Leslie Lew (American, born )

Timeline

1981
B.F.A, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
1982
M.F.A. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1990
Artist’s Fellowship, Inc., Grant
1990
The Rauschenberg Foundation Grant
2004
New York Council for the Arts/ Westchester Project Grant
2007
Westchester Biennial 2006/ The Lab Gallery Roger Smith Award
2009
Liquitex Paint “Artist of the Year.

Exhibitions

2013
“American Memories,” ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables (Miami), FL (solo)
2012
Art Basel/ Overture/ Miami, “Sensory Evolution Gallery”, New York, NY (solo)
2011
“Leslie Lew”, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY (solo)
2011
“Keeping Time”, Albany International Airport/ Museum Gallery, Albany, NY (solo)
2010
“Leslie Lew”, Celebrity Constellation Gallery Traveling Exhibition, Amsterdam, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Copenhagen (solo)
2010
“An Evening of Art/ Auction”, The Hudson Valley Museum, NY.NY
2009
“For the Love of Art”, HVCCA Museum, Maxwell Fine Arts, Peekskill, NY
2009
“Food For Thought”, John C. Hart Memorial Gallery, NY (solo)
2008
“Objects-in and out!”, Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill, NY (solo)
2008
“Westchester Biennial 2008” Castle Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, NY
2008
“EYE”, Visual Art Performance/ Guest Artist, White Plains, NY
2007
“Snap, Crackle, and POP”, Hendrick Hudson Free Library Exhibition Space, Montrose, NY (solo)
2007
“Buki’s Garden Workshop”, Katonah Museum of Art; Visiting Artist, Katonah, NY (solo)
2007
Limon Studio Gallery, Palm Beach, FL (solo)
2007
“Westchester Biennial Award”, The Lab Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2007
“Interiors”, Limon Studio Gallery, Palm Beach, FL.
2006
“Portrait Invitational”, Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers, NY.
2006
“Unexpected Visitors”, Maxwell Fine Arts, Peekskill, NY
2006
Westchester Biennial 2006, Castle Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
2005
The Parrish Art Museum 39th Juried Exhibition, Southampton, NY
2005
“Artistic Fragments” Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
2005
Hamilton Galleries Group Exhibition, Santa Monica, CA
2004
Lessedra Third World Print Annual, Lessedra Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects, Sofia, Bulgaria
2004
Women in the Arts”, Northern Westchester Center for the Arts, Mt. Kisco, NY
2004
KMAA@WCC, curated by Dede Young, Neuberger Museum, Valhalla, NY
2004
Katonah Museum Artists (KMAA) Exhibition, Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco, NY
2003
“Comic Release- Negotiating Identity for a New Generation” Barbara Bloemink, / Guggenheim Museum
2003
“Then and Now”, Celia Hirsch Gallery, Chappaqua, NY (solo)
2003
“Then and Now”, Hamilton Galleries, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
2002
“The Way We Were”, Sarah Lawrence College Gallery, Bronxville, NY (solo)
2002
Westchester Arts Council- “Open Studio” White Plains, NY
2001
“Locations: Real and Imagined”, Westchester Arts Council, White Plains, NY
2001
“American Icons”, Chappaqua Library Gallery, Chappaqua, NY (solo)
2000
Hendrick Hudson Free Library, Montrose NY (solo)
1997
Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1996
The Light Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
1996
"National Showcase Exhibitions ", The Alternative Museum, New York, NY
1995
"Holtzer Invitational", Holtzer Museum of Art, Helena, MT
1995
Margulies/Taplin Gallery, Miami, FL (solo)
1993
Vered Gallery, East Hampton, NY (solo)
1992
OK Harris Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1992
Vered Gallery, East Hampton, NY (solo)
1992
Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
1992
Peconic Museum of Art, Peconic, NY
1991
"Subterranean Paintings”, Henry Street Settlement Art Museum, New York, NY
1990
Margulies/Taplin Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL (solo)
1989
"Alice (and Look Who Else) Through the Looking Glass”, traveling Museum Exhibition
1989
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, New York, NY
1987
“A Sigh of Relief”, Wilson Art Center, Rochester, N.Y.
1987
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1986
Sensory Evolution Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1986
“The East Village”, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
1986
“Artist Unite Against Nicaragua”, El Bohio Gallery, New York, NY
1986
“Pop Now”, Sensory Evolution Gallery. New York NY
1986
“ Small Work By Major Thinkers”, Bess Cutler Gallery, New York, NY
1985
SoHo Center for the Visual Arts, New York, NY
1985
"57th Between A & D”, Holly Solomon Gallery, New York, NY
1985
"Second Annual Contemporary Exhibition”, London, UK
1985
"Starved for Art”, Visual Arts Museum, New York, NY
1985
Sensory Evolution Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1985
"New Art in New York”, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
1984
“Women on Art”, Quando Gallery, New York, NY
1984
“A –Moore Store”, Jack Tilton Gallery, .New York, NY
1983
"Seven Days of Creation”, ABC No Rio Dinero Gallery, New York, NY
1983
"The School Show”, The Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
1981
“Multiples- The Vicinity Artist Show”, The Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Public Collections

