Originally from Indiana, Lisa Lockman lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she has taught Ceramics, Metalsmithing, Non-Western Art History, and Intro to Creative Tech at Nebraska Wesleyan University since 1990. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
Lisa's work has been exhibited at Baltimore Clayworks in Baltimore, Maryland, the Leedy-Voulkos gallery in Kansas City, Missouri, and Anderson O'Brien Gallery in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1996, Lisa was invited to participate in "Korea's Clay and Fire Symposium" and the “Winter Universiade '97: Ceremonial International Exhibition of Sculptors & Ceramists" in Muju-Chonju, South Korea. During the summer of 1998, she spent six weeks exploring China, Chinese ceramics, and Chinese ceramic history in a joint program sponsored by Alfred University and Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute.
Most recently, Lisa had solo exhibitions at the Mariani Gallery on the University of Northern Colorado, the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames, Iowa, and at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City. In 2022, she presented “Mid-Life Tech: Transitions in Teaching and Artistic Practice” at the National Conference for the Education of Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in Sacramento, California.