laura beard

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

master of fine arts in painting, university of washington, seattle, wa 1990

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