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EDUCATION
2007 Master of Fine Arts in Fibers, The University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
1993 Bachelor of Education in Art, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
1982 Bachelor of Fine Art in Fibers, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
SELECTED SOLO/ TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2016 Wash & Wax: A Collaboration, Jacksonville State U., Hammond Gallery, Jacksonville, Georgia
2015 Wash & Wax: A Collaboration, Abernathy Arts Center Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2012 Connecting the Dots, Collaboration with Terri Dilling. Sponsors: The Center For Chemical
Evolution and NASA, Spruill Art Center Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2010 Inconsistencies: Stitching Past to Present, Solo, Fine Arts Blount Space, Maryville, Tennessee
2009 Beauty From the Beast, Solo, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2007 (in)CONSEQUENTIAL, Solo, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas
2005 beyond COLOR, with Laura Jennings, University of North Texas Union Gallery, Denton, Texas
2001 Under the Surface, Solo,Focus Gallery, Irving Arts Center, Irving, Texas
SELECTED GROUP/INVITATIONAL/JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2016 Materials: Hard & Soft, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, Texas
First LaGrange Southeast Regional, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, Georgia
The Motherload Project, Hannah Maclure Centre, Dundee, Scotland
2015 Giving Attention, Ernest G. Welch Gallery, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
(In)Organic, Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Flight Patterns, Hartsfield Jackson ATL Airport, concourse T-north, Atlanta, Georgia
Flight Patterns, Ernest B. Welch Gallery, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Body & Mind, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, Georgia
The Art of Nature, The Blue Heron Nature Preserve, Atlanta, Georgia
Touched, The Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
The Motherload Project, curators Lesli Robertson and Natalie Macellaio, Dallas Museum of Art,
Dallas, Texas and on-line http://www.themotherload.org/
2014 Mysterious Worlds, Further Polycontemporary Gallery, Tula Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Flight Patterns, Hartsfield Jackson ATL Airport, concourse T-north, through April 2015
World of Threads International, various locations, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(In)Organic, Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
New Fibers, Eastern Michigan University Gallery, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Meadows Gallery, Denton, Texas
Triage, Fuse Art Center, C4, Atlanta, GA
Fiber Options, Maryland Federation of Art Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland
The Motherload Project, curators Lesli Robertson and Natalie Macellaio, Dallas Museum of Art,
Dallas, Texas and on-line http://www.themotherload.org/
2013 Object Object!, Helmuth Projects, San Diego, California
UrbanFronts, AIA- ATL Institute of Architects, installation with Sixfold Collective, Atlanta, Georgia
Connecting Threads, LAX airport, Los Angeles, California
National Fiber Directions 2013, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas
Fantastic Fibers 2013, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky
The Motherload Project, curators Lesli Robertson and Natalie Macellaio, Prescott College Art
Gallery, Prescott, Arizona and on-line http://www.themotherload.org/
Teapots! 7th Invitational, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists, Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, Georgia
2012 All Mixed Up, dk Gallery, Marietta, Georgia
Fibers, Wonderroot Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
New Fibers ’12, Eastern Michigan University Gallery, Ypsilanti, Michigan
de rerum natura, World of Threads Exhibition, Oakville/Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Surface and Structure, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Talent Loves Company, Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Fibers, Madison Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA
Fiberart International, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2011 LAIR, Sixfold Collective, Abernathy Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia
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
Fiberart International, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2010 Fiberart International, travelling: Rochester, New York, San Francisco, California
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- touring through 2011
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 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS
2013-16 The Motherload Project, curators Lesli Robertson and Natalie Macellaio (above)
2014 World of Threads International, various locations, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2010-12 Fiberart International, Venue One-Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Venue Two-Memorial Art Center, Rochester, NY
2012 World of Threads International, various locations, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2010 Sum of the Parts, Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum, Logan, Kansas
2009 Sum of the Parts, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, Louisiana
2008 Sum of the Parts, Museum of Texas Tech, Lubbock, Texas
Sum of the Parts, J. Wayne Stark Gallery, College Station, Texas
2002- 05 Masterpieces: A Voyage of Self Discovery, Husqvarna Viking Gallery of Quilt Art traveling
exhibition venues:
International Quilt Market, Houston, Texas 2002
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas 2002
Spring Quilt Festival, Chicago, Illinois, 2003
International Quilt market, Portland, Oregon, 2003
Craft and Quilt Fair, Melbourne,VIC, Australia 2004
Craft and Quilt Fair, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2004
Craft and Quilt Fair, Perth, WA, Australia 2004
Craft and Quilt Fair, Launceston, TAS, Australia 2004
Senior Expo, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2004
Husquvarna Fabric Museum, Sweden 2005
Quilt Show, France 2005
CURATORIAL EXHIBITIONS
2015 Invisible:visAble, Abernathy Arts Center Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia. 16 international artists who face invisible disabilities, including Leisa Rich, exhibited work produced from their experiences dealing with these challenges, in a provocative and insightful exhibition of video, painting, fiber, kinetic sculpture, and more.
