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Artist Statement:
The viewer of a painting,
drawing or print is an active
participant in a conversation
between the artist's imagery
and his/her own experiences
and desires. In presenting
the viewer with images, an
artist can create either an
adverse or positive reaction,
depending upon the formal and
cognitive qualities of what is
placed on the canvas, and upon
his (the artist's)
understanding of the range of
social and societal experience
the viewer brings into the
equation.
My emphasis has long been on
the use of color and the
simplification of form to set
up an intuitive conversation,
where color, shape and spatial
inter-relationships work
together to elicit an
emotional and psychological
response. Beginning with
extremely simplified landscape
imagery, where space and light
are defined by strong color
relationships and forms by
broad areas and stripes of
vibrant color, in the late
1960's and early 1970's I
carried this approach into
both painted canvases and
single-plate color etchings
and milling-machine
engravings.
My recent work is on a more
accessible scale than former
large shaped canvas
assemblages (6' X 12').
Beginning with similar imagery
with variations to suit the
expressive intent, they rely
on coloristic ...
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Artist Galleries:
1999-2000 - Gallery 5 North,
345 Congress Street (Fort
Point), Boston
2000-2004 - Cambridge Art
Association, Cambridge, MA
Current - Unrepresented, but
would welcome interest....
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Fiduciary Trust, Boston, MA
Forest City Bank, Brookline,
MA
Michael Stepien, Ft. Myers, FL
Jeffrey Kalin, Boston, MA
James Lynch, Scotland
Iestyn Lewis, Atlanta, GA
Elizabeth Cernek, Sutton, NH
Eugenio Tellez, New York, NY
Gary Benson, Albaquerque, NM
Charles Seifert, Rantoul, IL
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Leslie Lewis:
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EDUCATION:
University of Illinois-Urbana, School of Art & Design - BFA, 1969
Ohio State University - MS, 1975
EXHIBITS
1968 - Student Exhibit, University of Illinois-Urbana
1968 - Boston Printmakers, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
1969 - Student Exhibit, University of Illinois
1970 - Beloit College, WI
1970 - Illinois State Fair, Springfield
1973 - French Market Art Show, Columbus, OH
1995 - Daffodil Art Show, New London, NH
2001 - Bronze Award, Kara Art, Geneva, Switzerland
2001 - SOUND - Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge MA
2001 - ART IS AGELESS - Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
2001 - NEW MEMBERS - Cambridge Art Association
2001 - Fall Salon - Cambridge Art Association
2001 - LIGHT - Cambridge Art Association
2002 - COLOR VIBES/Geometric Abstraction - Solo Show, Bromfield Art Gallery, Boston
2002 - New England Summer - Cambridge Art Association
2002 - Solo Show - Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI - in association with "The Nature of Diamonds"
2002 - Casa Amatler, Barcelona, Spain
2002 - Galeria Anagma, Valencia, Spain
2002 - Charity Art Auction, Stand Up For Kids-Boston
2002 - Amesbury Artworks Open Studios Exhibit, Amesbury, MA
2002-2003 - "Espai f", Mataro, Spain
2003 - Winter Show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA
2003 - Landscape 03, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE - Online Exhibition
2003 - New Form, Guests Gallery - Online Exhibition
2003 - Revising Tradition-Revealing Contemporary - PostPicasso.com
2003 - One Person Exhibit, Belle Peppers, Portsmouth, NH
2003 - Solo Exhibit - Wainwright Bank, Cambridge, MA
2003 - Fall Juried Members Show, Newburyport Art Assoication
Member: Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
Newburyport Art Association
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