SEAS alumna Lisa Delplace appointed to Commission of Fine Arts by President Biden
Lisa Delplace, FASLA (MLA ’88), a graduate of the Landscape Architecture program at the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability, has been appointed a member of the Commission of Fine Arts by President Biden.
According to a White House announcement, the Commission of Fine Arts is an independent federal agency charged with giving expert advice to the President, Congress, and the federal and District of Columbia governments on matters of design and aesthetics, as they affect the federal interest and preserve the dignity of the nation’s capital. The Commission is composed of seven presidentially appointed experts in relevant disciplines including art, architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design.
Delplace is a landscape architect and CEO Emeritus of Washington, D.C.-based OEHME, VAN SWEDEN | OvS. In a career that spans four decades, she has demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of ecological processes and a commitment to their artistic execution. Her diverse body of work ranges from bucolic sculpture parks to urban redevelopments and reflects a compelling sculptural relationship between architecture and landscape. She is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Council of Fellows. She serves as a visiting critic and lecturer for universities and professional organizations and has international experience in Europe and the Middle East, and service as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya, East Africa.