leslie tucker
Leslie Tucker earned her BFA from Manhattanville College and completed post-graduate work at Parsons School of Design. Tucker’s recent exhibitions include “Devotionals” solo show at Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA (2019); “Discontent” two-person show at Cumberland Gallery, Nashville (2018); “Women At Work” three-person show at Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn (2018); and “Currents” A.I.R. Gallery’s Biennial, NYC (2018) curated by A.I.R. Gallery co-founder Barbara Zucker. Leslie Tucker's photographic constructions have been awarded the 2016 and 2017 first prize in the Fine Art Professional category of the International Juried Competition organized by Creative Quarterly, Journal of Art & Design. Tucker is a member artist of the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, a membership she acquired through her first place award in the LACDA's International Juried Competition (2008). Tucker resides in Manhattan’s East Village and rents studio space in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn.
STATEMENT
Works in my ongoing “Anthropologies” series embrace the aesthetic of collage while alluding to the coveted yet fragile nature implied by porcelain dishware. These collaged “fine china” portraits evoke the tenuous nature of relationships and societal expectations related to hierarchy, power, gender and identity. Existing power structures such as patriarchy are passed down much like the fine china inherited through generations, while the fragility of these ideals around gender and power stands ready to be shattered. Viewers are invited to approach the sumptuous and intricate imagery and form their own conclusions around the symbolic elements depicted in each composition: imagery that gradually assaults the viewer with disquieting content. As with all my series, my goal is to serve as a thought-provoking examination of how we might overcome disillusionment and blindness as a way to transcend the inequalities present in the contemporary world.
Artworks in the “Anthropologies” series are printed on Endura Metallic chromogenic paper, suffused with a gentle metallic glow. This is my nod to a 21st century version of gilding, which served as a means by which illuminated manuscripts reflected light onto the reader. It is this act of illumination and self-reflection I hope leaves an impression on those who encounter my artwork.
RESUME
Exhibitions
2020 ARTdemic, i19 Gallery, Orange, NJ
2020 ME IRL, Locker 666 Gallery, Online
2019 The Wrong Biennale, User Preferences Pavilion, A Global Online Event of Virtual Curated Pavilions
2019 Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2019 LIC Arts Open, Long Island City, NY
2019 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
2019 15th Anniversary Members Exhibit, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Devotionals, Solo Show & Artist Talk, Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
2018-19 On The Consequences of Hate Speech, Ernest Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Polluted Postcards, Devonport Guildhall, Plymouth, UK
2018 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
2018 Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Who. Are. You? Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
2018 JuxtaPositions, The Painting Center, New York, NY
2018 Members Exhibit, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Women At Work, Three-Person Show, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Discontent, Two-Person Show, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2018 Affordable Art Fair NY, New York, NY
2018 Currents Biennial, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2017 Botanical, Local Project, Long Island City, NY
2017 Creative Climate Awards, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), New York, NY
2017 Transformation, Gallery MC, New York, NY
2017 Mapping Bushwick Invitational, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Group Show, K&P Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Members Exhibit, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Trump Won't Stop Us, Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Call and Response: Art as Resistance, Strange Fire Collective, Syntax Physic Opera, Denver, CO
2017 #Resist Show, Brooklyn Central, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Animalia, Local Project, Long Island City, NY
2017 Salon de Eros, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Unnatural Election: Artists Respond to the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, Kimmel Galleries, New York, NY
2017 Storytellers, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2016 Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2016 The World Today, #SaveArtSpace, Gallery Petite, Brooklyn, NY
2016 12th Anniversary Members Exhibit, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
2015 (Re) Envisioning Art's Aura in the Age of Turbo-Capitalism, Galleria Ca' D'Oro, New York, NY
2015 11th Anniversary Represented Artists Exhibit, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
2014 10th Anniversary Retrospective, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Projekt30: 9th Annual Sex Issue Online Exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL
2013 9th Anniversary Exhibit, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Beth Schiffer Photo Auctions, New York, NY
2012 Eighth Anniversary Retrospective, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
2010 “Threads” Fabrik Magazine, The Factory, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Concatenation, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
2010 WomanMade, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2010 Americas Paperworks Exhibition, Minot State University, Minot, ND
2010 LaGrange National XXVI Biennial, La Grange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
2009 Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2009 New and Improved II, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
2009 California Open Juried Art Exhibition, Tag Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2009 National Juried Exhibition, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA
2009 20th National/International, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Texas National, Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2009 8th National Juried Exhibition, Rome Coterie, Rome, GA
2009 50th Annual International, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
2008-9 The Stamp Series, Solo Show, International Juried Competition, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
2008 5x5x(5), Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Awards
2018 Artist of the Week: The Nashville Sign. Nashville, TN
2018 Winner: Julio Valdez Project Space Exhibition Award, New York, NY
2017 Fine Art Professional Winner: 100 Best Annual Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design, New York, NY
2016-2017 Fine Art Professional Winner: Creative Quarterly, Issue 42-43, The Journal of Art & Design, New York, NY
2011 Finalist, Aesthetica Creative Works Annual, York, U.K.
2010 Third Prize: Fabrik Magazine, International Art Competition, Beverly Hills, CA
2010 Finalist: Aesthetica Creative Works Competition, Aesthetica Magazine, York, UK
2010 Shortlist Winner: London International Creative Competition (LiCC), London, UK
2010 1st Place: Enhanced Photography Award, Art Buzz Visual Arts Showcase, Dunedin, FL
2010 Purchase Award/Collection Acquisition: LaGrange National XXVI Biennial, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
2010 2nd Place Monetary Prize, Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, New York, NY
2008-9 1st Place Solo Show: LACDA 2008 International Juried Competition, Los Angeles, CA
Features, Press, and Publications
2020 Leslie Tucker, Double Vision Politics, Murze Issue 10
2019 Leslie Tucker's Studio, James Kalm Video Coverage, Bushwick Open Studios
2019 Buy and Be Saved: Leslie Tucker's Devotionals and Postulates, by Mary Brown, Martin Art Gallery Catalog Essay
2018 Abortion, by Barbara Zucker, A.I.R. Gallery Currents Biennial Catalogue
2018 Profile: Leslie Tucker Manifestos, Nashville Arts Magazine
2018 Manifestos, The Nashville Sign Digital Billboard in Midtown Nashville, Nashville Arts Magazine sponsored by First Bank
2017 Sources & Choices: Leslie Tucker, by Catherine Kirkpatrick, Professional Women Photographers
2017 Dislocation Art: Leslie Tucker, All The Sins — July 2017 -- Issue 4 -- Dislocation Art
2017 Leslie Tucker, WOTISART? U.K. based portfolio magazine
2017 Leslie Tucker "Postulates", 100 Best Annual Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design
2017 Leslie Tucker, Average Art Magazine, U.K. based 'industry-focused' art magazine
2016 Leslie Tucker "Postulates", Issue 42-43 Annual Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design
2016 Leslie Tucker "Postulates", The Artist Catalogue
2016 Leslie Tucker "I Am The First & I Am The Last", #SaveArtSpace public billboard
2011 Leslie Tucker "Predators", Aesthetica Creative Works Annual