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  SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010
Family Portraits, Art At First, First Presbyterian Church, New York City

2009
Family Album, New York Public Library, Columbus Branch, New York City

2007
Perfect Families, Southwest Minnesota State University Art Museum, Marshall, MN

2006
Perfect Families, Franklin 54 Gallery, New York City

Gwyneth Leech: Stations of the Cross, Equator Books and Gallery, Venice, CA

2005
Stations of the Cross, a permanent installation of 14 paintings, Saint Paul's Church, Norwalk, CT

2000
Roundabout, La MaMa La Galleria, New York City

1998
Gwyneth Leech, Peterborough Cathedral,
Peterborough Cathedral Arts Festival, UK

1995
African Diary, Boundary Gallery, London, UK

1994
Notes From A Journey, Compass Gallery,
Glasgow, UK

1990
Fossil Tide, Ayr Art Gallery and Museum,
and Kilmarnock Art Gallery and Museum, UK

Fossil, Dundee Museum of Natural History,
UK

1989
Gwyneth Leech, Edinburgh Printmakers' Workshop Gallery, Edinburgh, UK

1988
La Poule, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, UK (multi-screen video installation)



SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2009
Day Job, Susan Teller Gallery, New York City

2007
Unusual Portraits, Hudson Guild Gallery, New York City

2006
Don't Talk about Religion and Politics, Ave 50 Studio Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Imprints on the Landscape, Michael Gallagher Prints and Gwyneth Leech videos,
Community Arts Center Galleries, Penn State University, Altoona, PA

Drawing the Line, Southwest Minnesota State University Art Museum, Marshall, MN


2005
The Family Business: 1877-2005, Susan Teller Gallery, New York City

In the Round, Arts Council Gallery and John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT

2003
Notebook, Pickard Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art,
Artscape Festival, Baltimore, MD

2002
Leech/Gallagher: Five Artists / Three Generations, Cosmopolitan Club, Philadelphia, PA

2001
Leech/Gallagher: Five Artists/Three Generations, Susan Teller Gallery, NYC

Faculty Exhibition, Addams Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2000
Shiku Hakku: Exhibition/performance with Indalo Artists, La Mama Experimental Theater Club, New York City

Scottish Spirit, Society of Scottish Artists at the University Art Gallery
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

1999
Scottish Spirit, at the Gallery of Contemporary Art University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO

Scottish Spirit at Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA

1998
Continental Shift, Six American Artists from Scotland, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, UK

Scottish Spirit, at the Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
and at the Centre for Innovative Print and Paper,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

The Big Picture, Works from the Collection, Edinburgh City Art Galleries

1997
BP Portrait Competition, National Portrait Gallery, London and British tour

Introductions, Hahn Gallery, Philadelphia

Double Exposure, the Society of Scottish Artists,
Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen,
and the Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK

A Patch of their own, Compass Gallery, Glasgow

1996
African Themes, Surya Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska

Celebrating Robert Burns, Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries & McLaurin Art Gallery, Ayr, UK

A Sense of Place III, the SSA at MacRobert Arts Centre, Stirling University, UK

Brave Art, the SSA at Mayfest, 18 King Street Gallery, Glasgow

1995
Morrison Portrait Award Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy

1994
Xylon 12 Triennale, Gewerbemuseum, Switzerland and European tour

Spectator/Adam Award Exhibition, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh

Drawing Near, Arts in Fife touring exhibition, UK

1991
Kershaw, Leech and Lindsley: Wood engravings, Halifax House, Oxford, UK

1990
Duffin, Leech and Roberts, Kelly Gallery, Glasgow

An Expanse of Never Ending Blue, Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury and British tour

St. Mary's Commission, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow


SELECTED GRANTS / AWARDS


1999 University of Colorado President’s Fund Grant

1994 Scottish Arts Council Time Based Media Award

1990 Glasgow District Council, European Capital
of Culture Project Grant

1989 Scottish Arts Council Assistance Grant

1987 Scottish Arts Council Video Award

1985 John Kinross Memorial Award, Royal Scottish Academy

1984 Elizabeth Greenshields Memorial Award

1981-83 Thouron Anglo-American Exchange Fellowship


COMMISSIONS

2005 Stations of the Cross: 14 paintings for Saint Paul's on the Green, East Norwalk, CT

1998 Murals for St. Anne Chapel, St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow, UK

1991 Print co-publications, Edinburgh Printmakers' Workshop, UK

1990 Murals for Crossing and Chancel, Saint Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

1989 Print series for Edinburgh City Art Center


COLLECTIONS


American Museum, Bath, UK

British Broadcasting Corporation

Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council, UK

Edinburgh City Art Galleries

Motherwell District Council, UK

Scottish Television Company

Royal Bank of Scotland

Strathclyde University, UK

Strathclyde Water Board, UK

Stirling Shipping Company, UK

Theater Royal, Glasgow


BIOGRAPHY

Born Philadelphia, 1959
Resident in UK 1981-1999
Resident in New York City since 1999

