Personal Information
Leslie Fandrich (b. 1975, Canada)
Immigrated to the United States in 1998, Obtained Citizenship in 2014
Based in Warwick, NY, the Hudson Valley and New York City
Education
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA: Master of Fine Arts candidate, 2018
Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB, Canada: Diploma in Visual Arts, 1997 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2017
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2017 Embodied, Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, NY
2015 The Heroine's Journey, The Conscious Fork, Warwick, NY
Finding Power: Women of Courage, Passion and Character, Gallery 66 NY, Cold Spring, NY
The Ladies, The Gallery at Dream in Plastic, Beacon, NY
Select Group Exhibitions
2018 MassArt Low-Residency Thesis Show, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Boston Young Contemporaries, Boston University Art Galleries, Boston, MA
Beautifully Inconvenient: Explorations in Fiber Arts, Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, NY
2017 In the Theater of the Past, Doran Gallery at MassArt, Boston, MA
Open Studio Tour, Newburgh, NY
TransDegenerate, Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, NY
Duality of Feminine and Feminist, Gallery 66 NY, Cold Spring, NY
Politicked Off, Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, NY
2016 Juried Artist & Maker Market, Space Create, Newburgh, NY
Identity & Anonymity, The Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, NY
Friends, Family et al, Chris Davidson Gallery at The Regal Bag Factory, Newburgh, NY
Black and White Gala, Teran Studio, Newburgh, NY
OCAC Members Show, Orange Hall Gallery at SUNY Orange, Middletown, NY
2015 Small Works Show, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY
Winter Show & Sale, Gallery 66 NY, Cold Spring, NY
ABC: Assemblage, Book Art, Collage, Braithwaite Fine Art Gallery, SUMA, Cedar City, UT
Open Studio Tour, Warwick, NY
Rubbish, Gallery 66 NY, Cold Spring, NY
Voices: Art That Speaks Out, The Mindy Ross Gallery, SUNY Orange, Newburgh, NY
OCAC Members Show, Orange Hall Gallery at SUNY Orange, Middletown, NY
2014 Take Flight Awards Gala Show, Orange County Arts Council, Newburgh, NY
Open Studio Tour, Warwick, NY
Warwick Summer Arts Festival, Newhard's, Warwick, NY
Orange County Arts Council Members Show, Pine Island, NY
Collections
Neda Young, New York, NY
International Appraisal Company, Upper Saddle River, NJ
Private collections in the United States and Canada
Other Professional Activities
2016 – Co-Editor of Identity & Anonymity: An Artful Anthology with Jonathan Talbot and Steven M. Specht
2008 - 2013 – Freelance Writing & Photography: Hudson Valley Canvas, Uppercase Magazine, Go Mighty and Mom 2.0 Summit
1998 - 2006 – Graphic Designer in New York City and Minneapolis: Columbia University, VSA Partners, Roger Black’s Interactive Bureau, Duffy Design and Fallon McElligott
Memberships
College Art Association, 2017 - current
Orange County Arts Council, 2014 - current
AIGA, Professional from 2006 - 2008