Leah Oates  

Awards & Honors

2001
·  Independent Project Grant, Artists Space, Awarded for the Production of Minute: A Collection of Miniature Multiples, New York, New York

1999
·  Community Arts Assistance Grant, Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, Illinois

1998
·  Artemisia Gallery, Membership Scholarship and Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois

·  Community Arts Assistance Grant, Department Of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, Illinois

1995
·  Trustee Scholarship, The School at The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

1993-94
·  Fulbright Fellowship, United Kingdom Grant, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland

·  Andrew Grant Materials Award, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland

·  Andrew Grant Bequest, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2006

·  Transitory Space Art4Love Gallery, New York, New York
2004-05

·  The University of the Arts Sol Mednick Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Part of "The Big Nothing", A Philadelphia-wide project exploring the ideas of nothing and nothingness initiated by the Institute of Contemporary Art & The University of Pennsylvania
2003

·  PARADURA 2 Real Art Ways, Real Room, Hartford, Connecticut

·  PARDURA 4 Henry Street Settlement, New York, New York

·  PARADURA 2 & PARADURA 3 Sara Nightingale Gallery, Water Mill, New York
2002

·  PARADURA 2 Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2001

·  Durations A.I.R. Gallery, New York, New York

·  Time Lapse Anchor Graphics, Chicago, Illinois
2000

·  Hush Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

·  Secret Selves 69 West Washington Building, Curated by the Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Illinois

Selected Two-Person Exhibitions

2003

·  Fragments A Taste of Art Gallery, with video artist Pierre St-Jacques, New York, New York

2002

·  Curious Pastorial Galleria Joella, with video artist Pierre St-Jacques, Turku, Finland

Selected Group Exhibitions

2003

·  4th International Artists¹ Book Biennial The King St. Stephen Museum, Szekesfehervar, Hungary

·  draw_drawing _2 The London Biennial, part of an artist project by Giacomo Picca, London, England, U.K.

·  Full Circle/Random Journey University of Northampton, Northampton, England, U.K.

·  4th International Artists¹ Book Triennial Vilnius, Lithuania

·  Open Photo Interactive Gallery Swinton Arts Centre, Swinton, England, United Kingdom

·  Drawing the Line Benefit Invited by Robert Curcio & Hosted by Vara Art, 26 + Helen Mills Theatre, New York, New York

·  Re-Shelving Initiative 2 Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

·  ArtSPACE Benefit & Auction, New Haven, Connecticut

·  Flux Factory Works on Paper & Auction, Lennon-Weinberg Gallery, New York,

·  New York & Long Island City, Queens, New York

·  Bailey House Benefit The Puck Building, New York, New York

·  AJIS Gallery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

·  Bookstore Show About Glamour Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
2004-05

·  Photolucida Critical Mass 2005 Portland, Oregon

·  Artists¹ Books from the Centre for Fine Print Research Selected by Sarah Bordman, Broekhuis Boekhandel, Enschede, Netherlands

·  Square Foot Project AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Canada & Project Spaceman Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

·  Cover to Cover MFA Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland

·  AFF Contemporary Art Fair A Taste of Art Gallery, New York, New York

·  Power: Sex, Politics and the Pursuit of Global Domination Florida State University Museum, Tallahasse, Florida

·  Brooklyn Artists Alpan Gallery, Huntington, New York

·  Our World World Art Media Gallery, New York, New York, Curated by Julie Peppito

·  Color by Digital ArtSPACE@16, Malden, Massachusetts

·  Book Arts Show Herbst International Exhibition Hall, San Francisco, California

·  The Nature of Paper Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

·  Just Good Art Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Illinois

·  Bookish Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota

·  Dark Nature: Part 1 111 Front Street Galleries, DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York

·  Untitled Before Summer A Taste of Art Satellite Space, Co-Curated by Laurence Asseraf and Damien Montalieu, New York, New York

·  Kiana Malekzadeh Gallery Summer Group Show 2005, New York, New York

·  Meeting in the Middle University College of Northampton Gallery. Northampton, England, U.K.

