“Painting is as instinctive to me as breathing—an essential expression of life in an increasingly complex, technology-driven world. I seek to pause and appreciate the fleeting moments. Through color and gesture, I want to express what emotionally moves me or captivates my aesthetic attention. Light is vital in my work, acting as a guiding force. It defines forms, bringing them into focus, or softens and obscures them, enveloping shapes in an expansive space that invites contemplation. I approach each painting as a journey, allowing the subconscious to surface rather than imposing a predetermined outcome. The process unfolds as I remain deeply attuned to the canvas, responding to its needs and evolving demands. This ongoing dialogue between my inner world and the emerging work shapes the painting’s direction and ultimate realization. Each piece reflects my creative exploration—an ever-evolving search for self and expression.”
b. Havre de Grace, MD
Currently lives and works in New York City
RESIDENCIES
2025/2024/2023 La Porte Peinte Artists Centre, Noyers sur Serein, France
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Solo Virtual Exhibition, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY
2024 Deep Within, Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, NY
2024 The Mother The Father, Equity Gallery, New York NY
2024 Equity Gallery Juried Invitational, Equity Gallery, New York, NY
2024 Gallery Artists Part XXI Exhibition, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY
2024 Recent Works, Solo Viewing Room, Artsy, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Works on Paper, Solo Viewing Room, Artsy, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Recent Works, Solo Viewing Room, Artsy, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Combined Media, Assemblage, The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Bowery Gallery National Competition, Curator: Lance Esplund, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Combined Media, Assemblage, The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Combined Media, Assemblage virtual exhibition, The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2021 Primavera, ChaShaMa, One Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Merit Scholarship Award Winners Exhibition, The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
2019 New York Studio School Alumni Invitational, Curator: David Humphries; The New York Studio School, New York, NY
2019 Brooklyn 4, Brooklyn/Beauty/Fashion/Labo (BBFL), Tokyo, JAPAN
2019 Abstraction, The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Group show, OSSAM Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 7 Artists on 7th Street, Brooklyn/Beauty/Fashion/Labo (BBFL), Brooklyn, NY
AWARDS
2019 Merit Scholarship – Abstract Category (Elizabeth A. Clarke Scholarship), Jurors: Adrian Dannatt, Abby Leigh;
The Art Students League, New York, NY
2019-2020 Special Recognition, multiple awards, The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
PRESENTATION/ARTIST TALK
2024 La Porte Peinte, Noyers sur Serein, France
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“2019 Alumni Invitational.” New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture. October 2019.
LINEA the Artist’s Voice, online journal of the Art Students League of New York
https://www.asllinea.org/event-categories/members-exhibitions/page/2/
COLLECTIONS
Works held in private collections in New York, Virginia, Maryland and California
EDUCATION
1977 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting, Philadelphia College of Art
1976-1977 New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
1975 Union of Independent Colleges of Art – selective artist program at the Delaware Water Gap
AFFILIATIONS
Artists Equity, joined 2021
The Art Students League of NY, joined 2018
© 2023 by Leslie Marcus