James Leslie
4323 Rootstown Road, Rootstown, Ohio 44272
330-325-0421
Education
2007
M.F.A (Ceramics) Kent State University, Kent, OH
2006-07 Kent- Blossom Ceramic Art Workshop,
Kent, OH
2007 Graduate Presentation National Council for the Ceramic
Arts (NCECA),
Louisville, KY
2002 B.F.A (Ceramics, (Cum Laude) The Ohio
State University, Columbus, OH
Arthur E. Baggs Memorial Scholarship, The Ohio State University Trustees Scarlet and Gray Scholarship
1997-99
Ceramics, Painting and Drawing Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Undergraduate Research and Creativity and College of Liberal Arts Alumni Scholarship,
Creative and Performing Arts Award
Selected Exhibitions
2011 (Kaleidoscope 2011 Exhibition)
(Honorable Mention) Summit Art Space, Akron, Ohio
2011 (Canvas
and Clay, The Mid-West Landscape) (Solo Show) Continuum Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2011
(100 Teapots V) Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2010
(Continuum Gallery Exhibition) Fort Wayne, IN
(National Art Encounter 2010) The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
(Fresh Art) Summit Art Space, Akron, OH
(A New May Show) Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, OH
(My Nature) Zenclay Galleries, Morgantown, WVA
(Solo Exhibition)
2009 (My Nature) Zenclay Galleries,
Morgantown, WVA
(Solo Exhibition)
2008 (The View) Rosewood
Gallery, Kettering, OH
(All Sculpture Show) Akron Art Alliance, Summit Art Space, Akron, OH
(The Four States Ceramic Exhibition) (Best in Show) Zen Clay Studio,
Morgantown, WVA
2007 (Out of The Box) Summit Art Space,
Akron, OH
(ICMEA Emerging Artists) (Purchase Award and Permanent Collection)
International Ceramic Magazine Editors Association, Fupinjg, China
(Fresh Art) Summit Art Space, Akron, OH
2007 (TANK
Art Exhibition) The Artist Network of Kent, Kent, OH
(Cain Park Arts Festival) Cleveland Heights, OH
2006
(Cain Park Arts Festival) (Judges Selection Award) Cleveland Heights, OH
(Director’s Choice) Clay, Lakeland Community College, Lakeland, OH
2005
(Cain Park Arts Festival), Cleveland Heights, OH
(Las Olas Art Festival) Fort Lauderdale, FL
(The Beaux Festival of Art) Coral Gables, FL
(Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival), Upper Arlington, OH
(Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival) (Second Place), Upper Arlington, OH
(The Beaux Festival of Art) (First Place Ceramics) Coral Gables, FL
(Las Olas Art Festival), Fort Lauderdale, FL
(Annual
Brookfield-Milwaukee Art Festival), Milwaukee, WI
(Annual Columbus-Worthington Art Festival), Columbus, OH
(Buffalo Grove Invitational Art Festival), (Award of Merit), Buffalo Grove, IL
(Annual Shadyside Art Festival on Walnut Street), Pittsburgh, PA
(Fountain Square Festival of Art), (First Place Sculpture), Evanston, IL
(Port Clinton Art Festival), Port Clinton, IL
(47th Annual South Haven Art Festival), South Haven, MI
(Royal Oak Clay & Glass Festival), Royal Oak, MI
(Art in the Park), Birmingham, MI
2004 (Cain Park Arts
Festival) (Judges Selection Award) Cleveland Heights, OH
(Art in The Park) (Best in Show Ceramics), Birmingham, MI
(Holiday Art Festival) (Best in Show Ceramics), Farmington Hills, MI
(Annual Village Art Fair) (Best in Show Ceramics), Rochester Hills, MI
(Annual BAAC Summer Art Festival) (Best in Show), Barrington, IL
(National Juried Cup Show), Kent, OH
(Earth in Balance Clay Competition) (Honorable Mention) Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH
2003
(The Valley Art Center Annual Fine Arts Show) (Honorable Mention) Chagrin Falls, OH
(The Downtown Arts & Cultural Festival) (Best in Show) Cleveland, OH
(The Columbus Arts Festival), Columbus, OH
Bibliography
2004
Dillon, Pamela. (Earth in Balance). Ceramics Monthly, April, p 47
Professional Activities
2010 Workshop Demonstration
Zenclay Galleries, Morgantown, WV
2009 Workshop Demonstration Student Arts Center
International (SACI), Florence, Italy
Raku Workshop La Meridiana International Center of Ceramics, Certaldo, Italy
Workshop Demonstration Lorenzo de Medici School of Art, Florence, Italy
Presentation Lorenzo de Medici School of Art, Florence, Italy
Presentation Student Arts Center International (SACI), Florence Italy
2008 Workshop
Demonstration Student Arts Center International (SACI), Florence, Italy
Raku Workshop La Meridiana International Center of Ceramics, Certaldo, Italy
Presentation Lorenzo de Medici School of Art, Florence, Italy
Presentation Student Arts Center International (SACI), Florence Italy
Gallery
Representation
2002 Elements of Art Gallery, Columbus, OH
Living with Design Exhibition, The Blue Cube Gallery, Columbus, OH
Teaching Experience
2009 Visiting Professor, Lorenzo de Medici School of Art, Florence, Italy
2009 International Student Escort, Office of International Affairs, Kent State
University
2007-08 Adjunct Faculty (Instructor of Record) Ceramics, Kent State University, Kent,
OH
2008 Computer Technician, Kent State University Florence Program, Florence,
Italy
Technical Abilities
Kiln Construction and
Rebuilding
Masonry, Carpentry, Electrical and Plumbing
Professional Organizations
(AoRC) Artists of Rubber City
College Art Association (CAA)
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
The Akron
Area Art Alliance (AAAA)
Potter’s Council The American Ceramic Society
American Craft Council
Curative Exhibitions
2008 (My Nature,
Your Nature), Ellis School Armory, NCECA Pittsburgh, PA
Work Experience
1980-99 Architectural Stone and Brick Mason. Designed and constructed exterior and interior walls, walkways, foyers,
staircases, waterfalls and sculptures
International Travel
2010 Paris, France
2009 Athens,
Greece
Florence, Italy
London, England
Paris, France
Brussels, Belgium
Dublin, Ireland
Marrakech, Morocco
2008 Barcelona, Spain
Amsterdam, Holland
Florence, Italy
Edinburg, Scotland
London, England
Paris, France
2007
Tunisia, Tunis
Paris, France
London, England
Lucerne, Switzerland
Helsinki, Finland
Stockholm,
Sweden
1986 Kingston, Jamaica
Cozumel, Mexico
Grand Cayman
Islands
1984 Barbados
Trinadad
Current Employment
2003-Present Studio Artist