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Laura Leahy

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Born in Yonkers, N.Y., 1965 Lives and works in the UK.

I am a visual artist whose practice is mainly project based. Each project begins by using an object chosen as a trigger for social and artistic exchange, articulated through the use of paint, video, photography and participatory events.

CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS

2017 Touring to Nanjing Art Museum, Contemporary Masters from Britain, China

GROUP SHOWS

2017 The Cut, Contemporary Masters from the East of England, Halesworth, Curated by Robert Priseman

2016 Waterfront UCS, Atrium Summer Show, Ipswich

2015 Gallery 3, From the Studio Floor, Curated by Jessica Oliver, Ipswich

2015 Waterfront Gallery, Immediacy of Paint, Co-curated with Laurel Berry, Ipswich

2014 The Moving Image Project, Curated by Charlie Levine, New York, London

2014 Waterfront Gallery, Steps, Co-curated, Ipswich

2014 The Crypt Gallery, Contemporary British Painting, London

2013 Waterfront Gallery, East to East: From Aldeburgh to Landguard Point, Curated by Jane Watt, Ipswich

2013 Waterfront UCS, Atrium Second Annual Exhibition, Ipswich

2013 Waterfront UCS, Atrium First Annual Exhibition, Ipswich

2012 Town Hall Gallery 3, Access All Areas, Ipswich

2011 Atrium Studio Launch, Atrium, Ipswich

SOLO SHOW

2010 Endeavour House, Art and Answer, Ipswich

COLLECTION

Priseman Seabrook 21st Century British Painting

ONLINE EXHIBITION

2014 An Account of Apples, Online exhibition in association with Aspall.

COLLABORATIVE PROJECT

2010 Home From Home, Felixstowe Art on the Prom

COMMITTEE MEMBER

2011 Arts Intervention Student Representative, Langland & Bell Commission for UCS Representative UCS Waterfront, Ipswich

RESIDENCY

2014 - 2015 An Account of Apples, Aspall Inc, Aspall, Uk

2009 Summer Studio The Cyprus School of Art, Cyprus

CURATOR

2017 Immediacy of Paint: Surface group show with Kim Anno, Glenn Brown, Shaun Camp, Chris Hawtin, Matthew Kirshanu and Robert Priseman

EVENTS

2017 Symposium The Immediacy of Paint: Surface, co organised with Carol Gant, held on 7 July at The University of Suffolk

2016 Symposium: Exchanging Notes With China on 1 August, held at The University of Suffolk

2015 Paint Symposium The Immediacy of Paint: The Role of Painting in the Digital Age, co-organised with Laurel Berry, 18 September 2015 held at The University of Suffolk

AWARD

2010 Studentship Award School of Arts and Humanities University Campus Suffolk

OTHER EXPERIENCE

2016 - 2017 Occasional Lecturer, The University of Suffolk, Level 4 Introduction to Practice 2: Painting, L5 Introduction to Studio Practice 1 & 2: Art Practice

2016 Invited to Talk, MA Arts Practice, The University of Suffolk

2015 - Ongoing Collection Consultant, UoS East of England 21st Century Contemporary Art Collection, UoS, Ipswich

EDUCATION

2015 MA Arts Practice with Distinction, University Campus Suffolk, Ipswich

2011 BA (Hons) Fine Art (1st Class), University Campus Suffolk, Ipswich

1987 BA Psychology, Syracuse University, New York, USA