Leslie Jeffery Area 4 - The Florida Artists Group Inc.

Painter

Member of Flag since
2016

Artist Bio:

Leslie is a fifth generation Floridian. She was introduced to painting by her grandmother Olivia Whitaker who was an accomplished oil painter. Leslie studied art history, painting,

and constructive design at Florida State University and has a BS in Art Education. She had a long career as a Realtor and painted along the way. For the last decade she has painted full time and exhibits her work throughout the Southeast.

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:

2022 – Two Person Show, “LIFE IS GOOD” with Maggie Newman at Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa.

2021 – Solo Show, “SOUNDSCAPES” at Mirella Cimato Gallery, St. Petersburg

2021 – Solo Show, “SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES” at Mahaffey Performing Arts Center, St. Petersburg

– Solo Show, “ADIOS 2020!” at Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

2016
3 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 SuntanNov. 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- 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
Home Resource (Contemporary Furniture)
in Sarasota, FL”She is represented by Ann Lea
Fine Art Gallery in Cashiers, NC.

Affiliations:

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 Morean and 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.