Curriculum Vitae
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 YUCCA: Transmutation Series, (Installation), Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM.
2018 ROE (Record of Existence), Jean Cocteau Cinema Artspace, Santa Fe, NM.
2016 Cavern of Curiosities, freeform art space, Santa Fe, NM.
2015 Holocene Garden, Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.
2015 [REBIRTH]REUNION), (Installation), Pacific Exhibits, Albuquerque, NM.
2012 MMMultiplicity, (three Installations: Memoryfield, Membrainchain, and Millipod), Hyde Gallery, San Diego County, CA.
2011 Living Grids, Bright Rain Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2010 Membrainchain, (Installation). Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
2010 MILLIPOD, (Installation), Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
2009 Being Sprouts: Recent Cultivations, Bright Rain Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2008 Imitation Organics, Bright Rain Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2006 REBIRTH of a LIFE, (Installation). Jonson Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2005 THEY GREW: Paintings From the Third Dimension, (Installation). Trevor Lucero Studio, Albuquerque, NM.
2003 Visual Oracles, Bard Hall Gallery, San Diego, CA.
SELECTED GROUP and TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020
Windows on the Future, Public Art Project , Exhibit 208 and 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM.
Museum From Home, 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM.
12x12, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
2019
Through the Flower: Grand Opening Pop-up Exhibition, Old City Hall, Belen, NM.
300K Away, Gallery Fritz, Santa Fe NM.
Beyond the Veil, KEEP Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.
DARK LUSH, (Two-person w/ Rachel Rivera), Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
PROXIMITY, 5G Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2018
Through the Darkness, (Two-person w/Rachel Rivera), KEEP Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.
FEELERS, (Three-person w/ Rachel Popowcer & Peter Voshefski), KiMO Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
Fun-A-Day, Graft Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
Beyond the Veil, KEEP Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.
Technically Speaking, 5G North Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2017
TONDO with s(and) Artist Collective, Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM.
Render Bender, CCA (Santa Fe Center for Contemporary Art), Santa Fe, NM.
ENCOMPASS: Conversant, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
Multiple Universes, freeform artspace, Santa Fe, NM.
Beyond the Veil, KEEP Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.
Deck the Walls, Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM.
2016
High Fiber, (Installation FUTUREFEELD), Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
Verge: Shaping the Photograph, John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
ART JAMS: Studio Refuse in a Jar, Luanem Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2015
I Love It!!! Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
On the Map: Unfolding Albuquerque Art + Design: Encompass: 7th & Mountain (Interchange), Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
On the Map: Unfolding Albuquerque Art + Design: 516 ARTS (SSITG), 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM.
Contrasts, New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM.
Reservoirs: South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM.
20 Cubed: Small Sculpture, William Platz Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
S(and): An Introduction, Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM.
Fresh Paint, Luanem Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2014
Adaptations: An Exhibition About Survival (Installation). SCA Contemporary, Albuquerque, NM (Exhibition Catalogue).
MAS ATTACK Albuquerque, ARTRA Curatorial Projects and Creative Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM.
MAS ATTACK 6 @ the TAM (Torrance Art Museum, California) Presented by ARTRA Curatorial Projects, Torrance, CA.
5th Annual Office Party, Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM.
2013
SCOPE Miami Beach; C. Emerson Fine Arts, Miami Beach FL.
Positive+-Negative, (Two-person) Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM.
Alluvial, Open Space Visitors Center Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
It’s all Relative, Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM.
2012
Melange, (Three-person) Bright Rain Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
Black & White, Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM.
Venice Artwalk, Venice, CA.
Prelude, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
2011
Kaleidoscope; (Installation Millipod), Fresh Paint, Culver City, CA.
Drawing Expanse, Space4Art, San Diego, CA.
Shades of Grey; Drawings in Graphite; University of Mary Washington Galleries, Fredericksburg, VA.
Catharsis; (Installation Dreams of Things That Never Came True), Downtown Contemporary, Albuquerque, NM.
Talisman; Cellar Door Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2010
Thailand USA 4th International Exchange Show: (Installation Millipod), Thailand Cultural Center, Bangkok.
Thailand USA 4th International Exchange Show: Chiang Mai University Gallery in Chiang Mai, Thailand (Exhibition Catalogue).
Thailand USA 4th International Exchange Show: LA Artcore Union Center Gallery and Brewery Annex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
6th International Arts Festival; Chiang Rai Cultural Center, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Collect: Inside 8; Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM.
REPEAT: Exploring Pattern and Texture; University of Mary Washington Galleries, Fredericksburg, VA.
ArtZone; Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
2009
West-Southwest: ABQ-LA Exchange; Los Angeles, CA- LA Artcore Union Center Gallery and Brewery Annex Gallery; - (Installation Memoryfeeld), Albuquerque, NM- 516 Arts (Exhibition Catalogue).
