About Leah Wilson
Studio:
- Eugene, OR
E-mail:
- info@leahwilson.com
Leah Wilson creates paintings focusing on color patterns and changes within landscapes over time.
Born and raised in Southern California, Leah studied painting at the Art Institute of Southern California, moved to Berkeley, then earned her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. After graduating, she moved to California's Gold County in the Sierra Nevada foothills to be closer to rivers, her forever muse. There she painted and taught whitewater kayaking. Because of the extensive time she spent on countless rivers in the U.S. and internationally, Leah became invested in learning how environmental engineering affects the landscape and river systems in both positive and negative ways. Eventually, Leah relocated to Oregon where she currently resides.
Leah's paintings have been exhibited at galleries throughout the West Coast including Guardino Gallery in Portland, OR, Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts in Eugene, Oregon, Julie Baker Fine Art and featured at the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada City, California, Los Medanos College Art Gallery in Pittsburg, California and the Oakland Art Gallery in Oakland, California. Her work is in the collections of Adobe Systems, Inc., eBay, Inc., Namco Inc., as well as other corporate and private collections, and her photography has been featured in Common Ground magazine.
Education | |
| 2003 | M.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA |
| 1995 | B.F.A., Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA |
Solo & Two Person Exhibitions | |
| 2010 | Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR (Two Person) |
| 2009 | Tropes, Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts, Eugene, OR (Solo) |
| 2006 | Shifting Landscapes, Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA (Two Person) |
| Yuba Songs, Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival, New Moon, Nevada City, CA (Solo) | |
| 2005 | Love Poems to the Yuba, 560 E Broad Street, Nevada City, CA (Solo) |
| 2002 | Internal, Howard Rice, San Francisco, CA (Solo) |
| 2000 | New Works, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA (Solo) |
Selected Group Exhibitions | |
| 2012 (upcoming in Spring) | Murky Memories & Defunct Artifacts, Trifecta Galleria, San Francisco, CA |
| 2008 | Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival, Broad Street Bistro and Gallery, Nevada City, CA |
| 2005 | Below the Surface, Fly Trap Gallery, Sacramento, CA |
| 2004 | Small Works, Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA |
| Small Works, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA | |
| River Lovers, Lotus Art Studio, Lotus, CA | |
| Spring!, Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA | |
| Close Calls: 2004, Headlands Center for the Arts, Project Space East/West, Sausalito, CA | |
| 2003 | San Francisco Art Institute Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Fort Mason, Herbst Pavilion, San Francisco, CA |
| 2002 | Continuing. Exhibition, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Slack Jaw, Studio Z, San Francisco, CA | |
| Crossing Bridges, CBS MarketWatch, San Francisco, CA | |
| Ambulatory Gambit, Sunnyside Conservatory, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2001 | Berührungsangst, 701 Chestnut, San Francisco, CA |
| Magnificent Seven, Café Roma, Davis, CA | |
| Spring Show, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Me We, Justice League, San Francisco, CA | |
| Pigmentations, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA | |
| 2000 | Annual Alumni Exhibition, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA |
| 1998 | That Figures, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA |
| Annual Alumni Exhibition, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA | |
| 1997 | Unusual Perceptions, Hello Artichoke Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| Annual Alumni Exhibition, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA | |
| The Really Big Show, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA | |
| Southern California Open Juried Exhibition, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA | |
| 1996 | Centered on the Center, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA |
| 1994 | Thirteen After Four, Artegeo, Orange, CA |
Collections | |
| Adobe Systems, Inc., Frankfurt, Germany | |
| Adobe Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA | |
| eBay, Inc., San Jose, CA | |
| Namco Hometek, Inc., Santa Clara, CA | |
| Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, San Francisco, CA | |
| David Brooks, Ph.D., Lincoln, NE | |
| Kenneth Ebanks, Esq., San Francisco, CA | |
| Phil and Georgie Layzer, San Francisco, CA | |
Bibliography | |
| 2009 | Keefer, Bob, "Trash Runs Through It," The Register-Guard, July 16 |
| Steffen, Suzi, "Colored by Science," Eugene Weekly, July 16 | |
| 2001 | Chamberland, Celeste, "On the Cutting Edge," The Davis Enterprise, August 16 |
Events | |
| 2010 | Guest Artist, Willamette Riverkeeper, Paddle Oregon |
Awards | |
| 1994 | Art Institute of Southern California, Merit Scholarship |
Teaching Experience | |
| 2003 | Painting II, Teaching Assistant with John Zurier |
| 2002 | Painting II, Teaching Assistant with Dewey Crumpler |
Curatorial Experience | |
| 2008-09 | Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts, Eugene, OR, Exhibits Committee |
Internship | |
| 1995 | Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA |