CURRICULUM VITAE
| LAURA J. LEIDEN |
| E-mail: laura@lauraleiden.com Website: www.lauraleiden.com |
| SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
| 2004 Colour is the Mother Tongue
of the Subconscious Center Gallery, Sautee-Nacoochee Community Center Sautee-Nacoochee, Georgia |
| 2003 Autotelic: Possessing
Internal Purpose Monroe Art Guild Monroe, Georgia |
| 2002 Synergy Cultural Center for the Arts Douglasville, Georgia |
| 2001 Prisms of Life Jacqueline
Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts Curator: Lucy Elliott Duluth, Georgia |
| 2001 Inner Vision, The American
Center Curator: Barkins-Leeds, Ltd. Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2000 Prisms of the Soul, Tate
Student Center Gallery, University of Georgia Selected by University of Georgia Student Representatives Athens Georgia |
| 2000 Windows of the Soul, Altama
Museum of Art and History Curator: Rebecca Smelser Vidalia, Georgia. |
| 2000 Athens/Clarke County Health
Department Athens, Georgia. |
| 1999 Magistrate's Office, Athens
Courthouse. Athens, Georgia |
| 1999 Highland Hills Village Athens, Georgia. |
| 1999 Athens Regional Library Athens, Georgia. |
| 1999 Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship Athens, Georgia |
| 1986 Altama Museum of Art and
History Vidalia, Georgia. |
| INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION |
| 2004 The Travelling Weave:
Artists for Peace and Dialogue Castello Svevo, Porto Recanati, Italy |
| 2004 Artistic Committee
Exhibition Museum of Fine Arts, Arad, Romania |
| 2003 Biennale Internazionale
dell'Arte Contemporanea di Firenze Invitational Exhibition, Fortessa de Basso Florence, Italy |
| JUROR |
| 2005 BiennaleArad, Juror and Judge, International Artistic Committee, Arad, Romania |
| 2004 Ventopertrenta04, Festival of Digital Art, Cyberspace |
| TWO- AND THREE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS |
| 2002 Mixed Media: paintings by
Laura Leiden and Spirit Dolls by Barbara Odil Le Maison Bleu, Watkinsville, Georgia |
| 1999-0 Luminous Reflections: Painting, Glass and Steel, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Art Center. Watkinsville, Georgia. |
| 1998 Oil And Water, Oconee
County Library Watkinsville, Georgia. |
| 1986 Altama Museum of Art and
History Vidalia, Georgia |
| 1985 Ben-Epps Airport Gallery Athens, Georgia. |
| 1982 Pickens Art Museum Pickens, South Carolina. |
| 1980 "Fifth Annual
Curator's Choice Exhibition" Curator: Edward Ritts Award exhibition, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina. |
| 1979 Falls Cottage Gallery Greenville, South Carolina. |
| SELECTED JURIED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2004 Infusion: Women's Caucus
for Art Georgia DeFoors Centre Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2003 OCAF's Member Exhibit Oconee Cultural Art Foundation Watkinsville, Georgia |
| 2003 What's In a Pretty Face? Sanford Community College Gallery Sanford, Florida |
| 2002 Articulations, The 30th
Annual Fall Exhibition Abstein Gallery Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2002 Thrive: Women's Caucus for
the Arts, Georgia Perimeter College Clarkston, Georgia |
| 2002 Athens Art Association
Member Show Oconee County Library, Watkinsville, Georgia |
| 2002 From the Heart- Traveling
Exhibit re: September 11, 2001 Oconee County Arts Foundation Art Center, Watkinsville, GA Oconee County Library, Watkinsville, GA University of Georgia, Athens, GA Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, GA |
| 2001 Season of Color, The 29th
Annual Fall Exhibition Abstein Gallery Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2001 OCAF Member's Exhibit Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Watkinsville, Georgia |
| 2001 It's a Pigment of the
Imagination, The 29th Annual Summer Exhibition Abstein Gallery Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2001 26th Juried Exhibition
Lyndon House Arts Center Juror: James Dean, Alexandria, VA Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, Georgia |
| 2001 Exponent: Women/Art/Power Curator: Jennifer Schultz Clayton Street Gallery Athens, Georgia |
| 2001 Coconut Grove Fine Arts
Festival Coconut Grove, Florida |
| 2000 Artscape Oconee: Art and
Sculpture in the Landscape Outdoor installation, downtown Watkinsville, Georgia |
| 1998 Athens Art Association
Juried Exhibition State Botanical Gardens of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. |
| 1997 Oconee Cultural Arts
Foundation Annual Juried Exhibition Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Art Center, Watkinsville, Georgia. |
| 1996 Moores Ford Invitational
Exhibit Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Art Center, Watkinsville, Georgia. |
| 1996 Oconee Cultural Arts
Foundation Annual Juried Exhibition Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Art Center, Watkinsville, Georgia. |
| 1979-80 Southeastern Metalsmiths
Exhibition Traveling exhibition throughout the Southeast for one year sponsored by the Southern Federation of the Arts. |
| 1979 Greenville Artist Guild
Spring Juried Exhibition Greenville Museum of Art. Greenville, South Carolina. |
| 1979 Art In Miniature Columbia Museums of Art and Science, Columbia, South Carolina. |
| 1978 Piedmont Graphics Juried
Competition Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina. |
| 1978 Biennial Exhibition of
