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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011-2012
Gwyneth Leech, The Cup Drawings, Sprint Flatiron Prow Artspace, New York City
2011
Gwyneth Leech, The Cup Drawings, Fashion Center Window Space for Public Art
New York City
Gwyneth Leech, The Cup Drawings, Buck House, New York City
2010
Family Portraits, Art At First, First Presbyterian Church, New York City
2009
Family Album, New York Public Library, Columbus Branch, New York City
2007
Perfect Families, Southwest Minnesota State University Art Museum, Marshall, MN
2006
Perfect Families, Franklin 54 Gallery, New York City
Gwyneth Leech: Stations of the Cross, Equator Books and Gallery, Venice, CA
2005
Stations of the Cross, a permanent installation of 14 paintings, Saint Paul's Church, Norwalk, CT
2000
Roundabout, La MaMa La Galleria, New York City
1998
Gwyneth Leech, Peterborough Cathedral,
Peterborough Cathedral Arts Festival, UK
1995
African Diary, Boundary Gallery, London, UK
1994
Notes From A Journey, Compass Gallery,
Glasgow, UK
1990
Fossil Tide, Ayr Art Gallery and Museum,
and Kilmarnock Art Gallery and Museum, UK
Fossil, Dundee Museum of Natural History,
UK
1989
Gwyneth Leech, Edinburgh Printmakers' Workshop Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
1988
La Poule, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, UK (multi-screen video installation)
PUBLIC DRAWING PROJECTS
2013 – Public cup drawing project for No Longer Empty Curatorial Lab exhibition at 24 West 8th, NYC
2012 – Public Drawing workshops and Talks, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts,
Spring Texas, as part of Luxuriant Refuse.
2011/12 – Five Month residency, public drawing project and exhibition of upcycled coffee cup art, Sprint Flatiron Prow Artspace, NYC.
2012 - Visiting artist talk and cup drawing workshop at the PS51 school, and for eight visiting school groups at the Flatiron exhibition site
2011 – Six week residency, public drawing project and exhibition, Fashion Center Window Space for Public Art, NYC
2010 – Public Drawing Project – Family Tree – as part of Figment Summer Festival, Governor’s Island, NYC
2010 – Public Drawing Project – Family Album – as part of the Pool Art Fair at the Gershwin Hotel, NYC.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
City Shift: Leech/Gallagher and the Pintos at Susan Teller Gallery, NYC
Diptychs, Triptychs and Multiples, cWOW, Newark, NJ
No Longer Empty at 24 West 8th Street, NYC
2012
Luxuriant Refuse, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring Texas,
2011
On Your Mark: The Inner Necessity of Methodical and Unrestrained Drawing
Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, New York City
2010
All in the Family, Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York
Helluva Town, Susan Teller Gallery, New York City
Studio on a Bed, a public drawing project, Pool Art Fair, New York City
Family Tree, a public drawing project, Figment Arts Festival, Governor's Island, NYC
2009
Day Job, Susan Teller Gallery, New York City
2007
Unusual Portraits, Hudson Guild Gallery, New York City
2006
Don't Talk about Religion and Politics, Ave 50 Studio Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Imprints on the Landscape, Michael Gallagher Prints and Gwyneth Leech videos,
Community Arts Center Galleries, Penn State University, Altoona, PA
Drawing the Line, Southwest Minnesota State University Art Museum, Marshall, MN
2005
The Family Business: 1877-2005, Susan Teller Gallery, New York City
In the Round, Arts Council Gallery and John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT
2003
Notebook, Pickard Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art,
Artscape Festival, Baltimore, MD
2002
Leech/Gallagher: Five Artists / Three Generations, Cosmopolitan Club, Philadelphia, PA
2001
Leech/Gallagher: Five Artists/Three Generations, Susan Teller Gallery, NYC
Faculty Exhibition, Addams Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2000
Shiku Hakku: Exhibition/performance with Indalo Artists, La Mama Experimental Theater Club, New York City
Scottish Spirit, Society of Scottish Artists at the University Art Gallery
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
1999
Scottish Spirit, at the Gallery of Contemporary Art University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO
Scottish Spirit at Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
1998
Continental Shift, Six American Artists from Scotland, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, UK
Scottish Spirit, at the Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
and at the Centre for Innovative Print and Paper,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
The Big Picture, Works from the Collection, Edinburgh City Art Galleries
1997
BP Portrait Competition, National Portrait Gallery, London and British tour
Introductions, Hahn Gallery, Philadelphia
Double Exposure, the Society of Scottish Artists,
Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen,
and the Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK
A Patch of their own, Compass Gallery, Glasgow
1996
African Themes, Surya Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska
Celebrating Robert Burns, Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries & McLaurin Art Gallery, Ayr, UK
A Sense of Place III, the SSA at MacRobert Arts Centre, Stirling University, UK
Brave Art, the SSA at Mayfest, 18 King Street Gallery, Glasgow
1995
Morrison Portrait Award Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy
1994
Xylon 12 Triennale, Gewerbemuseum, Switzerland and European tour
