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The visceral materiality of clay is an emotive assemblage that represents the chronic pain in my body.
About Virginia Leonard
Virginia Lives and works in Aotearoa. She graduated with a MFA in painting and moved to ceramics in 2013. She is represented in the US, Europe, Australia and Aotearoa, New Zealand. Virginia is in public collections in Europe the US, Australia and Aotearoa, New Zealand.
When Virginia was twenty she was in a serious road accident and her work is a daily dialogue that she has with her body, chronic pain and bodily scarring. Her studio practice gives her body a voice.
Recent exhibitions include: Canberra Art Biennial, Australia. Hastings City Art Gallery, Aotearoa, New Zealand. Sow and Tailor, USA. Design Miami, Shanghai, Side Gallery. Design Miami, USA, Mindy Solomon Gallery.
Virginia Leonard CV
EDUCATION/POSITIONS
2003-2004
Supervisor, Master of Fine Arts, Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design, Auckland
2001-2002
Teacher, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design, Auckland
2001
Master of Fine Arts, Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design, Auckland
1990
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design, Auckland
EXHIBITIONS
Up Coming
Auckland Art Fair, Solo Installation, PAULNACHE, May 2018
Melbourne Art Fair, Solo Installation, PAULNACHE, August 2018
Solo Exhibition, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, US, October 2018
Solo Exhibition, Two Rooms, Auckland, October 2018
NCECA, Claytopia, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, March 2019
2018
miart, Erastudio Apartment Gallery, Milan, Italy
Collective Design Fair, Mindy Solomon Gallery, New York, US
artgenève, Solo Installation, Taste Contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland
Exodus, The Vivian, Matakana, New Zealand
2017
Pulse Art Fair, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami Beach, US
Installation Contemporary, Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, Sydney, Australia
Solo exhibition, Galerie Wolfsen, Denmark
Farvestralende Keramik, Guldagergaard, Denmark
40, Galerie Wolfsen, Denmark
Village huha, PAULNACHE, Gisborne, New Zealand
2016
HANDBUILT made in clay, Two Rooms, Auckland, New Zealand
Christmas Time at Middlemore, Corbans Estate Arts Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
Spring 1883, PAULNACHE, The Hotel Windsor, Melbourne, Australia
MUD, Galerie Wolfsen, Denmark
Curiosity: 5 Artists / 5 Artworks / 5 Tools, Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville, New Zealand
Graffiti Lounge, PAULNACHE, Gisborne, New Zealand
2015
The Assemblage Show, The Vivian, Matakana, New Zealand
Potters & Painters, The Vivian, Matakana, New Zealand
2014
The Effects of Crack, Objectspace, Auckland, New Zealand
Foursome, The Vivian, Matakana, New Zealand
The Flower Show, The Vivian, Matakana, New Zealand
2013
The Small Show, The Vivian, Matakana, New Zealand
The Local Show, The Vivian, Matakana, New Zealand
Virginia Leonard & Louise McRae, The Vivian, Matakana, New Zealand
The Landscape Show, The Vivian, Matakana, New Zealand
The January Group Show, The Vivian, Matakana, New Zealand
2012
The Opening Show, The Vivian, Matakana, New Zealand
2009
Auckland Art Fair, New Zealand
Oedipus Rex, Auckland, New Zealand
2008
Oedipus Rex, Auckland, New Zealand
2007
Oedipus Rex, Auckland, New Zealand
Palette Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2003
Barrows Gallery, Martinborough, New Zealand
Oedipus Rex, Auckland, New Zealand
2002
Barrows Gallery, Martinborough, New Zealand
Oedipus Rex, Auckland, New Zealand
Oedipus Rex, Auckland, New Zealand
2001
Barrows Gallery, Martinborough, New Zealand
Oedipus Rex, Auckland, New Zealand
2000
Post-graduation exhibition, Auckland, New Zealand
AWARDS
2017
Finalist Portage Ceramic Awards, Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Auckland
Finalist Wallace Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand, Travelling Show
2016
Finalist Wallace Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand, Travelling Show
Finalist Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Award, Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi – Whakatane Library and Exhibition Centre, Whakatane, New Zealand
Finalist Waiheke Small Sculpture Prize, Waiheke Art Gallery, Waiheke, New Zealand
2015
Merit Award Portage Ceramic Awards, Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Finalist Wallace Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand, Travelling Show
Finalist National Contemporary Art Award, Waikato Museum, Hamilton, New Zealand
Finalist Waiheke Small Sculpture Prize, Waiheke Art Gallery, Waiheke, New Zealand
2014
Finalist Wallace Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand, Travelling Show
Finalist Molly Morpeth Canaday Sculpture Award, Te kōputu a te whanga a Toi – Whakatane Library and Exhibition Centre, Whakatane, New Zealand
Finalist National Contemporary Art Award, Waikato Museum, Hamilton, New Zealand
Finalist Waiheke Small Sculpture Prize, Waiheke Art Gallery, Waiheke, New Zealand
2013
Finalist Wallace Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand, Travelling Show
Finalist Waikato Painting and Printmaking Art Award, Hamilton, New Zealand
2012
Finalist Waikato Painting and Printmaking Art Award, Hamilton, New Zealand
Winner Molly Morpeth Canady Art Award, Whakatane, New Zealand
2011
Winner of the Walker and Hall Waiheke Art Award, Waiheke Art Gallery, Waiheke, New Zealand
Finalist Molly Morpeth Art Award, Whakatane, New Zealand
2010
Finalist Molly Morpeth Art Award, Whakatane, New Zealand
2009
Finalist Waiheke Art Awards, Waiheke Art Gallery, Waiheke, New Zealand
2008
Finalist Waiheke Art Awards, Waiheke Art Gallery, Waiheke, New Zealand
2007
Waiheke Art Awards – Zinni Douglas Merit Award, Waiheke Art Gallery, Waiheke, New Zealand
Finalist Norsewear Art Awards, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
2003
Finalist Wallace Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand
RESIDENCIES
2017
Residency, Guldagergaard – International Ceramic Research Centre, Denmark
PUBLICATIONS
The Journal of Australian Ceramics, Art Link, Art Collector, Art Zone
Splintered: Ali Smith and Virginia Leonard
Composition & Layout: Contemporary Design & Objects
Virginia Leonard: Golden Legs and Other Bits
Design District Pop-Up: Rough Edges, An Exploration of Ceramic Form
Studio Visit with Virginia Leonard featured in Ceramics Monthly
June 15, 2020/by Frances TromblyLady Parts
Both Galleries
Virginia Leonard Acquired by The National Gallery
May 3, 2019/by FulanoVirginia Leonard and Linda Lopez finalists
February 18, 2019/by Frances TromblyVirginia Leonard’s ‘broken body’ inspires her art
September 30, 2018/by Frances TromblyVirginia Leonard:
It Only Hurts When I Bend
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