Lisa Braid
Painting
Lisa Braid (b. 1996) is a visual artist who lives and works in Vienna. She is currently studying painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In 2023, she graduated in Art Education from the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Her work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, including Wien Museum / MUSA Startgalerie (2025), Parallel Vienna (2022), and mumok Kino (2019). In 2022, she co-founded Kollektiv Zirkusgasse, a FLINTA* collective that managed the self-managed space Zirkusgasse 38 in Vienna between April 2023 and July 2024.
Alongside her artistic practice, she works with sound, performance, and stage design, collaborating on music videos, sound performances, and theatrical productions. Her practice is characterized by a strong interest in collective structures, space, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Statement
My work is rooted in a rural upbringing and in the experience of growing up with the flickering presence of television, both of which have shaped my visual language. Working primarily with oil paint, I explore the tension between movement and stillness, and how images can hover between instability and pause.
Through painting, I reflect on processes of growth and uncertainty, as well as on the shifting dynamics of relationships and emotional states. I am interested in moments where transformation feels imminent, but unresolved, allowing ambiguity to remain present within the image.
At times, I incorporate materials associated with memory and temporality, such as house dust, fireplace ash, or eggshells. These elements introduce traces of lived experience into the work, reinforcing painting as a space where time, material, and emotion intersect.
