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Artist Statement:
LESLIE NOLAN
Leslie Nolan has been painting
for 12 years, using acrylic,
oil and watercolor. In March
2006 Elan magazine featured
her work on its cover, along
with an in-depth article.
The “Washington Post” ran a
photograph and notice of her
“Best in Show” award-winning
painting in its June 29, 2007
edition.
Nolan's work has been included
in the collection of the
American Embassy at Luanda,
Angola and in private
collections throughout the
U.S. Her paintings have been
accepted in international and
national juried exhibitions,
as well as juried shows
throughout the Washington, DC
area.
In June 2007 she was awarded
Best in Show at ArtReston, a
juried exhibition in Reston
Virginia. Nolan has won many
awards in local art
competitions, including Best
in Show and the prestigious
Clemente Award in 2005 at the
Art League in Alexandria, VA.
She has had numerous solo
exhibitions throughout the
local area. In addition, she
has exhibited at galleries in
the regional Washington, DC,
Maryland, and Virginia areas,
particularly at the Art League
Gallery in the Torpedo Factory
at Alexandria, Virginia;
Strathmore Hall in Bethesda,
Maryland; Greater Reston Art
Center (GRACE) in Reston; and
Artworks Gallery in Reston.
She ...
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Artist Galleries:
Alex Galleries Gallery A,
Washington, DC
Brick Lane Gallery, London,
UK...
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PUBLICATIONS
Elan Magazine March 2006 cover and featured interview
Washington Post newspaper June 29, 2007 photograph and feature of award winning painting
AWARDS
2007 U.S. Geologic Survey Headquarters, Virginia Honorable Mention
Joanne Rose Gallery, Virginia juried exhibition Best in Show
2006 Capitol Hill Arts Gallery, Washington, D.C. Second Best in Show
U.S. Geologic Survey Headquarters, Virginia First Place
Capitol Hill Arts Gallery, Washington, D.C. Honorable Mention
2005 U.S. Geologic Survey Headquarters, Virginia Equal Merit Award
Art League Gallery, Virginia Best in Show – Clemente Award
Strathmore Hall, Maryland Honorable Mention
2002 Quiet Waters Park, Maryland Honorable Mention
2001 Historic Old Town Hall, Fairfax, Virginia First Place
Art League Gallery, Virginia Honorable Mention
Arts Council of Fairfax County, Virginia Honorable Mention
2000 Art League Gallery, Virginia Equal Merit Award
1998 Waterford Festival, Virginia Honorable Mention
EXHIBITIONS (* denotes solo exhibition)
2007 *Gallery A, Washington, D.C.
*BB&T Bank, Herndon, Virginia
*Systems Management Engineering Inc., Reston, Virginia
*Whole Foods Market, Reston, Virginia
2006 *Comscore, Reston, Virginia
University of Phoenix, Reston, Virginia (two-artist show)
*Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Bethesda, Maryland
*Sprint/Nextel Headquarters, Reston, Virginia
Northwest Watercolor Society Annual Juried International Exhibit, Seattle, Washington
Southern Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition, Richmond, Virginia
Strathmore Hall juried Potomac Valley Watercolorists exhibit, Bethesda, Maryland
GRACE (Greater Reston Arts Center) juried exhibit, Reston, Virginia
2005 Southern Watercolor Society annual juried exhibition, Florida
GRACE juried exhibit, Reston, Virginia
2004 *Virginia Office of the Honorable James Moran, U.S. Congressman
2003 Strathmore Hall juried exhibit Potomac Valley Watercolorists, Bethesda, Maryland
2002 Washington Home and Garden Show, convention center Washington, D.C.
Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Reston, Virginia
2001 Open Juried Exhibition Arts Council of Fairfax County, Virginia
Gallery West national juried exhibition, Alexandria, Virginia
Washington Home and Garden Show, convention center Washington, D.C.
2000 Open Juried Exhibition Arts Council of Fairfax County, Virginia
Nolan has exhibited in over 150 shows (including 66 juried competitions and 36 more solo shows) since 1998.
EDUCATION
Portland State University, BA French
The George Washington University, MS Special Studies-Investigative Techniques
National Defense University, MS National Security Resource Strategy
REPRESENTATION
Gallery A, Washington, D.C.
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