AXIS 4th National Juried Exhibition; Curator Janet Bishop (SFMOMA); Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA (Exhibition Catalogue).
The Organics, (Three-Person), LCC Gallery, Laredo, TX.
Art at the X: Celebrating Women; Curator Jessica Flores (Assoc. Curator of Contemporary Art, Cincinnati Art Museum), Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
2008
Albuquerque Biennial Southwest, (Curator Stephanie Hanor, San Diego MOCA); Albuquerque Museum of Art & History (Award: Best Work on Paper) (Exhibition Catalogue), NM.
INSIDE the INSIDE, (Two-Person), Petting Zoo Artspace, Albuquerque, NM.
2007
Glamour & Gluttony; Studio Site Santa Fe - Installation, Santa Fe, NM.
In the Cut; Donkey Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2006
Juried Invitational (curator Harmony Hammond); University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (Exhibition Catalogue), NM.
Sweet, Sweet Glee, Tamarind Institute of Lithography, Albuquerque, NM.
2005
Contemporary Entelechy: Abstract Painting at UNM, UNM Student Union Building, Albuquerque, NM.
Juried Invitational (Curators Joel Peter Witkin and Linda Durham), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (Exhibition Catalogue), NM.
2004
New Vitalists, (Two-Person Exhibition) Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
Juried Invitational, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (Exhibition Catalogue), NM.
Poverty and Abundance, Trevor Lucero Studio, Albuquerque, NM.
Confluence: Southwest Geographic Arts, Sommers Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
An Eclectic Group, Katrina Lasko Gallery, Bernalillo, NM.
RESIDENCIES/AWARDS
• 2017 Vermont Studio Center Artist-in-Residence, Johnson, VT.
• 2017 Bullseye Glass Resource Center Artist-in-Residence, Santa Fe, NM.
• 2015 (Installation): MERIDIAE, Albuquerque Museum of Art & History: 2015 Summer Artist-in-Residence
• 2010, Chiang Rai Cultural Center Artist-in-Residence, 6th International Arts Festival, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
• 2010 “Albuquerque Local Treasure 2010” AABA Honoree
• 2008 “Best Work on Paper Award” Albuquerque Biennial Southwest. Albuquerque Museum.
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
• 2019-21, Co-Curator with Chandler Wigton: Inpost Artspace, Albuquerque, NM. https://www.instagram.com/inpostartspace/
• 2017, Curator: We Paint What We See: Bob and Gloria Mallory, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
• 2016, Co-Curator with Ivan Boyd: ArtFix: A Debut, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
• 2012, Guest Curator: Flatlanders and Surface Dwellers, 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM.
• 2009, Curator: Visual Individuals: Art Studio Faculty, Student Alumni, and Outstanding Students of Central New Mexico Community College; Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
• 2005, Curator: Contemporary Entelechy: Abstract Painting at UNM, UNM Student Union Building, Albuquerque, NM.
EDUCATION
• 2006 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM; MFA (with Distinction), Painting and Drawing
• 2003 San Diego State University San Diego, California; BA, Painting and Printmaking
• 2001 San Diego State University San Diego, California; BA, Applied Design (Emphasis Ceramics) MINOR: Art History
• 1997 Grossmont College, El Cajon, California; AA, Painting and Drawing
PUBLICATIONS / PRESS
• Albuquerque Journal; Creativity & Resilience: Digital exhibition to help contemporary artists connect with the community, April 19, 2020, Kathaleen Roberts. https://www.abqjournal.com/1445235/creativity-amp-resilience-digital-exhibition-to- help-contemporary-artists-connect-with-the-community.html
• Harwood Art Center Blog: Art at a Distance: Stories with Lea Anderson https://www.harwoodartcenter.org/blog/art-at-a-distance-stories-with-lea-anderson/
• Albuquerque Journal; Therapeutic Techniques on Display at Harwood, January 5, 2019, Kathaleen Roberts. https://www.abqjournal.com/1264909/therapeutic-techniques.html
• Sonoran Arts Network; Review: High Fiber at Conrad Wilde Gallery Tucson, February 2016, Shane, C.J. https://www.sonoranartsnetwork.net/high-fiber-at-conrad-wilde-gallery.html
• Albuquerque Journal; Review: New Mexico Art League hosts installation by area artists based on geometric, mathematical structures, Nov 1, 2015, Pulkka, Wesley. https://www.abqjournal.com/668646/hidden.html
• Harrison Middleton University Blog; Interview With an Artist, Sep 18, 2015, Simon, Alissa. http://www.hmu.edu/hmu-blog/2015/9/13/interview-with-an-artist
• Harrison Middleton University Blog; Experiment in Art, Oct 23, 2015, Simon, Alissa. http://www.hmu.edu/hmu-blog/2015/10/18/experiment-in-art
• CNM Chronicle; Instructor Spotlight: MERIDIAE by Lea Anderson, Vol 21 Aug 20, 2015, Stuckey, Stephanie.