Piedmont Crafts Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| AWARDS & HONORS |
| 2000 Award of Merit, Fine Arts,
Power's Crossroads Arts Festival Newnan, Georgia |
| 1997 Print of the Year Award Selected by Education Foundation of Oconee County, Watkinsville, Georgia. |
| 1979 Fifth Annual Curator's
Choice Award Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina. |
| 1979 Third Place Open Media
Award Juried Greenville Artist Guild Exhibition, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina. |
| 1978 Fulbright Art Scholar |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY (*Reviews) |
| "Oconee Artist, Laura
Leiden, represents U.S. at international exhibit in Italy", Oconee/Athens Banner Herald, October 20, 2004 |
| "Oconee artist joins
'Traveling Weave', group of international Artists" Oconee/Athens Banner Herald, September, 1 2004 |
| "UGA's new Campus Village
to display Oconee artist's work", Oconee/Athens Banner Herald,
August 18, 2004 "Exhibit to open March 20", The Northeast Georgian, March 16, 2004 |
| "Laura Leiden exhibits at mountain venue", Oconee/Athens Banner Herald, March 16, 2004 |
| "Oconee artist invited to Italian art show", Oconee/ Athens Banner Herald, October 1, 2003 |
| "Leiden exhibit begins at Monroe Art Guild", Oconee/ Athens Banner Herald, May 7, 2003 |
| "Laura Leiden to exhibit at festival", Oconee /Athens Banner-Herald, October 23, 2002, Athens, Georgia |
| "Two have exhibit through November", Athens Banner-Herald, October 16,2002 Athens, Georgia |
| "Women's Causcus for Art exhibit arrives on campus", The Collegian, October 7, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia |
| "Artist Laura Leiden", Douglas Neighbor, May 15, 2002 |
| "Laura Leiden exhibit", Athens Banner-Herald/ Oconee Living, May 8, 2002 |
| "Leiden, Shay highlighted in CAC's May exhibit", Douglas County Sentinel, May 5, 2002" |
| Laura Leiden enjoys reception at exhibit", Athens Banner-Herald/ Oconee Living, November 28, 2001 |
| "Artists layer colors and history in Hudgens Center exhibits", Gwinnett Daily Post, November 17, 2001 |
| "Leiden Exhibition at Hudgens Center for the Arts" Athens Magazine, November-December, 2001 |
| "Leiden's bright abstract art in Hudgens show" Atlanta Journal-Constitution/ Gwinnett, November 7,2001 |
| "Laura Leiden has Duluth art exhibit" Athens Banner-Herald/ Oconee Living, Athens, Georgia, November 7, 2001 |
| Marquee, Athens Banner-Herald, November 6, 2001 |
| "Arts Spotlight", The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, February 18,2001 |
| "Watkinsville Artist has Nashville exhibit" Athens Banner Herald/ Daily News, Athens Georgia, January 10, 2001 |
| "Leiden wins award at Arts Festival", Athens Banner Herald/ Daily News, Athens, Georgia, November 8, 2000 |
| *Jennifer Schultz,
"Paintings Like Jewels", Flagpole Magazine, Athens, Georgia,
September 6, 2000 Tate Student Center Gallery, University Union Visual Arts (catalog), September, 2000 |
| "Local Artist paints from the soul", Oconee Enterprise, Watkinsville, Georgia, June 15, 2000 |
| Oconee Artscape, Channel 2 Evening News, May, 2000 |
| "Artist to show works at Dogwood Festival", Athens Daily News/ Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, April 5, 2000. |
| "Local exhibits in Vidalia", The Oconee Enterprise, Watkinsville, Georgia, March 30, 2000 |
| "Local Artist has exhibit in Vidalia", Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, March 29, 2000. |
| "Inspirational 'Windows of the Soul' Exhibit at Altama Museum", The Advance Progress, Vidalia, Georgia, March 15, 2000 |
| "Reception draws a
crowd", The Oconee Enterprise, Watkinsville, Georgia, January 27,
2000 *Melissa Link, "Let There Be Light," Flagpole Magazine, Athens, Georgia, January 26, 2000. |
| "Three Watkinsville artists have reception Friday", Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, January 12, 2000. |
| "Art Show Opens", Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, December 15, 1999. |
| "OCAF to host exhibit", The Oconee Enterprise, Watkinsville, Georgia, December 9, 1999. |
| "Exhibit includes artist's latest paintings", Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, January 20, 1998. |
| Julie Phillips Jordan, "Calligrapher finds artistic outlet through oil painting", Marquee, Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, December 24, 1998. |
| Carrie E. Gibson, "Festive fall time", Athens Daily News/ Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, October 8,1997. |
| Kay Ellis, "Laura Leiden Communicates Through Her Artwork", Watkinsville, Georgia, Oconee Arrow, 1995. |
| "Ceramics and Graphics at Airport Gallery", Athens Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, July 1985. |
| "Calligraphy exhibit opens in Pickens July 7", Greenville News, Greenville, South Carolina, 1981 |
| Ken Shoffner, "Ms. Laura Leiden Exhibits Her Work At Museum of Art", The Greer Citizen, Greer, South Carolina, 1980. |
| Sharon Todd, "Curator's Choice", Greenville News, Greenville, South Carolina, April 4, 1980 |
| Michael Ginsberg, "World of art thumbs nose at calligraphers", Greenville News, Greenville, South Carolina, September 19,1977. |
| EDUCATION |
| Rhode Island School of Design. Masters of Art Education, Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| Massachusetts College of Art. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA |