The Painting Center features work by Leslie Nichols →

May 23, 2015

The Writing on the Wall

Exhibition Dates: June 23 - July 18, 2015

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 25 from 6 - 8 pm

The Painting Center features a typewritten work on paper by Leslie Nichols in the exhibition, The Writing on the Wall, running from June 23 through July 18, 2015. This group exhibition, curated Susan Post, Colleen Randall and Patricia Spergel, presents a diverse group of artists exploring the meaning and uses of text in a variety of media.

Installation image courtesy of The Painting Center

Exhibiting artists: Patricia Aaron, Cande Aguilar, Rosaire Appel, Elliot Appel, Kevin Arnold, Andrew Baron, Elena Berriolo, Lance Boge, John Boone, Kit Callahan, Susan Cohen, Kristina Estell, Lisa Ferber, Brad Fesmire, Carlene Frances, Conny Goelz-Schmitt, Enrico Gomez, Inguna Gremzde, Naomi Grossman, Bill Gusky, Megan Hildebrandt, Monique Johannet, Michelle Kaufman, Kim Kiseok, Kenn Kotara, Janet Lage, Curt LeMieux, Joan Levinson, Jane Logemann, Bachrun LoMele, China Marks, Enzo Marra, Kristina Martino, Winston Mascarenhas, Indira Morre, Janet Mueller, Loren Munk, Leslie Nichols, Bridget O’Rourke, Lisa Olson, James Prez, Leah Raab, Svetlana Rabey, Terry Rosenberg, Dena Schutzer, Laura Shechter, Claude Smith, Melissa Stern, Molly Stevens, Cynthia Stockton-Moore, Dan Tague, Kit Warren, Shawn Watrous and Adam White.

The exhibition is documented with a print and digitally archived catalog including an essay written by the artist Karen Schiff. View the Catalog: The Writing on the Wall_Catalog.pdf

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Zion National Park Artist-in-Residence Talks

April 13, 2015

Leslie Nichols will speak about her art work and her service as Artist-in-Residence at Zion National Park in two programs. Both programs are free and open to the public.

On Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m. she will present a lecture at Southern Utah University as a part of the Art Insights series. Art Insights is a program hosted at SUU's Auditorium Theatre during the fall and spring semesters by SUU's Art and Design faculty.

On Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m Leslie will talk about her experience as Zion National Park's Artist-In-Residence at the Canyon Community Center in Springdale.

Lorum ipsom

March 22, 2015

A solo exhibition featuring works on paper by Leslie Nichols will be on display in the Corridor Gallery on the campus of Western Kentucky University.

February 23—April 9, 2015
Gallery open during building hours
M – F: 7:00 am – 10:30 pm; Sa: 8:00 am – 10 pm; Su: 12:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Visiting Artist Talk
Monday, March 23 @ 6:30 pm
FAC 156

Women in Art~ Herstories

February 27, 2015

Women in Art~ Herstories
LH Horton Jr Gallery
San Joaquin Delta College

February 26 - March 27, 2015

Curated by Jan Marlese
Exhibiting Artists:
Judith F. Baca
Kesha Bruce
Shenny Cruces
Ijeoma D. Iheanacho
Leslie Nichols
Pallavi Sharma
Linda Stein
Joyce Zipperer

Face It at Spring Hill College

February 16, 2015

A group exhibition, Face It, opens on February 16, 2015 at Eichold Gallery on the campus of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. Ten artists will exhibit 2D and 3D works that focus on portraits. The show will be on display from February 16 – March 27, 2015, with a closing reception on March 19, 5pm - 7pm.

Bluegrass and Backroads

February 13, 2015

Bluegrass and Backroads has a new episode featuring Leslie Nichols art.

Each week, Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Emmy Award winning Bluegrass & Backroads travels the back roads of Kentucky, to capture its rich agricultural heritage, its intriguing people and its unique locations.

Join Bob Shrader and Matt Hilton, as they search for unique stories in the Bluegrass State; discovering its people, culture and rural charm.

The episode featuring Leslie and her work airs on KET from February 14-20, 2015. Here is the station schedule to find a time you can view the program.

2014 STUDIO NEWS RECAP

December 31, 2014

I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! 2014 was a busy and exciting year in the studio. Here is a recap of the year in studio news.

Leslie Nichols presenting at the Casper College Humanities Festival

The year started with a trip north to Casper, Wyoming where I presented at the Casper College Humanities Festival. The interdisciplinary festival, which focused on storytelling, was a highlight of the winter and you can view my lecture, “Gender and Storytelling in Typewritten Portraits,” online.
One of the most anticipated events of this past year was the release of Barry Tullet’s Typewriter Art: A Modern Anthology, which included 2 of my works. I was thrilled to have my work appear in the book’s review in the Metro, a daily distributed in the London Metro, as well as sites such as Slate and Brain Pickings. Needless to say, this was great exposure for my work.
Important collectors saw my work in Typewriter Art. Marvin Sackner contacted me in April and acquired Siobhan (Grimké 1837) for the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, in Miami, FL. Having work in a prestigious collection means that piece is in good hands for the long term.
The addition of my work to a public collection was complemented by acquisitions to 15 private collections. Thank you all for your support of my work!
I exhibited work in ten shows in 2014 including a solo exhibition titled A Decade of Text at the Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery on the campus of Lindsey Wilson College. Group exhibition highlights include Susanna Coffey of SAIC choosing my work for the Red Clay Survey 2014: Contemporary Southern Art at the Huntsville Museum of Art. I was awarded a $1,000 Merit Award by Linda Benedict-Jones of the Carnegie Museum of Art in the Northern National Art Competition at Nicolet College Art Gallery in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Additional exhibition venues included the Evansville Museum in Indiana, the Lore Degenstein Gallery at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania, the Sleeth Gallery in West Virginia, The Kentucky Museum, and Ellis Walker Gallery in Kentucky.
In 2014 made an effort to stay connected through social media and started a Facebook fan page that just reached 500 fans this week! Now you can “like” my Facebook page, "follow" @lesnicholsart on Twitter, and "follow" @leslienicholsart on Instagram.