Sculptural art
Site-specific and integrated art
2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Liza Boffi
L Boffi Studios
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Painting/works on paper/printmaking
Site-specificity determines materials used
Kinetic art
Giant Inhabitable Subwoofers, 2021, microphone, transducer, wind harp, board.
Botanical Watercolors, 2024, watercolor on 300 lb cold press Arches paper, 12″ x 12″ and 9″ x 12.”
Firefly Pavilion, 2020, multimedia, 20′ x 60.’ Academic project designed with landscape architect Lee Williams for a pavilion in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Bethel Woods BuildFest 2025 Submission, 2025, 120 sq ft. Submission co-designed with Brad Groff and Matt Huber for an art and music festival in Woodstock, NY.
Ceiling Ghost, 2021, rice paper, wooden dowels, 8′ x 2.’
About the Artist
I like to work at the edges: between art and architecture, between theory and utility, between the speculative and the material. My studio’s work is based on the belief that playful investigation strengthens intuition, conceptual thinking sharpens practical design, and beauty gains depth when it’s grounded in context. I approach every project as a living system — as inquiry, infrastructure, and as an act of care.
In 2025, I founded L Boffi Studios, a multi-disciplinary art and design studio based in Pittsburgh, PA. The studio playfully investigates a practice model that spans design disciplines.
I am a licensed architect, an NCARB certificate holder, and Special Faculty at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Architecture, where I teach Graduate and Undergraduate design studios. I love to create commissioned artworks and talk through design concepts. I am a proud member of the American Society of Botanical Artists.
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- Licensed architect (AIA)
- Special faculty at Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
No
Teaching Artist
Yes, ages 18 and up
Joined the Directory
October 2025
Related
PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“I believe that creative gestures of all scales have the power to transform lives and build communities.”
Liza Boffi
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Related
PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
