the Florida Artists Group member Leslie Jeffery

Area IV Member

Leslie Jeffery— Painter

Kimono Koi
48 x 48

Missing Locket
48 x 36

Cyberspace
40 x 30

Celebration
40 x 62

Artists Website

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Member of Flag since
2016

Artist Bio:

Artist Statement:

My paintings feature texture, light or heavy; marks of all kinds; deep colors; patterned backgrounds; drips and various mediums. They convey energy, lyrical or frenetic. They convey mood, serious or lighthearted. I find the painting process exhilarating. I feel successful when I believe the last one is my best one.
While a few are difficult to plan and execute & others come easily, I usually think “Wow, that was fun!” when I finish. I am a solitary painter and am not comfortable being watched, but when finished and happy with a piece, I am very interested in the viewer’s reaction and comments. Sometimes what they see or feel about it greatly surprises and intrigues me. I try to paint weekly, if not daily, and produced 64 in 2015.

Exhibitions:

2016
     Person Show -"Three Amigas", Mary Nabors Gallery, Suntan Art Center                            April
    "Go Big, Go Bold", Solo Show, Bamboozle Tea Lounge, Channelside, Tampa                     April 7 - May 6
     TECO Energy, 3 Person Show, Tampa, FL                                                                                   April-May
     TESA Show at Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, FL                                                          March
     PAVA Show at Suntan Art Center, St. Pete Beach, FL                                                               March
     Member Show at Suntan Art Center, St. Pete Beach, FL                                                          March
     "Landscape, Seascape Show", Old Hyde Park Gallery                                                               February
     "Let the Sun Shine In", Beach Art Center, Indian Rocks Beach, FL                                       February
     "Oil/Acrylics Show", Old Hyde Park Gallery, Tampa, FL                                                         January
     "From the Heart", Jimmie B. Keel Library, Tampa, FL                                                            Jan-Feb
     Member Show Suntan Art Center                                                                                                  January
     3 Person Show, "Three Amigas - Three Views", M. Cimato Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL    Jan-Mar
     "The Creative Spirit", Stirling Gallery, Dunedin, FL                                                                  January
     TESA Show, Brighthouse Corporate Headquarters, St. Petersburg, FL                               January-May

2015
     Suntan Art Center December Show (First Place)                                  December
      Holiday Gift Show, St. Pete Yacht Club                                                   Dec. 1
     Open Award Show, sponsored by Suntan                                                Nov. 29-30
      100 Artists Show, sponsored by Suntan                                                  Nov. 29-30
    Safety Harbor C of C, TESA sponsored 6 person                                   Dec-Jan 16
     Brighthouse Corporate Offices, TESA group show                                Dec-May 16
   Suntan Art Center Nov Show (Honorable Mention)                             November
     ISAP-FL Juried Show, Art on First Gallery                                             Oct 1-28
     Fall Colors Show, Art League of Highlands-Cashiers                            Oct. 16-17
     Leaf Festival, Cashiers Rotary Show – juried                                          Oct. 9-11
     Uptown Gallery, October Show, Franklin NC                                          October
     Uptown Gallery, Taught Abstract Painting Workshop                           Sep. 21
      Cashiers Rotary Fall Show, Cashiers, NC                                                 Sep. 9-10
      Village Square MCAA Show, Highlands, NC                                          Aug. 29-30
      The Word as Art, The Bascom, Highlands, NC                                      Aug.1-Sep. 28
    Uptown Gallery, Franklin, NC – Abstract Demo                                   Aug. 24
      Suntan Art Center, June-July Member Show                                         June-July
      Landcape/Seascape Show, Old Hyde Park Art Ctr                                June
      Stirling Gallery, Dunedin, TESA 4th Annual Show                               June 1- June 23
      Bay Area 8 Juried Show, Old Hyde Park Art Center                             (Award of Excellence)
      “Marker 36”, AL Freco Show, Beach Art Center -First Place              April 10 – May 1
      Suntan Art Center, April Member Show                                                  April
       Octagon Art Gallery, Unitarian Universalists of Clw                           April 1 – May 14
       “Gelato”, ISAP 6th Annual International Open Online
       Sunday in the Arts, Scarfone Gallery , Tampa, FL                               April 26, 2015
       Ruth Eckerd Hall, PAVA Show                                                                 April 2 – May 28
       TESA Show, Mary Nabors Gallery at Suntan                                        April 5 – May 1
       Suntan Art Center, February & March Shows                                      Feb & March
       100 Artists Show, St.Pete Bch – Suntan Art Ctr                                   Feb 21 & 22
       2CoolArt Show, Gulfport – PAVA                                                            Feb 7 & 8
       Suntan Art Center Member Show                                                            Jan 1 – Feb. 6
       Black & White – Dunedin Fine Art Center                                            Jan 5 – Mar 1
      Beach Art Center Member Show                                                               Jan 6 – Feb 23
      Oil & Acrylic Show – Old Hyde Park Art Ctr                                         Jan 5 – Feb 21
2014
      Suntan Art Center Member Show                                                            December
        Art Takes Miami, See-Me                                                                         Dec 7
       Morean Art Center Member Holiday Show                                          Nov 8-Dec 30
        Suntan Art Center Member Show (1st Place)                                      November
        ISAP 7th On-Line Signature Member Show                                         Sep-Nov
        LEAF FESTIVAL, Cashiers, NC - Chamber of Commerce                 Oct 10-12
        “Fall Colors”, Highlands, NC - Art League of Highlands-C               Oct 18-19
       Art on Main, Macon Cty Art Assn., Franklin, NC                                Oct 4
        Art on Main, Macon Cty Art Assn., Franklin, NC                                 Sep 6
        ISAP 17TH Annual Open Intl Exhibit, Paso Robles, CA                    Jul 31 – Aug 24
        Cashiers Rotary Show, Cashiers, NC                                                      Aug 30-31
        Highlands Village Show, Macon County Art Assn.                             Aug 23-24
      Art on Main, Macon Cty Art Assn., Franklin, NC                               Aug 2
        “Summer Colors”, Sapphire Valley, NC/Art League of H-C             July 26-27
        Art on Main, Macon Cty Art Assn., Franklin, NC                               July 5
        Highlands Park Art Show, MCAA                                                          Jun 14-15
       Cashiers Rotary Show, Cashiers, NC                                                     May 24-25
        BAY AREA 7 SHOW, Tampa Regional Artists (1st-Acrylics)           May
        Pinellas Park Art Center Member Show (Merit Award)                    May
        FLOR500 (Flor 195) Online Botannical Show                                   Ongoing
        Suntan Art Center Member Show                                                          May
        SUNDAY in the ARTS, Scarfone Gallery, Las Damas de Arte         April 27

I exhibit regularly at:
        Suntan Art Gallery, Pass-a-Grille, FL
        Old Hyde Park Art Gallery, Tampa, FL
        Beach Art Center, Indian Rocks Beach, FL
        Uptown Gallery, Franklin, NC

I am a Member of:
        TESA – The Society of Exhibiting Artists
        PAVA – Professional Assn. of Visual Artists
        ISAP – The International Society of Acrylic Painters(Signature Member)
       and ISAP-FL Suntan Art Center, Beach Art Center, Dunedin Fine Art Center, The Bascom (NC),
        The Moreanand Tampa Regional Artists.

Las Damas de Arte – Member & Past President: A group of Tampa women artists who exhibit and raise money for college art scholarships.

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