·  Art Futura An Exhibition of American Art 2005 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Corporate Collection, Juror James Rondeau, Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art,
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois

·  Bound_less Curated by Henry Meyric Hughes, in conjunction with the Coordinated Project, www.leahoates.com/coordinates, www.janchristensen.org/boundless.htm
Traveling to the following venues in Norway through 2005;

·  Stenersenmuseet, Oslo

·  Bodø Kunstforening Bodø

·  Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum Eikaasgalleriet Jølster

·  Trondarnes Distriktsmuseum Harstad

·  Eidsberg kommune Kulturkontoret Eidsberg

·  Grenselandmuseet Kirkenes

·  Stavanger Kunstforening Stavanger

·  Photography 2005 Fraser Art Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland, Curated by Connie Imboden

·  Paper, Papel, Papier NURTUREart, Non-Profit, Inc. Brooklyn, New York

·  What the Book? The Fisher Art Gallery at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

·  Magical Landscape A Taste of Art Gallery, New York, New York

·  Multiple Strategies Contemporary Art Center, Cincinatti, Ohio

·  What the Book? Flux Factory, Long Island City, New York

·  Elaine J. Jacob Gallery Wayne State University, Images of Time and Place: Contemporary Images of Landscape, Detroit, Michigan

·  Urban Decay The Arcade and A Taste of Art Gallery, New York, New York

·  Binding Picture House Center for Photography, Leicester, England, United Kingdom

·  Artist Books 2004 Cuesta College, Fine Arts Department, San Luis Obipo, California

·  Multi Tasking Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York

·  Images of Time and Place: Contemporary Images of Landscape Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, New York

·  Document TIXE Art Space, New York, New York

·  The Reading Room Time Line Exhibition Regional Center for the Visual Arts, Sherborne House, Dorset, England

·  WORKart Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, Ohio
2003

·  La Superette Annual Art Market, Deitch Projects and Participant, Inc. , New York, New York

·  Nexus Foundation for Todays Art, Photoimage 03, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

·  Remix Metaphor Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, New York

·  K.O.A.P. Gallery, Book Market Show, Exspace curatorial project, New York, New York

·  The Knitting Factory, Book Market Show, Exspace curatorial project, New York, New York

·  Hello Dolly, Metaphor Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, New York

·  Brave New World, Gallery 402, O.I.A., New York, New York

·  Recession 2003 $99 Show, Cynthia Broan Gallery, Curted by Tim Thyzel, New York, New York

·  Analog/Digital, City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey

·  Now and Then, Open Studio Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2002

·  Affordable Art Fair, Sarah Nightingale Gallery, New York, New York

·  Parallel World of Sensation, Williamsburg Arts & Historical Center, Brooklyn, New York, Curated by Sung Soo Kim

·  Majority Rules, Free Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland, Organized by Letha Wilson and Tara McDowell

·  Orihon and More: Books by Artists, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Access Gallery, Staten Island, New York, Curated by Helen Levin

·  Paradura One, PS122, New York, New York

·  Minute, Artists Space, New York, New York

·  Digitally Bound, Artists Books in the 21st Century, Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints, Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Participating in the College Art Association Tours, Curated by Rene Lynch

·  Collage/Assemblage/Montage, Pennsylvania School of Art and Design, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Curated by Kristy Krivitsky

·  Curious Pastorial, Galleria Joella, Two Person Show, Turku, Finland

2001

·  Boundless: Prints by Six Contemporary Artists, Northwest Print Council, Portland, Oregon

·  Center for Book Arts, Members Juried Show, New York, New York

·  Kingston Art Center, The New Book Forum, Kingston, Massachusetts

·  Galerie 5020, 2nd International Artists Book Triennial 2000, Salzburg, Austria

·  Library Project, Temporary Services and The Harold Washington Library, Chicago, Illinois

·  Reflections in Hope, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois

·  Doppleganger, Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois/li>

2000

·  Arka Gallery, 2nd International Artists Book Triennial 2000, Vilnius, Lithuania

·  Society of Scottish Artists 2000 Contemporary Art Open, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland

·  Fireworks, Purgatory Pie Press and the Organization of Independent Artists, New York, New York

·  Bound Images, Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater, Massachusetts

·  A.R.C, 7th Annual Regional Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois

·  Show Girl Exhibition, Gallery Fresh, London, England

·  The New Book Forum, Kingston Arts Center, Kingston, Massachusetts

·  Secret Selves 69 West Washington Building, Curated by the Hyde Park Art, Chicago, Illinois

·  hush, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

·  Free For All, Temporary Services, Chicago, Illinois

·  Free For All 6/6, School of Fine Arts Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Collections & Archives

