Playful, energetic and eccentric in nature, Lisa Furno’s practice connects concepts of adornment and installation and invites the viewer to not just see and think, but to experience, interact and collaborate.

Furno started her career at Enmore Design Centre TAFE NSW, Sydney in 2006, where she completed an Advance Diploma in Jewellery and Object Design. Moving to Adelaide in 2011, she joined the renowned artist-run workshop Gray Street Workshop to work as an access tenant until 2015. At Gray Street Workshop Furno honed her skills and developed her practice.

In 2014 Furno was invited to be an artist-in-residence at Manukau Faculty of Arts,  Auckland, New Zealand, under the guidance of Mary Curtis and Fran Allison. The residency resulted in a major new body of work titled Made, which was presented twice in New Zealand and then once in Sydney.

In 2016 Furno completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts in Jewellery and Metal at the University of South Australia, under the guidance of Leslie Matthews.

Always curious and seeking to extend her understanding and knowledge of her practice Furno has participated in a number of local and international workshops. In 2019 Furno attended Soul Now an intensive workshop by  contemporary Dutch jeweller, Ruudt Peter, in Ravenstein, Netherlands.

On her return to Australia Furno took part part in contemporary Swiss jeweller, David Bielander’s Angst and Jewellerycourse at RMIT, Melbourne.  

In 2020 Furno became a workshop partner, joining Jess Dare, Catherine Truman and Sue Lorraine.  

In 2020 she completed a 15-month residency and mentorship at Gray Street Workshop with renowned artist Catherine Truman, which resulted in a new body of work. Titled ‘Forever Playground’ this solo exhibition was presented in Adelaide in 2022.

Furno’s exhibition practice is thoughtful, considered and inquisitive, wraped in an aesthtic that is playful and mischievous.

 Furno’s production lines are stocked in the Museum of Old and New Art (Tas), The Jam Factory (SA) and Zu design (SA).