The Ohio Artist Registry (OAR) is an exciting opportunity for artists to share their work, connect with the creative community, and establish an online presence—all on a free, virtual platform! The OAR encourages artists working in all art forms, throughout Ohio and beyond, to create a profile, which allows them to better promote themselves and their work. Being listed in the OAR provides artists with new opportunities to share their work with clients, galleries, patrons, and audiences. A listing in the OAR does not confer an endorsement, approval, or verification by the Ohio Arts Council.
For more information, contact Kathy Signorino, artist programs director, at kathy.signorino@oac.ohio.gov or 614-728-6140.
Lisa Di Giacomo
Bio
Lisa Di Giacomo is a documentary photographer and educator based in Wooster, Ohio. With a keen eye for
storytelling, her work often delves deep into the intricate worlds of family, home, and identity.
Di Giacomo earned her BA and MA in Italian from The Ohio State University and an MBA from Baldwin
Wallace University. She seriously began to photograph while vacationing in Italy, where she examined life
in the Italian countryside and villages of her Italian ancestors. After spending over 20 years working in
corporate American, she channeled her creativity into visual arts, achieving an MFA in Visual Arts from the
Columbus College of Art & Design
Her numerous group exhibitions include Picturing Home at the Dallas Center for Photography (Dallas, TX),
the Ohio Arts Council 12th Annual Juried Show in the Riffe Center (Columbus, OH), and multiple
exhibitions the New York Center for Photographic Arts (New York, NY). In 2023, she was awarded the
Ohio Arts Council’s Individual Excellence Award for her self-portrait photography work. Di Giacomo
inspires the next generation of creatives as a photography and design instructor at Columbus State
Community College in Columbus, Ohio, where she shares her passion for visual storytelling.