Meet Lesley

MEET LESLEY

Lesley is a colorist who recreates the landscape and the figure with lavish brush stroke and rich color. "My paintings, even my landscapes, are more about people. Hopefully, they are an honest glimpse into the beauty of people's lives."

EXHIBITIONS
2003 Biennale International di Firenze, Italy
2003 Plein Air Exchange, Bozeman, Montana
2003 Point Reyes Invitational Paint Out, California
2003 Exposition au Chateau-Musee de Dinan, France
2003 Oil Painters of America National, Taos
2003 Alla Prima International, Taos
2003 Hilton Head National Juried, South Carolina
2002 San Luis Obispo Invitational Paintout, September 2002, California
2002 Artist in Residence, July 2002, Dinan, France
2002 Masters in Montana Invitational, Bozeman, Montana
2002 Salon International, San Antonio, Texas
2002 Hilton Head National Juried, South Carolina: Award
2002 Alla Prima International Signature Show, Taos, New Mexico
2001 Alla Prima International Signature Show, Bennington Center, Vermont
2001 American Impressionist Invitational, California: Award
2001 Alla Prima International, Riverbend Gallery, Marble Falls, Texas
2000 Alla Prima International Signature Show, Taos, New Mexico
1999 One-Woman Show, "The Grass is Always Greener", Peck Gallery, California
1999 Alla Prima International Group Show, New Visions Gallery, Wisconsin
1998 One-Woman Show, "Under Rose-Colored Skies", Gallery North, Michigan
1998 Top 200 Arts for the Parks Competition and Exhibition, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
1997 One-Woman Show, "Someday Never Comes", Birchstone Gallery, Wisconsin
1997 Hillcrest International Juried Competition, California: Award
1996 Top 100 Arts for the Parks Competition and Exhibition, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
1996 One-Woman Show, "On Location in Beijing", Birchstone Gallery, Wisconsin
1995 One-Woman Show, "In the Plein Air Tradition", Gallery North, Michigan
1995 Four Person Show, "Four Women, Four Visions", Roby Mill Gallery, Colorado
1995 One-Woman Show, "A Painterly Painter", Palette and Chisel Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1995 Other Side of the Lake Invitational, Gallery North, Michigan: Award
1994 Palette and Chisel All Media Show, Palette and Chisel Gallery, Illinois
1994 Witchita Oil Juried Invitational Show, Kansas: Award
1994 Palette and Chisel Harriet Bitterly Invitational, Palette and Chisel Gallery, Illinois: Award
1994 Oil Painters of America Regional, Chicago, Illinois
1994 Elkhart Juried Museum Show, Elkhart Museum of Art, Indiana: Award
1993 One-Woman Show, "Cows and Landscapes", L.A. Gallery, Wisconsin
1993 Flora and Fauna Invitational, Riverfront Gallery, Illinois
1993 Fine Arts Exchange, Invitational Group Show, Illinois

GALLERIES
Chaparral Fine Art Gallery, Bozeman, Montana - www.chaparralfineart.com
Gardner Colby Gallery, Naples, Florida - www.gardnercolbygallery.com
Nancy Dodds Gallery, Carmel, California - www.nancydoddsgallery.com
Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico - www.selbyfleetwoodgallery.com
William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes Station, California - www.williamlestergallery.com

AFFILIATIONS
Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Artist Member
California Art Club
Alla Prima International, Signature Member
Allied Artists

PUBLICATIONS
American Art Collector, June 2007
Plein Air Scene, December 2002
Southwest Art, October 2002, Artists to Collect
Le Petit Bleu, 8 October, 2002
Plein Air Scene, December 2001
Who's Who in America, 2001
Who's Who, Millenium Edition, 2000
Who's Who in the West, 26th Edition, 1998-99
Encyclopedia of Living Artists, 11th Edition