born 1962,
plattsburg, new york
selected
exhibitions
2008
*perimeter
gallery, Ònew paintingsÓ, solo exhibition, chicago, il
2007
*sherry
leedy contemporary art, Òperception/abstractionÓ, solo exhibition, kansas
city, mo
st.
louis painters, invitational group exhibition, daum museum of contemporary
art, sedalia, mo
2006
*philip
slein gallery, Ònew paintingsÓ, solo exhibition, st. louis, mo
2005
*sherry
leedy contemporary art, Ònew paintingsÓ solo exhibition, kansas city, mo
left
bank books, Òauthentic embodimentÓ-collaborative exhibition with ann rast,
st. louis, mo
2004
regional
arts commission, Òabstract painting: 6 points of viewÓ, curated by belinda
lee, st. louis , mo contemporary art museum, Òa change of spaceÓ, film
by laura beard aeling and draza jansky
sherry
leedy contemporary art, invitational group exhibition, kansas city, mo
elliot
smith contemporary art, invitational group exhibition, st. louis, mo
2003
phil
slein contemporary art, invitational group exhibition, st. louis, mo
sherry
leedy contemporary art, invitational group exhibition, kansas city, mo
st.
louis art museum, Òa change of spaceÓ, film by laura beard aeling and draza
jansky
*st.
louis ethical society, ÒwinterkillÓ, drawings, st. louis, mo
2002
museum of
contemporary art, Òart cacheÓ, invitational group exhibit/auction, st.
louis, mo
left
bank books, Òthis is an imageÓ, collaborative exhibition with ann rast, st.
louis, mo
springfield
museum of art, water color usa, national juried exhibition, springfield, mo
sherry
leedy contemporary art, invitational group exhibition, kansas city, mo
2001
*sherry
leedy contemporary art, ÒobservationsÓ, solo painting exhibit, kansas city,
mo 2001
2000
inform,
invitational group exhibition, lemp brewery, st. louis, mo
des lee
gallery, ÒlandscapeÓ, invitational group exhibition, curator: philip slein,
st. louis, mo
*alice
r. rogers gallery at st. johnÕs art center,
Òinteriors/exteriors-paintingsÓ,
collegeville, mn
*left
bank books, Òpaintings-the vermont seriesÓ, st. louis, mo
*forest
park community college, ÒexcavationsÓ, curator: philip slein, st. louis, mo
1999
new
american paintings, volume 22, national juried exhibition in print
springfield
museum of art, water color usa, national juried exhibition, springfield,
mo
sherry
leedy contemporary art, invitational group exhibition, kansas city, mo
1998
r. duane
reed gallery, invitational group exhibition, st. louis, mo 1998
leedy
voulkos gallery, invitational group exhibition, kansas city, mo 1998
*messing
gallery, country day school, st. louis, mo 1998
*left
bank books, ÒsurreptitionsÓ-works on paper, st. louis, mo 1998
1997
erector
square gallery, international womenÕs exhibition, new haven, Connecticut
1997
art loft
gallery, ÒextirpateÓ with andy milner, heather bennett , bill johnson , st.
louis, mo 1997
courthouse
gallery, national juried exhibition, woodstock, il 1997
1996
forum of
contemporary art, Òstations of the crossÓ group exhibit, st. louis, mo
1993
laguna
gloria museum of art, Òprimarily paintÓ, curator: peter doroshenko, austin,
tx
artistÕs
lofts gallery, national group exhibition, galveston, tx
wayland
babtist gallery, national
group exhibition, wayland, tx
mcallen
international museum, national group exhibition, mcallen, tx
firehouse
gallery, national group exhibition, del rio, tx
red mesa
art center, national group exhibition, gallup, nm
*contemporary
art center of arlington,
Òbroad and boundless-encaustic paintingsÓ, arlington, il
*
indicates solo exhibition
bibliography
Òlaura
beard aeling and gary passanise-perception/abstractionÓ at sherry leedy
contemporary art by review, kansas city, mo may 2007
Òvaried
show of bold abstracts revels in the joy of paintÓ by teresa callahan, west end word, october 2004
Òcontemporary
movesÓ by sydney norton, west end word, october 2004
Òlaura
beard aeling-winterkill at the st. louis ethical societyÓ by jeff daniels, art
critic of the st. louis post dispatch, february 23, 2003
Òsomething
for everyoneÓ, by kate hackmen, kansas city star, june 29, 2001
Òfresh
raises expectations for the newÓ, by caprice stapley of the review, july 2001,
vol 3, #9
Òabstraction
for the sensory overloadÓ by ben shockey, the review, 2001
Òdriven
to abstractionÓ by robin trafton, kansas city star, march 30, 2001
Òlandscape
go in all directionsÓ by jeff daniels, art critic of the st. louis post
dispatch, july 9, 2000
Òthis
just inÉpainting still aliveÓ by jeff daniels, art critic of the st. louis post
dispatch, summer 2000
Òexcavations:
new paintings by laura beard aelingÓ by jeff daniels, art critic of the st.
louis post dispatch, mar. 19, 2000
Ònew
american paintingsÓ volume 23, 1999 (national distribution)
Òlaura beard aeling: surreptitionsÓ by jeff daniels,
art critic for st. louis post dispatch, april 1998
ÒextirpateÓ
by jeff daniels, art critic of st. louis post dispatch, december 17, 1997
ÒextirpateÓ
by eddie silva, art critic of the river front times, december 1997
Òroute
66 brings real art to lifeÓ by Stephen weeks, the independent, september, 22,
1992
Òartist
converge for route 66 revisited exhibitÓ by stephen weeks, the independent,
gallup, nm, september 18, 1992
Òroute
66 art show a must see at red mesaÓ by gaye brown, the gallup gazette, 1992
Òprimarily
paint at the laguna gloria art museumÓ, laguna gloria art museum, 1990
awards
fellowship,
vermont studio artist colony, june 2000
jessie
rickly award, st. louis artist guild, st. louis, mo
graduate
fellowship, university of washington, seattle, wa
susan denny
fellowship, university of washington, seattle, wa
national
fine art award, binney and smith, usa
permanent collections
polsinell/shalton/welte-corporation,
st. louis, mo
polsinell/shalton/welte-
corporation, kansas city, mo
southwest
bank, st. louis, mo
senator
thomas eagleton
st.
louis university museum of art
daum
museum of contemporary art, kansas city, mo
landmark
bank, durant, oklahoma
landmark
bank, whitesboro, texas
private
collections in st. louis, seattle, new york, san antonio, austin, kansas city,
chicago
gallery
representation
sherry
leedy contemporary art, kansas city, Missouri
bruno david
gallery, st. louis, mo
perimeter
gallery, chicago, Illinois
education
bachelor of
fine arts in painting/printmaking, colorado state university, fort collins, co
1988
contact:
laura beard
5832
macklind ave, st. louis, mo 63109 ¥ 314.351.5690 ¥ lba25@sbcglobal .net
cell
314.387.1788