Crista Pisano
Nyack, NY
Born and raised in northern New Jersey, Crista began painting in oils in 1989 under the instruction of John Phillip Osborne at the Ridgewood Art Institute in Ridgewood, NJ. She graduated from the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in 2000, receiving a Bachelors Degree of fine arts painting, and in 2003, received a Masters Degree of Fine arts Painting from the New York Academy Graduate School of Figurative Art. Crista paints landscapes mostly en plein air as well as in her studio in Nyack, NY, and is known for painting on a small scale.
Awards
Olmsted Plein Air Invitational: 2019 Jurors Choice, 2021 Petite Plein Air Artists Choice
Plein Air Easton: 2015, 2016 and 2021 Honorable Mention, 2019 and 2021 Best Nocturne
En Plein Air Texas: 2022 Mini Pearl Jurors Choice
