Leslie Lee Resume

Education:

1979-81 Portland State Univ. Art Dept. Portland, OR

1970 BFA, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO

1966 Honors Graduate, Wilson H.S. Portland, OR

Selected Exhibitions: (*indicates solo show)

2004,5,6 Artists of the Applegate, Valley View Winery, Ruch, OR

2004 *Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem OR

Hansen Howard Gallery, Ashland OR

2001 Silver Creek Gallery, Silverton OR

SOFA Exposition, represented by the Ferrin , Gallery, Chicago IL

2004, 2000 &

1998 Hansen Howard Gallery, Ashland OR

1996 Gallery at Salishan, Gleneden Beach, OR

1995 Feminist Visions in Clay Invitational Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA

1998 &

1994 Featured Artist, Edgewood Orchards Galleries, Fish Creek WI

1994 &

93 *Leslie Lee, mixed media sculpture, pastel paintings, Gango Gallery, Portland, OR

1993 &

91 Associates Tea Party, American Craft Museum, Garth Clark curator, New York City, NY

1993 San Angelo Ceramic National, Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, Merit Award

1992 P.C. - Political Ceramics, Ferrin Gallery,

Northampton, MA

*Encore, Gango Gallery, Portland, OR

1991 *Women of Substance, Gango Gallery, Portland, OR

Ceramics Now, juried national, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA

*Small Craft Warnings, Gallery 500,

Elkins Park, PA

Oregon Invitational, Linfield College, McMinnville, OR

1990 Leslie Lee & Dennis Meiners, Maveety Gallery at Salishan, Gleneden Beach, OR

Chicago Art Exposition, represented by the Ferrin Gallery, Chicago IL

Oregon Potters Association 10th Anniversary Show, Matthew Kangas juror,

Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR

*Leslie Lee Ceramic Sculpture,

Attic Gallery, Portland, OR

1989 &

92, 93 American Crafts Council Fair,

San Francisco, CA

1989 *Fantasy Teapots, Fireworks Gallery, Seattle WA

1988 *Leslie Lee, Lawrence Gallery (Maveety)

Gleneden Beach, OR

Clay and Canvas, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR

Annual Teapot Show, Carlyn Gallery, New York City, NY

*Clay Telling Stories, Attic Gallery, Portland, OR

1987 Tea & Fantasy, Alianza Gallery, Boston, MA

Oregon Biennial, regional juried, Portland Art Museum. Portland, OR

American Crafts Council Fair, Baltimore MD

1986 Bennet Welsh/Leslie Lee, Attic Gallery, Portland, OR

1984 International Teaparty, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR

1984 -

2000 Ceramic Showcase, Oregon Potter’s Association, Portland, OR

Continued Education:

2002 Week painting workshop with Phyllis Towbridge Creative Arts Community Adult Arts Program, accredited, Camp Menucha, Corbett, OR

1999 “About Face” week painting workshop with Barbara Black, as above

1993-

94 Attended workshops including: B. Feves,

P. Soldner, P. Lane, D. Polseno,

R. Neuenschwander, F. Boyden, J. Lind,

C Pearson, D. Reitz, M. Levine, H. Sadow,

W. Daley, C. Federighi, A. Takamori, R. Gault

1990 Narrative Sculpture with Adrian Arleo,

Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, OR

1986 Glaze and Color with Robin Hopper, Metchosin International Summer School for the Arts, Metchosin, B.C. Canada

1981 Stone carving with Don Wilson, Haystack, Cannon Beach, OR

1980 Concrete Sculpture with Harold Blaze, Centrum, Port Townsend, WA

1979 - 82 Portland State University, Portland, OR Sculpture with Mishi Kasuge, Bronze Casting with Jim Hansen, Ceramics with Ray Grimm

Related Experience:

2004 Established “Hummingbird” Workshop Center with Dennis Meiners

2001 Taught weekly ceramics classes with Dennis Meiners in our studio

2000 Workshop with Dennis Meiners, Southern Oregon University,

Ashland, OR

2000 &

1993 Taught The Figure in Clay - Capturing the Gesture, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR and also at

1993 Quimper Arts Association, Pt. Townsend, WA

1992 Lecture and Demonstrations, ARTBEAT, Portland Community College, Portland, OR

1990 Taught Handbuilding/ Raku workshop, Chemeketa Community College,

Salem, OR

1991 &

95, 96 Taught Handbuilding with Clay, Creative Arts Community Adult Arts Program, accredited, Camp Menucha, Corbett, OR

1987 -

90 Oregon Potter’s Association Board Member, Secretary 1987, President, 1990

1979-

81 Associate Graphic designer, Milpacher Designs. Portland, OR

Awards and Collections:

2005 Personal Collection: Steven Spence, Vice-Chair, Portland Art Museum

1993 Merit Award, Monarch Tile Ceramic National, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX

1992 &

93 Best of Show Third Place, Oregon Potter’s Association Ceramic Showcase

1991 Kaiser Permanente Collection,

Irvine, CA

1989 Best Non-Functional Award, Oregon Potter’s Association Ceramic Showcase

1986 Metro Arts Commission Collection,

Portland, OR

Publications:

2004 “Oregon Art Beat” segment, Oregon Public Broadcasting

2002 “On Our Cover” Mail Tribune, W3 magazine, Medford OR, cover photo and article

2000 Teapots Transformed by Leslie Ferrin, Guild Publishing, full page photo

“Fabulous Figures”, Oregon Home magazine, article and photo

1998 The Best of New Ceramics,

Hand Books Inc., full page photo

1994 “Leslie Lee- A Portfolio”, Ceramics Monthly magazine, cover photo, 8 page article with photos

1993 “8th Annual San Angelo National”, Ceramics Monthly, photo

Focus magazine, Oregon Public Broadcasting, cover photo and article

1992 Ceramics Monthly poster for NCECA (National Conference for Education in Ceramic Arts), photo

1991 “Oregon Potters Challenge Zoning” by Leslie Lee, The Crafts Report, article

“Oregon Potters Today”, Ceramics Monthly, photo

1990 “OPA molds Network of Success”, The Business Journal, Portland, OR, article and photo

1989 &

90 “News and Retrospect”, Ceramics Monthly, article and photo

1988 AMACO Teapot Calendar

1987 “A Pivotal Experience”, Ceramics Monthly, article and photos