RECENT AWARDS
2014 Honorable Mention, Georgia Artists: A Juried Exhibit, Abernathy Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2013 Honorable Mention, Georgia Artists: A Juried Exhibit, Abernathy Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
Award of Excellence, Surface Design Association, Fabricate Exhibition, San Antonia, TX
2008 Second Place Award, Atlanta Artist Center National Juried Exhibition, Atlanta, GA
2007 Distinguished Jury Award, Earth Matters,The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
Juror’s Award, Materials: Hard and Soft Exhibition, The Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS & FEATURES- T.V, RADIO, INTERNET
2015: 3D Mixed Media Textile Art, Joe and Sam Pitcher, TextileArtist.org
Review: Artists grapple… http://www.artsatl.com/2015/11/invisible-visable-abernathy/
2014: Textile Art Around the World, Ellen Bakker, p. 160
2013: Plastics in Fiber: Creative Friend or Environmental Foe? Fiber Art Now Summer ‘13 (author)
Mastering the Art of Embroidery, Chronicle Books, p. 249-250
Morgan Contemporary Glass’ teapots exhibit pours on the creativity: Review-Pittsburgh Tribune
http://triblive.com/aande/museums/4018396-74/teapot-glass-says#axzz2VjQzFdnr
Inspiration: Leisa Rich,Stitches magazine, p. 43
Repetition and Ritual at Hudgens Center, Atlanta, Georgia, by Leisa Rich (author)
http://burnaway.org/2013/05/review-repetition-and-ritual-at-hudgens-center/
2012: Contemporary Sculptors: 84 International Sculptors, Schiffer, p. 170-171
World of Threads, Leisa Rich, Interview 79
http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/artist_interviews/079_leisa_rich_12.html
The Best of America Sculpture, Kennedy Publishing
2011: Noplaceness: Art in a Post-Urban Landscape, Atlanta Art Now
The Studio Quilt, No.6: State of the Art, Sandra Sider
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
‘Mining’ Exhibition Diverse and Deep, AJC, H10, Atlanta, Georgia
Visual Arts review, Atlanta Journal Constitution, August 28, 2008, section H10
2006/07 In Context, Featured Artist, PBS 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, http://www.centerforthequilt.org/qso
SELECTED TEACHING
Present Self-Employed Art Educator: in studio workshops and classes
Travel-to-Teach Art Educator: arts programs, retreats, arts centers, universities
Art Educator, Binders Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia: classes and workshops
2008-13 Director/Teacher (Art), GASP Program, The Galloway School, Atlanta, Georgia
2007-12 Teacher (Art), Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia
2007-09 Teaching Artist, The High Museum, Atlanta, Georgia
2004-05 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
COLLECTIONS
Emory Healthcare
The Dallas Museum of Art- permanent, interactive installation, installed November 2011
The Kamm Teapot Foundation, 2012 and 2013 permanent collection
The University of North Texas
The University of Texas- Pan American
*Private collections. List available upon request.
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