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,
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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
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
