Study of Vinzula, acrylic painting by Lisa Taasley

Study of Vinzula is an acrylic painting by Lisa Teasley, an author and visual artist.

Lisa Teasley is the author of the acclaimed novels Dive and Heat Signature, and the award-winning story collection, Glow in the Dark, published by Bloomsbury. Teasley’s new story collection pubs in September 2023 on Cune Press. She is the writer and presenter of the BBC television documentary “High School Prom.” Lisa’s essays, stories and poems have been much anthologized, appearing in publications and media such as National Public Radio, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Essence Magazine, Parabola, Joyland and Zyzzyva.

Lisa Teasley has taught writing at UCLA, UC Riverside, Antioch University, and Cal Arts MFA Writing Program; she has lectured and led writing workshops around the world including in China, Haiti, Indonesia and Nigeria.

A visual artist as well, Lisa Teasley’s painting “Clymenza” was on the cover of the Kweli Fall 2021 issue. Her homepage is lisateasley.com, IG @lisateas, and Twitter @thelisateasley