Spectator/Adam Award Exhibition, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Drawing Near, Arts in Fife touring exhibition, UK
1991
Kershaw, Leech and Lindsley: Wood engravings, Halifax House, Oxford, UK
1990
Duffin, Leech and Roberts, Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
An Expanse of Never Ending Blue, Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury and British tour
St. Mary's Commission, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
SELECTED GRANTS / AWARDS
1999 University of Colorado President’s Fund Grant
1994 Scottish Arts Council Time Based Media Award
1990 Glasgow District Council, European Capital
of Culture Project Grant
1989 Scottish Arts Council Assistance Grant
1987 Scottish Arts Council Video Award
1985 John Kinross Memorial Award, Royal Scottish Academy
1984 Elizabeth Greenshields Memorial Award
1981-83 Thouron Anglo-American Exchange Fellowship
COMMISSIONS
2005 Stations of the Cross: 14 paintings for Saint Paul's on the Green, East Norwalk, CT
1998 Murals for St. Anne Chapel, St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow, UK
1991 Print co-publications, Edinburgh Printmakers' Workshop, UK
1990 Murals for Crossing and Chancel, Saint Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
1989 Print series for Edinburgh City Art Center
COLLECTIONS
American Museum, Bath, UK
British Broadcasting Corporation
Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council, UK
Edinburgh City Art Galleries
Motherwell District Council, UK
Scottish Television Company
Royal Bank of Scotland
Strathclyde University, UK
Strathclyde Water Board, UK
Stirling Shipping Company, UK
Theater Royal, Glasgow
BIOGRAPHY
Born Philadelphia, 1959
Resident in UK 1981-1999
Resident in New York City since 1999
Post Graduate DA, 1985, Drawing and Painting,
Edinburgh College of Art, (University of Edinburgh), UK
BFA, 1984, Drawing and Painting,
Edinburgh College of Art, (University of Edinburgh), UK
BA, 1981, Anthropology and French, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
SELECTED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
2011/12
For selected articles, reviews and blogs about Gwyneth Leech Cup Drawings
in the Sprint Flatiron Prow Artspace go to:
www.gwynethsfullbrew.com/p/full-brew-in-news.html
2012
Dunlap, David, "An Art Exhibit That's Good to the Last Drop", The New York Times,
February 15
2011
Walsh, Liz, "Artist Spends Hours Drawing in Window", PSFK, November 1
Petrilla, Molly, "Cup O'Doodles", Pennsylvania Gazette, July/August
Haber, Jon, "Color As Obsession", Haber Arts, March 23
2010
Buttenweiser, Sarah "Full Brew and View", Hand Eye Magazine, August
2008
Jerry Hames, "Exploring Art Through a Videographer's Eyes", Episcopal Life, April 11
2007
Cindy Votruba, "New Exhibit at SMSU Art Museum",
The Marshall Independent, Jan. 27
Ben Erickson, "New York Artist Paints "Perfect Families" and More", The Spur, Jan. 31
Jason Zahn, "Leech Uses Personal Experience to Create Diverse Works of Art", The Spur, 1/31
2006
Jerry Hames, "Contemporary Icons", Episcopal Life, March
Don Newton, “Don’t Talk About Religion or Politics",
The Journal of the Lincoln Heights Literary Society, 1/30
2005
Lois Goglia, "Gwyneth Leech: the Way of the Cross",
Art New England, Oct./Nov.
LuAnne Roy, "Defending the Stations",
Fairfield County Weekly, September 8
Tracy O'Shaunnesy, "At the Crux of the Crucifixion",
Waterbury Republican, August 21
Adrian Brune, "A Vivid Passion",
Hartford Courant, July 31
Lisa Chamoff, "Church's Unusual Paintings Draw Mixed Reactions", Stamford Advocate, July 30
Amanda Cuda, "Stations with an Edge",
Connecticut Post, June 4
LuAnne Roy, "Stations of Modern Persecution",
Fairfield County Weekly, May 26
Geary Danihy, "Stations of Cross Are Seen Anew",
Norwalk-Citizen News, May 27
Jim Remsen, "Stations of the Cross Go to War",
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 15
Jeanne Hoff, "Pilgrimage of the Spirit",
The Sunday Hour, February 20
2002
Edward Sozanski, "A Family Affair",
Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov.8
Debra Auspitz, "Pick of the Week: A family Affair",
Philadelphia City Paper, October 17
2000
Jack Anderson, “Shiku Hakku: Suffering and Rebirth”
New York Times, March 16
1999
John Hazelhurst, "Brave New Scots",
The Independent, Colorado Springs, August 12
Mark Arnest, "Great Scots",
The Gazette, Colorado Springs, August 6
1998
Christopher Andreae, "Art and Religion",
Artists Newsletter, April
Susan Lonkevich, "Visions and Videos of a New Scotland",
Pennsylvania Gazette, June/July
Richard Carr, "Scottish Artists Looking Outward",
Artwork, October/November
1995
Michael Jessing, "A View of Contemporary Christian Art in Scotland", Christian Arts Journal, Winter
1994
Chris Andreae, “African Women in Art Form”,
The Christian Science Monitor, June 20
Ruth Wishart, “A Broader Perspective”,
The Scotsman Weekend Magazine, June 4
Beatrice Colin, "Gwyneth Leech; In the Frame”,
The List, June 3
1991
Frank Bradford, "Gwyneth Leech Murals",
The Independent, January 12
Angela Catlin, "Update on the Gothic",
Glasgow Herald, January 8
Alastair MacKinnon, "Scottish Stones Speak",
Church Times, January 4
1990
Clare Henry, "Creative Forces Make Divine Decoration",
Glasgow Herald, November 30
Karin Brookes, Article, "Each Day There's Something New", Classical Music, November 24
Joan McAlpine, "Crowning Glory to Grace Glasgow Cathedral", The Scotsman, June 6
Fergus Black, "Images of Opera Viewed from Behind the Scenes", Glasgow Herald, March 15
David Lister, "Artist's Plan for Cold Cathedral",
The Independent, March 19 |
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