Leslie Shows
Appearance
Leslie Shows | |
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Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | San Francisco Art Institute (BFA) California College of the Arts (MFA) |
Known for | Painting |
Website | www |
Leslie Shows (born 1977) is an American artist who is recognized for expanding the boundaries of landscape painting.[1]
Early life and education
Shows was born in Manteca California, in 1977.[2] Her childhood in Juneau, Alaska had an intense impact on the work she would create as an adult.[2] She received her B.F.A. in 1999 from the San Francisco Art Institute and earned her M.F.A. from the California College of the Arts in 2006.[3]
Work
Leslie Shows' earlier works were mixed-media collages depicting abstracted landscapes.[4] Her more recent paintings, while retaining the use of mixed media, have become more abstracted and focus on mineral textures and geologic features.[4][5]
Selected collections
Awards and residencies[6]
- 2012 International Studio and Curatorial Program/Artadia New York Residency
- 2011 Bemis Center for the Arts
- 2010 Millay Colony for the Arts
- 2009 Artadia Award
- 2008 Eureka Fellowship, Fleishhacker Foundation
- 2007 Printmaking Fellowship, Kala Art Institute
- 2006 SECA Art Award, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art [7]
- 2006 Tournesol Award, Headlands Center for the Arts[8]
Solo exhibitions[6]
- Surfacing, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ (2014)
- Leslie Shows, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE (2012)
- Split Array, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2011)
- Five Grounds, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, NY (2010)
- The New Dust, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, NY (2008)
- Carbon Freeze, Jack Hanley Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2006)
- International Parks, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2005)
References
- ^ "Leslie Shows". www.bemiscenter.org. Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Leslie Shows". www.sfmoma.org. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Tang, Ed. "One to watch: Leslie Shows". www.christies.com. Christie’s. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b Glass, Liz (2011). "Art Slant: Mining, Minerals, and the Ore of the Earth". www.artslant.com.
- ^ "Leslie Shows: Split Array".
- ^ a b "Haines Gallery - Leslie Shows". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16.
- ^ http://www.sfmoma.org/exhib_events/exhibitions/252 2006 SECA Art Award
- ^ "2006 Tournesol Award". Artweek. 37 (7): 3. September 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2015.