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Artist Statement:
I want to thank the Ohio Art
League in Columbus, Ohio for
honoring me as "1 in 100
people for their outstanding
contributions in support of
the visual arts in Ohio" as
part of OAL's Centennial
Anniversary. June 2009
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I'm a self-taught/outsider
visual artist and performance
artist; I have earned a B.A.
degree in art history from The
Ohio State University, and a
Master of Library and
Information Science (M.L.I.S.)
degree with a focus in
archival studies & rare book
librarianship from Kent State
University.
I am presently working on two
new painting series; the first
is a continuation of my
medieval series, and the
second are a series (my
version) of self portraits
exploring the chaos and
cacophony that fills my gray
matter. "It ain't always
pretty, but it will sure make
you think..." I am a
free-lance curator and had
been a assistant curator for a
National Performance Network
(NPN) site called the Third
Avenue Performance Space
(T.A.P.S.) in Columbus, Ohio.
And was the
founder/(co)director of two
poetry/performance art
groups/projects called
"Gorilla Theatre and Co." and
New Artistic Incidents,
Vision, and ...
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Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Reviews:
Outsider, Self Taught, and
Folk Art Annotated
Bibliography: Publications and
Films of the 20th Century, by
Betty-Carol Sellen with
Cynthia J. Johanson (copyright
2002) (Book)
Call and Post: Show Time (19
October 2000) THE WAY OF THE
BRUSH
He doesnt paint pictures of
flowers or landscapes. He
paints...
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Collections:
Selected Public
Collections/Archives &
Libraries
Columbus Museum of Art;
Columbus, Ohio
The State of Saxony Ministry
of Arts and Science; Dresden,
Germany.
The Frank W. Hale Black
Cultural Center at The Ohio
State University;Columbus,
Ohio.
The Cartoon Research Library
at The Ohio State University;
Columbus, Ohio.
Raskolnikoff; Dresden,
Germany.
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Exhibitions for Leni D. Anderson:
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January 2009 -- I will be updating this section soon, but for now...
--- OTHERS TO BE ANNOUNCED ---
UP-COMING/CURRENT EXHIBITIONS/PROJECTS 2002/2003
The Eye Shop at the American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MA
America Oh Yes! Folk Art Gallery, Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory,
Jan - March 2003, Hilton Head
Island, SC
OTHERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center: Shot Tower Gallery
(paintings, 17 January - 14 February 2003) and Lindsay Gallery
(works-on-paper, 18 January - February 2003)), New Work from
Dresden, Germany and Columbus, Ohio (Solo exhibitions):
(Re)Interpreting the Work of Pieter Bruegel and the Art of the
Middle Ages for a Contemporary Society, Columbus, Ohio
Greater Columbus Arts Council International Artist Exchange with
Dresden, Germany (Fellowship Residency) (24 April-22 July 2002),
Dresden, Germany
Hochschule Fur Bildende Kunste Dresden, "Exhibition of New Work,"
(18 - 21 June 2002), Dresden, Germany
Gallery Twenty-Four (23 May - 5 June 2002), Berlin, Germany
Art for Life Biennial, Columbus Museum of Art and Columbus College
of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio
(March - 20 April 2002)
Waldo's On High (solo exhibit), Columbus, Ohio (March 2002)
E-PROJECT IN AMERICA 2001, Internet art project
Old Ohio Penitentiary Project: HISTORY, Selected work from 1995-
2000, Columbus State Community College, and Old Ohio Penitentiary
Project: HISTORY public art project
Politics and Religion, Waldos on High, Columbus, OH
Old Ohio Penitentiary Project, Columbus Cultural Art Center,
Columbus, OH
Old Ohio Penitentiary Project, Columbus State Community College,
Columbus, OH
New Paintings, The Enclave, Columbus, OH
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
The Pinnacle Gallery at Savannah College of Art and Design,
"MINE EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY," Savannah, GA (October 2002)
The Beach Institute African American Center,"AMAZING GRACE,"
Savannah, GA (October 2002)
Folk Art Society of America Conference Auction (represented by
America Oh! Yes Folk Art Gallery), Savannah, GA
Adam and Eve/Garden of Eden Exhibition, America Oh Yes! Folk Art
Gallery, Washington DC
Individual Concerns, Gallery of Social/Political Art, Boston, MA
Arte Gras Visionary Arts Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
Mother and Son Exhibition, Lindsay Gallery, Columbus, OH
Revolution for Revelation, The Revolving Museum,(Juried by Rebecca
Hoffberger), Boston, MA
Color (The Chicago Black Fine Art Exposition), The Navy Pier,
(Hosted by Oprah Winfrey), Chicago, IL
Folk Art Festival,represented by America Oh Yes! Folk
Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Art for Life Biennial, Columbus Museum of Art (Juried by Dan
Cameron), Columbus, OH
Eventworks: Festival of New Media and Art, Massachusetts College of
Art, Boston, MA
Indy Installation Fest, Indianpolis, IN
The Outsiders (*), The Ohio State University-Mansfield, Mansfield,
OH
Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition (Juried by David Reed)
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Silver Cup Ohio Jazz Competition (invited visual artist), Columbus,
OH
5th Annual YWCA Safe & Sound Chair-ity and Art Auction, Franklin
Park Conservatory (2 Feb. 2002), Columbus, Ohio
OTHER PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES/MISC.:
Cover art for Three Plum Review Journal, Spring 2001
Leni D. Anderson: Religious Icons; Political Message (video) produced by Artists in Residence, inc. (copyright 2002)
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