• Albuquerque Journal; Art Museum Window gets New, Mosaic-inspired Look, July 19, 2015, Stratton, Ali. http://www.abqjournal.com/614866/news/gigantic-window-at-art- museum-getting-a-new-look-inspired-by-artists-collage.html
• MCO Newslink; Art Faculty Member Chosen as Artist-in-Residence, July 8, 2015, Burroughs, Christine.
• The Morning Brew TV Show: Don’t Miss All The Best of the Albuquerque Museum, July 21, 2015. https://youtu.be/EGEwYElKLO4
• COLORES! Artist Spotlight, New Mexico PBS (KNME-TV), June 13, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-DABKSySqg
• Beautiful Decay: Lea Anderson’s Propagating, Wall-Mounted Installations Explore The Multiplicitous Nature Of Thought And Memory, June 2, 2015. Evans, Hayley. https://beautifuldecay.tumblr.com/post/120527455946/lea-andersons-propagating-wall-mounted
• KRQE NEWS13 Highlight; Nonprofit art studio presents a new fundraiser, April 30, 2015, Walker, Amy.
• Weekly Alibi; Go With the Grain: opening reception for s(and): an introduction, May 6, 2015, Von Winckel, Holly.
• Weekly Alibi; Great Unexpectations: Arts Unexpected descends for one day, April 22, 2015. Barrow, Lisa.
• Albuquerque Journal; Annual Harwood Exhibit Highlights Notable Local Artists, March 8, 2015. Roberts, Kathleen.
• Weekly Alibi; MAS Attack Ready to Blitz the Albuquerque Art Scene, July 17, 2014. Oatman, Alison. http://alibi.com/art/47281/MAS-Attack-Ready-to-Blitz-the-Albuquerque-Art-Scen.html
• Local iQ; Adept at ‘Adaptation’, June 2014. Oostman, Katherine.
• Albuquerque Journal; New Group Exhibition Considers Artists’ Relationship with Surface, March 10, 2013. Gomez, Adrian.
• Pyragraph; Beyond the Surface at 516 ARTS, March 18, 2013. Avenue, Eva.
• abqARTS; Searching for a Second Dimension, April 8, 2013. Montano, Mary.
• Temporary Art Review; Flatlanders and Surface Dwellers at 516 ARTS: An Interview with Lea Anderson, May 28, 2013. Dawson, Sage.
• Santa Fe New Mexican; Art in Review: Flatlanders and Surface Dwellers, July 11, 2013. Fairfield, Douglas.
• La Mesa-Mount Helix Patch; The Way I See It: ‘Multiplicity’ at Hyde Gallery, Feb 10, 2012. Robertson, Cynthia.
• GC Summit; Lea Anderson Installations on View at the Hyde, Feb 15, 2012. Boyd, Barbara
• The East County Californian; Local Artist Displays Work at Grossmont College, July 9, 2012. Robertson, Cynthia.
• Studio Visit Magazine, Vol 13, 2011
• Pasadena Star News; Enigmatic and Organic, Nov 12, 2010. Daichendt, G. James.
• Albuquerque Journal; Two Excursions Into the Organic. July 18, 2010. Pulkka, Wesley.
• Weekly Alibi; Gallery Review. V19 No. 27, July 8-14, 2010. Sauthoff and Crane
• Albuquerque ARTScrawl; Local Treasures Announced 2010. September 2010. AABA. • unclepauliesworld.blogspot.com; Lea Anderson’s Organic Lifeforms ‘Rain’ Down
on Old Town. Dec 2, 2009. Niemi, Paul.
• Sacramento Bee: Axis; The Little Gallery that Could...go National. Aug 7, 2009. Dalkey, Victoria.
• New Mexico Business Weekly; ABQ meets L.A. in Arts Exhibit that Tests the
Waters for Nonprofit Cultural Exchanges. April 3, 2009. Kamerick, Megan.
• Albuquerque Tribune:;Some Great Art Hangs on the Walls of Justice. Sept. 7,
2006. Salem, Nancy.
• Weekly Alibi; They Grew: Trevor Lucero Studio, April 21, 2005. Allen, Steven Robert.
PUBLIC LECTURES
2019 Double Eagle Elementary School, Albuquerque, NM.
2016 freeform artspace, Santa Fe, NM.
2015 Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM.
2015 Luanem Gallery/Menaul School, Albuquerque, NM.
2012 Hyde Gallery, San Diego County, CA.
2011 Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM.
2010 Thailand Cultural Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
2010 Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
2010 Guest Speaker - Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM.
2009 Albuquerque Contemporary Art Society, Albuquerque, NM.
2009 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM.
2006 Jonson Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.