Sculptor Leisa Rich Info - Sculpture.org

EDUCATION

2007 Master of Fine Arts in Fibers, The University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

1993 Bachelor of Education in Art, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

1982 Bachelor of Fine Art in Fibers, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

SELECTED SOLO/ TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2010 Solo, Inconsistencies: Stitching Past to Present, Fine Arts Blount Space, Maryville, Tennessee

2009 Solo, Beauty From the Beast, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

2005 Two person, beyond COLOR, The University of North Texas Union Gallery, Denton, Texas

2001 Solo, Under the Surface- Recent Works by Leisa Rich, Focus Gallery, Irving Arts Center, Irving, Texas

SELECTED GROUP/INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2011 Volusia Wrapped in Fiber, Gateway Center for the Arts, DeBary, Florida

Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

Collective Thread, The University of central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri

2010 Fiberart International, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Sculpted Wall, The Terminus Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

2009 National Fiber Directions Exhibition 2009, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas

Quilt National 2009, The Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio

Spotlight 2009, American Craft Council Exhibition, Kennesaw, Georgia

2008 AAC Annual National Juried Exhibition, AAC Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

Led By Thread, Target Gallery- Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, Virginia

Mining the Surface: New Sensibilities in Art Textiles, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA

SELECTED FEATURES- T.V, RADIO, INTERNET

2006/07 PBS, In Context, Featured Artist, Televised Interview

2005 Out of Site, www.gillensarmy.com/outofsite

2002 Alliance for American Quilts Association, Quilters S.O.S. Save Our Stories, Oral history

Interview, www.centerforthequilt.org/qso

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS

2010: Hand to Hand: 195 Artists Witness the Iraq War, Cecelia Kane, Blurb Publishing, p. 281 & 327

Unique Fiber Art… http://artofday.com/wordpress/?tag=leisa-rich

Sweet Station Leisa Rich http://sweet-station.com/blog/2010/06/leisa-rich/

Threads of Reconnection http://artslammagazine.com/?p=6994

2009: Quilt National 2009, Lark Books, p.49

Artist Leisa Rich Gets to the Root of the Problem, Cinque Hicks

http://clatl.com/atlanta/artist-leisa-rich-gets-to-the-root-of-the-problem/Content?oid=1281230

2008: Best of America Sculpture Artists and Artisans, Volume 1, Kennedy Publishing, p.85

Visual Arts review, Atlanta Journal Constitution, August 28, 2008, section H10

AWARDS

2008 Second Place Award, Atlanta Artist Center National Juried Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia

2007 Distinguished Jury Award, Earth Matters,The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas

Juror’s Award, Materials: Hard and Soft Exhibition, The Meadows Gallery-The Center for the

Visual Arts, Denton, Texas

COLLECTIONS

The University of North Texas; The University of Texas- Pan American; private collections. List available upon request.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2011 Professor- Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia (upcoming)

Present Self-Employed Art Educator/ GASP- Teacher (Art), The Galloway School, Atlanta, Georgia

Teacher (Art), Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia

2007-09 Teaching Artist, The High Museum, Atlanta, Georgia

2005 Teaching Assistant in Fibers, The University of North Texas School of Visual Art, Denton, TX.

Teaching Assistant- Design 1,The University of North Texas School of Visual Art, Denton, TX.

2002-04 Director/Teacher, Art & Beyond School of Art for Children and Adults, Coppell, Texas