STACY LEEMAN BIO

Education

2001         MFA Visual Arts, Rutgers University, New Jersey

1994         BA Studio Art, Oberlin College, Ohio

1992         Parsons School of Design, Paris, France

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019         To Define a Feeling, Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2017         Piercing the Veil, The Works Museum, Newark, Ohio

2016         Vermont Meditations, Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2014         Hidden Presence, Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2012         Vermont Stories, Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2010         Visual Synergy, Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2009         Upstream, Goldberg Gallery, Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center, Columbus, Ohio

2008         Chasing Fireflies, Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2007         Bexley Public Library, Bexley, Ohio

2004         Beyond Words, Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2002        853 Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

1999        Morning Calm Gallery, New York, New York

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019         WAOW Mountain Aire 49th National Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Arts, Boulder, Colorado

                  2019 Heartland Artist Exhibition, Irene B French Community Center Art Gallery, Merriam, Kansas

                  Growth and Change-an Artistic Interpretation, Belskie Museum of Art and Science, Closter, New Jersey

2018         Gadsden Art Association 60th Annual Juried Show, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, Alabama

                  Butler Institute of American Art 82nd National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio

                  San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild 2018 Connections Exhibition, Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Poway, California

                  15th Annual VMRC Juried Art Exhibition, Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia

                  2018 Heartland Artist Exhibition, Irene B French Community Center Art Gallery, Merriam, Kansas

2017         62nd International Bold Expressions, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, California

                  Connecticut Women’s Annual National Open Juried Exhibition, Art Center East, Vernon, Connecticut

                  2017 National Juried Painting Exhibition, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

                  NOVAS 2017, Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Douglasville, Georgia

                  ViewPoints 2017, Aljira a Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, New Jersey

                  Textures and Patterns, Fredericksburg Center for the Arts, Fredericksburg, Virginia

                  Emerald Art Center Spring Exhibition: National Juried Show, Springfield, Oregon

                  30th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, Lake Charles, Louisiana

                  Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, 45th International Art Show, Brownsville, Texas

                  For and About Women, Fredericksburg Center for the Arts, Fredericksburg, Virginia

                  2017 Heartland Artist Exhibition, Irene B French Community Center Art Gallery, Merriam, Kansas

2016         NNAC 2016, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, Wisconsin

                  NAWA 2016 Summer Small Works Exhibition, NAWA Gallery, New York, New York

                  Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Cox Fine Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio

                  Gadsden Art Association 2016 Annual Juried Show, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, Alabama

                  Focus on Color, Fredericksburg Center for the Arts,  Federicksburg, Virginia

2015        Small Works, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, New York

                  14th Annual Small Wonders, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland

                  Abstract Catalyst, Verum Ultimum, Portland, Oregon

                  Edges and Lines, Fredericksburg Center for the Arts, Fredericksburg, Virginia

                  National Juried Exhibition, Washington Art Association, Washington, Connecticut

                  Gadsden Art Association 57th Annual Juried Show,  Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, Alabama

                  Women’s Works 2015, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, Illinois

                  Drawn to Scale, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, Michigan

                  Smallworks 38th Harper College National Juried Exhibition, Palatine, Illinois

                  Ohio Collage Society 9th Annual Exhibition, Massillon Museum, Massillon, Ohio

2014         NOVAS 2014, Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Douglasville, Georgia

                  5th Annual Great Lakes Small Works Juried Exhibition, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan

                  Take 10, The Water Street Gallery, Douglas, Michigan

                  From Our Perspectives National Women’s Art Exhibit, Oakland Community College, Farmington Hills, Michigan

                  Valdosta National 2014, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia

                  The Lilliputians March Small Works Competition, Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, Indiana

 

GRANTS / AWARDS

2017         Recognition Award, Emerald Spring Exhibition 2017 National Juried Show, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, Oregon

                  Award of Merit, 2017 Heartland Artist Exhibition, Irene B French Community Center Art Gallery, Merriam, Kansas

2016         Supply Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, Ohio

                  Artist’s in the Community, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, Ohio

                  Artist’s Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont

                  Residency at Vermont Studio Center

                  Honorable Mention, Focus on Color National Exhibit, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, Virginia

2013         Donni Dingman Memorial Award, Shades of Pastel National Exhibit, Delapaine Visual Arts and Education Center, Frederick, Maryland

                  Second Place, Butler Institute of American Art’s 77th Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio

2012         Second Place, 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, North Carolina

                  Artist’s Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont

                  Artists in the Community Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, Ohio

2006         Finalist, Miami University Young Painters Competition for William & Dorothy Yeck Award, Oxford, Ohio

2003         Award of Merit, The View 2003, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, Ohio

2002         Artist’s Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont

2000         Nominee for Artist’s Grant, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York, New York

 

LECTURES

2012         “Marketing and Branding in the 17th Century: How Artemesia Gentileschi, Judith Leyster and Velasquez Present Themselves” Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH

2007        Visiting Artist Lecture, Otterbein College, Westerville, OH

2006         Visiting Artist Lecture, Otterbein College, Westerville,

LECTURES cont

2005         Visiting Artist Lecture, Otterbein College, Westerville, OH

2003         “What’s In a Name?” Faculty lecture Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH

                   

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008-present Adjunct Professor in art and interdisciplinary arts Ohio University, Lancaster, Ohio

2007-2009 Adjunct Professor in art department Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio

2002-present Adjunct Professor in art and interdisciplinary arts at Ohio University, Pickerington, Ohio

2001-present Adjunct Professor in art department Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio

2000-2001 Instructor of record in foundation course at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Stacy Leeman, “I Still May Push a Little,” Faithfully Feminist: Jewish, Christian & Muslim Feminists on Why We Stay, Edited by Gina Messina-Dysert, Jennifer Zobard and Amy Levin, August, 2015

Susan Breen, “Stacy Leeman: Vessels,” Mother-Musing, June 18, 2013

Starker, Melissa, “Abstract oils filled with tantalizing ambiguity,” The Columbus Dispatch, Sept 9, 2012

Kaizaad Kotwal, “Pairing Produces Plenty of Energy,” The Columbus Dispatch, January 18, 2007 D4

Elizabeth Ann James, “Art Sizzles at Sharon Weiss Gallery,” The Short North Gazette, October 2006 15-16

Chris Bournea, “’Landscape’ Exhibit Offers Different Perspective on Nature,” This Week in Upper Arlington, January 24, 2006

Billy Mayr, “Sculptor, Painter Celebrate Energy Found in Life,” The Columbus Dispatch October 14, 2004 Weekender 3

Nancy Smeltzer, “Canvases of Faith: A Map of the Artist’s Quest,” The New Standard September 23, 2004 17

Bill Mayr, “Covering New Ground,” The Columbus Dispatch September 25, 2003 Weekender 18

Ina Horwitz-Whitmore, “Schumacher’s ‘The Painted Surface’ Runs Through Dec 6” This Week in Bexley A5