Lisa Furno integrates photography, objects, performance, installations and contemporary jewellery into her practice.

“As a Jeweller and Maker, Lisa uses second-hand materials to create thought provoking objects and installations. Each object invites audiences to unravel its layers of meaning and discover a slightly dark sense of humour, one that challenges our relationship with consumerism and asks important questions about its long-term social, ethical and environmental impact.’’  Steph Cibich

Lisa completed an Advance Diploma in Jewellery and Object Design at Enmore Design Centre TAFE NSW, in 2006 and in 2011 moved to Adelaide to join Gray Street Workshop as an access tenant.

 In 2014 she was invited to be an artist-in-residence at Manukau Faculty of Arts, Auckland, New Zealand where she created Made, a major body of performative work presented in New Zealand and Sydney.

Returning to study, in 2016 Lisa completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts in Jewellery and Metal at the University of South Australia.

Lisa has participated in several workshops including  Soul Now, an intensive workshop by Dutch jeweller, Ruudt Peter, in the Netherlands, and  Angst and Jewellery by Swiss artist David Bielander, at RMIT inMelbourne, both in 2019.

 In 2019 Lisa undertook a mentorship with Catherine Truman and residency at Gray Street Workshop and in 2020 was invited to became a partner of the workshop.

 Lisa moved to Northern NSW, in 2022, to set up a home and studio, initiating the workshop’s first off-site partnership arrangement.

 In 2024 was an artist-in-residence at The Nancy Fairfax Studio at Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah.

 Lisa has exhibited nationally and internationally, including selected group shows in Japan, Scotland, Russia and  New Zealand.

 Lisa lives and works on Bundjalung Nation and acknowledges the traditional owners of this land, the Arakwal people.