2005-06

·  A:List Hyde Park Art Center Artists Database, Chicago, Illinois

·  Momenta Gallery Artists Archive Brooklyn, New York

·  Revolution Studios Artwork featured in Perfect Strangers staring Halle Berry & Bruce Willis, New York, New York

·  Centre des Livres d¹Artistes Sainte-Yrieix-la-Perche, France

·  Center for Photography Woodstock Archive Woodstock, New York

·  Caldera Art Center Library Portland, Oregon

·  Boekie Woekie Amsterdam, The Netherlands

·  Neo Images Online Archive http://www.neoimages.net/artistportfolio.aspx?pid=1332

2004-05

·  Francis Clark Art Institute Williamstown, Massachusetts

·  White Columns On-Line Archive New York, New York

·  Art & Artists Files in the Smithsonian Libraries Collections New York, New York

·  Artspace Flat File Archive, New Haven, Connecticut

·  Getty Research Institute Artists¹ Book Collection, Los Angeles, California

·  New Line Cinema Artwork featured in Little Children, Directed by Todd Fields, Staring Kate Winslett & Jennifer Connelly

·  Artists Book Archive Paris, France

·  Blue Star Contemporary Art Center Image Library, San Antonio, Texas

·  Banff Arts Centre Paul D. Fleck Library & Archive & Artists¹ Book Collection, Banff, Canada

·  Centre for Fine Print Research University of the West of England, School of Fine Arts, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Bookville Byker, England, United Kingdom

·  Bibliograph Book Collection Montreal, Quebec, Canada

·  Collection of Actress Julianne Moore, New York, New York

·  Revolution Studios, New York, New York

·  Gignatic Art Space, Flat Files, New York, New York

·  Sloan Library University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

·  Re-Title On-Line Archive, www.re-title.com, London, England

·  Boston Public Library Artists Book Collection, Boston, Massachusetts

·  University of Wisconsin, Madison Kohler Art Library Artists Book Collection, Kohler, Wisconsin

·  University of Iowa, Special Collection & Rare Books, Iowa City, Iowa

·  Epoch Films, New York, New York

·  The Arthur and Mata Jaffe Collection, Florida Atlantic University, Boca
2002-2003

·  Pierogi Gallery, Flat File Archive, Brooklyn, New York

·  Boston Drawing Project, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston Massachusetts

·  The Tate Museum, Artists Book Collection, London, England

·  The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Artists Book Collection, Brooklyn, New York

·  The Walker Art Center, Artists Book Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota

·  Museum of Contemporary Art, Artists Book Collection, Chicago, Illinois

·  The Victoria and Albert, National Art Library, Artists Book Collection, London, England

·  Fresh: A Collection of Works from NURTUREart , Inc. Registry Artists Independent curatorial project for annual NURTUREart benefit,
New York, New York Included in the following collections;

·  University of Wisconsin, Golda Meir Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

·  University of Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana

·  The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York

·  The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

·  The Joan Flasch Collection, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois

·  The Tate Museum, London, England

2001

·  Rochester Insitute of Technology, Rochester, New York

·  Rhode Island School of Design, Artists Book Collection, Providence, Rhode Island

·  Minute: A Collection of Miniature Multiples Minute is distributed through Artists Space, New York and is included in the following collections;

·  Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

·  The New York Public Library, New York, New York

·  The Joan Flasch Collection, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago,Illinois

1999-2000

·  New York Public Library, Artists Book Collection, New York, New York

·  The British Library, Modern English Collections, London, England

·  Chelsea College of Art and Design, Artists Book Collection & Artist Files Archive, London, England

·  University of Illinois, Heath and Wellness Center, Chicago, Illinois

·  Carnegie-Mellon University, Hunt Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

·  U.C.L.A. Art Library, Artists Book Collection, Dickson Art Center, Los Angeles, California

·  Yale University, Art of the Book Collection, New Haven, Connecticut

·  Institute of International Visual Arts, Artists Archive, London, England

·  National Museum of Women in the Arts, Artists Book Collection, Washington, District of Columbia

·  Museum of Modern Art, Artists Book Collection, New York, New York

·  The School, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Joan Flasch Artists Book Collection, Chicago, Illinois

·  Women's Art Library, Archive on Women Artists, London, England

Bibliography

2003-05

·  Big Red & Shiny Online Arts Journal for Boston Color by Digital at ARTspace@16, by Rachel Gepner, Issue #28, October 2005

