Lisa Marseglia-Moran attended Boston College, where she earned a BFA and was awarded the “Alison Macumber Award for Excellence in the Fine Arts”. She then went on to study at the Art Students’ League in NYC. Her love of art lead her to attend graduate school at William Paterson College where she earned her teaching certification.
She began her career as an art’s educator in Little Falls, NJ in 1991. The following year, she began teaching in Paramus, NJ, where she was soon awarded “Teacher of the Year” at Stony Lane Elementary School. Teaching for 30 years, she has had the opportunity to work with thousands of children, from 3–21-year-olds and found a special joy working with children on the spectrum. She took an early retirement in 2021 to spend more time creating and bringing art therapy to adults living with mental illness.
Since retiring, she has been busy exhibiting and selling work throughout the New Jersey/New York area. She has received much recognition and won multiple awards for her unique, mixed-media works.
One of her favorite parts of the process of creating art is collaborating with her father, Tony Marseglia, a retired educator and master wood-worker, who custom builds all of her frames.
Her husband Kevin is her best friend, biggest supporter and agent. Their favorite thing to do is to spend time with their seven most cherished people; their 4 sons (Joey, Jake, Matthew and Timothy) and their partners (Nikki, Nancy and Pascal).
“Long Dog Studio has been my dream for so many years. Kevin designed it for me to be like a geode. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary garage. Open the double doors and the inside feels like walking into a special place in the earth. The space above it is an additional studio. Long Dog Studio is filled with very special, hand-crafted wood pieces. The closet door was made by Kevin, Matthew built my table and Timothy designed and created the chair. My favorite piece is my paper table which my Dad custom made for me. Every part of this little space is a reflection of our love for each other and our love of the earth. It really is true when I say the outside world doesn’t come inside. Named for our wire-haired dachshund, Oscar, my work is perfectly at home in this beautiful space.”
