying layers of emotion connected to family history, place and environment. Though her work is thematically direct, the underlying message is complex. Depending on the project, Lissette uses varied photographic formats. Her practice includes medium and large format film photography as well as digital photography. In the past few years, she has expanded her personal practice through a collaborative partnership to also include video and sound installation.
Lissette received her MFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design. She has exhibited nationally and internationally in solo and collective shows for over twenty years. Her most recent exhibition includes Eden’s Bridge (2023), a solo, collaborative show at the Deering Estate in Miami, Florida. Lissette was a Cintas Foundation Fellowship Finalist in 2013 and has been a Critical Mass finalist twice (2015 and 2022) for PhotoLucida. Lissette was an artist-in-residence Oolite arts from 2010 - 2015 and at the Deering Estate from 2020-2021. Lissette teaches Photography at Florida International University.
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Education
2004 MFA in Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia
1998 BS in Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
Solo Exhibitions
2023 The Deering Estate, Miami, Florida (catalog)
2014 O Cinema, Miami, Florida
2012 Oolite Arts Window Space, Miami Beach Florida
2011 FIU Biscayne Bay Photo Gallery, North Miami, Florida
2006 FIU Biscayne Bay Photo Gallery, North Miami, Florida
2003 Oglethorpe Row Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
Selected Exhibitions
2023
The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Ma
Superblue, Miami, Florida
The Saladrigas Gallery, Miami Florida (catalog)
2022
DORCAM Galleries, Doral, Florida
2019
Laundromat Art Space in Conjunction with DORCAM, Miami Florida
Doral Government Center, Doral Florida
PhotoAlicante2019, Sala de Exposiciones la Longa del Pescado, Alicante, Spain
2018
Collection Suites, Doral Florida
Audrey Love Gallery, Wynwood Florida
A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas
Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami, Florida
Concrete Space Art Projects, Doral, Florida
2017
FIU Biscayne Bay Gallery, North Miami, Florida
2016
Downtown Photoroom, Los Angeles, California
2015
Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, Kansas
Girl’s Club, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Multiple Exposure Gallery, Alexandria Virginua
Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Art Intersection Gallery, Gilbert, Arizona
Larson Gallery, Yakima, Washington
2014
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia
Dina Mitrani Gallery, Miami, Florida
Richard Shack Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
Arts and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida
2013
CAS Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida
MDC Museum of Art and Design, Miami, Florida
Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida
Pei Ling Chan Gallery, Savannah, Georgia (catalog)
Richard Shack Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
Arts and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida
2012
Martin and Pat Fine Center for the Arts, Miami, Florida
Lunch Box Gallery, Miami, Florida
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
Richard Shack Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
Audrey Love Gallery, Wynwood, Florida
MBUS Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
2011
Pulse Art Fair, Miami, Florida
Wynnwood Art Fair, Miami, Florida
Richard Shack Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
2010
Dakkra Building, Wynnwood, Florida
Pat Fine Center for the Arts, Miami, Florida
2009
Ritz Carlton, Miami Beach, Florida
Audrey Love Gallery, Wynwood Florida
2008
Andy Gato Gallery, Miami Shores, Florida
Martin and Pat Fine Center for the Arts, Miami, Florida
1078 Gallery, Chico California
2007
Artformz Gallery, Miami Design District, Florida
Pat Fine Center for the Arts, Miami, Florida
Marguilies Collection, Wynnwood, Florida
2006
Pat Fine Center for the Arts, Miami, Florida
2005
Barry University Gallery, Miami Shores, Florida
2003
Oglethorpe Row Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
Awards and Residencies
2022 Finalist, Critical Mass, Photolucida
2020-2021 Artist in Residence, Deering Estate, Miami, Florida
2015 Finalist, Critical Mass, Photolucida
2013 Finalist, CINTAS Foundation Fellowship Award
2010-2015 Artist in Residence, Oolite Arts, Miami Beach, Florida
Selected Bibliography
Saw Palm, Issue 18, April 2024
Outside the Lines, Exhibition Catalog, January 2023
VoyageMia, May 2019
Steadfast Magazine, La Libertad Artistica, Issue 03, December 2016
At Second Glance, Exhibition Exhibition Catalog, 2013
These Ins are no Holiday, The Sun Sentinel, August 24, 2012
Dog Days, Miami New Times, August 16, 2012
Summer Photo Show 2012 at Lunch Box Gallery, The Miami New Times, August 2012
Feminist Porn Nails and Miami Sex Dives, The Miami New Times, August 2012
Sluts, Dauphins and More, The Miami New Times, September 2012
Eleven’s 11, palmbeachartdiary, December 2011
Art Center/South Florida Presents the Group show Center of Attention, HauteLiving, November 2011
Lissette Schaeffler’s Window at ArtCenter/South Florida, theheatlightning.com, February 2011 2009
Photos Die Unless We talk About Them, Podcast, photosdie.typepad.com, March 2008
Miami Exposed, Irreversible Magazine, December 2007
Photography Teaching Experience
2006- present Florida International University, Miami, Florida, Adjunct Faculty
2005-2015 Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida, Adjunct Faculty
2013 University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, Adjunct Faculty
2011-2012 Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami, Florida, Faculty
2005-2008 Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida, Adjunct Faculty
2003 Savannah College of Art and Design, Teaching Assistant