Post Graduate DA, 1985, Drawing and Painting,
Edinburgh College of Art, UK

BFA, 1984, Drawing and Painting,
Edinburgh College of Art, UK

BA, 1981, Anthropology and French, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia



SELECTED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS


2008
Jerry Hames, "Exploring Art Through a Videographer's Eyes", Episcopal Life, April 11

2007
Cindy Votruba, "New Exhibit at SMSU Art Museum",
The Marshall Independent, Jan. 27

Ben Erickson, "New York Artist Paints "Perfect Families" and More", The Spur, Jan. 31

Jason Zahn, "Leech Uses Personal Experience to Create Diverse Works of Art", The Spur, 1/31

2006
Jerry Hames, "Contemporary Icons", Episcopal Life, March

Don Newton, “Don’t Talk About Religion or Politics",
The Journal of the Lincoln Heights Literary Society, 1/30

2005
Lois Goglia, "Gwyneth Leech: the Way of the Cross",
Art New England, Oct./Nov.

LuAnne Roy, "Defending the Stations",
Fairfield County Weekly, September 8

Tracy O'Shaunnesy, "At the Crux of the Crucifixion",
Waterbury Republican, August 21

Adrian Brune, "A Vivid Passion",
Hartford Courant, July 31

Lisa Chamoff, "Church's Unusual Paintings Draw Mixed Reactions", Stamford Advocate, July 30

Amanda Cuda, "Stations with an Edge",
Connecticut Post, June 4

LuAnne Roy, "Stations of Modern Persecution",
Fairfield County Weekly, May 26

Geary Danihy, "Stations of Cross Are Seen Anew",
Norwalk-Citizen News, May 27

Jim Remsen, "Stations of the Cross Go to War",
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 15

Jeanne Hoff, "Pilgrimage of the Spirit",
The Sunday Hour, February 20

2002
Edward Sozanski, "A Family Affair",
Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov.8

Debra Auspitz, "Pick of the Week: A family Affair",
Philadelphia City Paper, October 17

2000
Jack Anderson, “Shiku Hakku: Suffering and Rebirth”
New York Times, March 16

1999
John Hazelhurst, "Brave New Scots",
The Independent, Colorado Springs, August 12

Mark Arnest, "Great Scots",
The Gazette, Colorado Springs, August 6

1998
Christopher Andreae, "Art and Religion",
Artists Newsletter, April

Susan Lonkevich, "Visions and Videos of a New Scotland",
Pennsylvania Gazette, June/July

Richard Carr, "Scottish Artists Looking Outward",
Artwork, October/November

1995
Michael Jessing, "A View of Contemporary Christian Art in Scotland", Christian Arts Journal, Winter

1994
Chris Andreae, “African Women in Art Form”,
The Christian Science Monitor, June 20

Ruth Wishart, “A Broader Perspective”,
The Scotsman Weekend Magazine, June 4

Beatrice Colin, "Gwyneth Leech; In the Frame”,
The List, June 3

1991
Frank Bradford, "Gwyneth Leech Murals",
The Independent, January 12

Angela Catlin, "Update on the Gothic",
Glasgow Herald, January 8

Alastair MacKinnon, "Scottish Stones Speak",
Church Times, January 4

1990
Clare Henry, "Creative Forces Make Divine Decoration",
Glasgow Herald, November 30

Karin Brookes, Article, "Each Day There's Something New", Classical Music, November 24

Joan McAlpine, "Crowning Glory to Grace Glasgow Cathedral", The Scotsman, June 6

Fergus Black, "Images of Opera Viewed from Behind the Scenes", Glasgow Herald, March 15

David Lister, "Artist's Plan for Cold Cathedral",
The Independent, March 19