·  New York Arts Magazine Dark Nature: Part 1 Opens September 8th, September/October 2005, Volume 10, No 9/10

·  The Aurora Review Online Magazine http://www.theaurorareview.com/magazine/

·  The New Jersey Star Ledger Fresh Perspectives: International Show¹s Hidden Meanings, by Dan Dischoff, page 3-14, 2005

·  The Village Voice Savvy Magazine Members only: Editions clubs offer great deals on fine-art prints, April 6-12, page 3,New York, New York

·  New York Cool On-Line Listings Urban Decay: Artists Response to and Urban Environment, April, 2005, http://newyorkcool.com/listings/arts.html

·  Off Off Off Art Online Magazine Urban Decay, March, New York, New York, www.offoffoff.com/arts/listing

·  Creative Thriftshop Online Newsletter March Edition, Paper, Papel, Papier, New York, New York, www.creativethriftshop.com

·  Absolute Arts. com Online Magazine ³Urban Decay: Artist¹s Response to and Urban Environment², Indepth Arts News Section,
Taste of Art at the Kaufmann Arcade, www.absoluteart.com

·  New York Arts Magazine Urban Decay, May-June Issue, by Laurence Asseraf, 2005

·  The World Journal, Small Works Show, Local News, Section B1, Saturday, December 4th, ArtSpace@16, Malden, Massachusetts

·  The Boston Weekly Dig Tasty Little Numbers, By Kate Ledogar, Screaming from the Gallery Section, Small Works Show , ArtSpace@16, Malden, Massachusetts

·  The New York Times When Painting Picture is Just One of Your Jobs, Multitasking, Islip Art Museum,By Helen A. Harrison, Sunday,
October 24th, 2oo4, Long Island Art Section

·  The Brooklyn Rail What the Book? By Sonya Shrier, Flux Factory, November 2004, Art Section

·  Dayton City Paper Are We Defined by Our Occupation, By Jud Yalkut, Arts & Culture Visuals Section, Dayton, Ohio

·  Dayton Daily News The Job of Art, By Pamela Dillon, Entertainment Section, Dayton, Ohio

·  Artlines Women¹s Caucus for Art, Spring Newsletter, Page 4, Matrix: Coordinate Section, New York, New York

·  Radio Taipei International Sound Stage and Studio News Program, Featured Artist, Interviewed by Doris Owyang, February 26th, Taipei, Taiwan

·  Crains New York Business Art group shows promise, By Emily DeNitto, New York/New York Section,Volume XIX, No. 39, September 29-October 5, 2003

·  Womens Wear Daily Art School, Too Fresh at NURTUREart, Front Page and Page 7, Thursday, November 20th, 2003

·  The Southampton Press, At the Galleries Section, May 8, 2003, page B 18, Eastern Edition, Featured Artist

·  The Star Ledger, Analog or digital? Gallery offers a game, By Dan Bischoff, March 28, Newark, New Jersey

2002

·  Spleen Online Magazine, Dreams Travel East as well as West, by Ricardo Miranda ZuOiga, April 29, 2004

·  Staten Island Advance, Newhouse exhibit suggests new ways of viewing books, by Michael Fressola, August 23, Orion and More: Books by Artists,
Staten Island, New York

·  Tribeca Tribune, Cheap Art for Cheap Arts Sake, by Ronald Drenger, September 2002, Page 44, Arts Section, Gallery 402, New York, New York

·  Visual Resources: An International Journal of Documentation, Doppelganger: Undermining The Original, By Julie Charmello, Volume XV111, pp. 49-62,
Published by Routledge

·  Turun Sanomat, Milta maailma nayttaa, By Mia Tykklainen, May 29, 2002, Curious Pastoral, Gallerie Joella

·  Abo Underrattelser, Da Verkligheten ifragasatts, By Hanna Hermansson, May 18th, 2002, Page 15, Curious Pastoral, Gallerie Joella

·  Turun Sanomat, Mehukkaita vahingonlaukauksia, By Anna Heinila, Kulttuuri/Culture Section, May 15th, 2002, Curious Pastoral, Gallerie Joella

·  Unikankare Kuvataide, Uteliasuuden Kutinaa, By Kati Kostinen, May 19, 2002,