Tisch Collection, NY
The Sainsbury Collection, London
Conde Nast, New York
Bellevue Hospital, New York
Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
MCA Records, New York

Literature

2008
The New York Times, “Please Do No Help Yourself”, Westchester Biennial, Sunday June 15th
2008
Jan Bensel, The New York Times, “Optiimo”, April 27th
2008
Visions- The Katonah Museum Artists Newsletter- featured painting, “Optimo”, May
2007
ldrich, Sally, “Interview with Leslie Lew”, KMAA, Katonah Museum of Art, May
2006
Alexander, Fran, ”The Great Middle School Split”,,Inside Chappaqua Magazine, September and October.
2004
Regan, Margaret, “Not Your Father’s Comics”, Tucson Weekly, January 15th
2004
Cohen, Lorrie, “Topical Toons”, Tucson Citizen- Living Section, January 2nd
2003
Silberman, Vanessa, “Trendsetters- Comic Imagery No Laughing Matter”, Art Business News ,August
2003
Baker, Chris, Review, Wired Magazine,”Comic Release!Negtiating Identity for a New Generation”, Aug. 11th.
2003
Brookhardt, D.Eric, “Horror Vacui”, Gambit Weekly, New Orleans, June 24th
2003
Leonardo, Magdalin, “The Vibrant Works of Leslie Lew”, Inside Chappaqua, Chappaqua, NY.
2003
Keller, Susan, “Somebody's Heroes”, New York Times, Sunday, November 3rd
2003
“Wags Picks of the Arts”, Westchester Wag Mag, May.
2002
Cultural Calendar, Patent Trader, November 7th
2002
Westchester County Times, Country Calendar-This Month in Westchester
2002
McClusky, Kathy, Arts and Culture, The Journal News, Sunday, November 3rd
2002
McClusky, Kathy, “Pop Culture”, Westchester Weekend, The Patent Trader, April 5th
2002
Salvadorini, Lisa, “Morning Show”, Channel 12 News, Westchester, NY
2001
Keller, Susan, “Playful Art”, New York Times Sunday, March 25th
2001
Mikalov, Lauren, “Leslie Lew – American Icons”, Women’s News, May
2001
Braff, Phyllis, “3-d Shapes and Food Stuff”, New York Times Sunday, September 10th
1998
Jacobs, Karrie, "Cartography and Style”, Metropolis Magazine, March.
1986
Hagenberg, Roland, East Village '86, Egret Publications, New York.
1985
Munroe, Alexandra, "East Village”, Biiutso Techno Monthly, Japan, December.
1985
Frisk, Mark, "Leslie Lew”, Arts Magazine, March
1985
Hagenberg, Roland, East Village: A Guide, A Documentary, Pelham Press, New York
1984
Annas, Therese, "Art From Manhattan's East Village”, The Virginia Beach Sun, November 21st
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