Artist Statement/CV | Lesliealandau

Artist Statement

I have always held immense respect for my natural surroundings, which has led me to observe more intensely in order to see more clearly. I am intrigued with the movement of a day’s light across natural surfaces and being able to capture a moment in time. Landscape serves as a powerful metaphor for inquiry, resilience, heightened awareness, and finding pathways through challenges and quests. The landscape is in perpetual motion, affected by time of day, atmospheric shifts and seasonal change. As powerful and alluring as I find landscape to be, I am captivated with the idea of taking my images into their own light, creating new spaces based upon what I’ve experienced and transforming my impressions of natural form and space, into places never before seen. Incorporating color not necessarily found in nature, heightens the intensity of the original impression. Colors fluctuate from vibrant and pulsating to those that are calm and subdued, with the intent of evoking an emotional response. The transcendence of color from the expected to the unexpected has led to questioning of the surfaces on which I paint. The flat, illusional compositions have evolved into constructed paper forms, where I tear into the surfaces and create actual spaces within and around my work. These constructions have opened possibilities concerning my use of space and allow for a freer interpretation of color and implications of highlights and shadows upon form. Recent drawings and paintings are based upon continual atmospheric shifts in higher elevations and how these shifts create an elusivity of the powerful landscape. The landscape is visible for a moment, then suddenly hidden. It never reappears the same way, which allows for visual interpretation through my work. Atmosphere is continually enveloping all that it surrounds, softly muting surfaces it plays upon for one moment, then revealing detailed glimpses of color and form, the next. Atmosphere upon landscape serves as a powerful metaphor for experiences and resulting challenges that enrich, teach and bring a new perspective. My work is always deeply bound to landscape and expressed through drawings, paintings and torn paper constuctions. Landscape is subtle and nuanced, never ceasing to captivate, allude and inspire. I am continually challenged to seek new ways to connect color, with form and space.

Leslie A. Landau

77 Locust Rd. Harwinton, CT 06791

lesliealandau@gmail.com

Exhibitions:

Juried Exhibition, 115th Annual CAFA Exhibition, July 6-August 7, 2026, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT; Jurors: Catherine Shtick and Mark Zunino
Group Exhibition, Earth and Sky, Nov.1-Nov. 26, 2025, A Mano Gallery, Torrington, CT
Juried Exhibition, Small Works 2025, July 25-Sept. 6, 2025, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT; Juror: Jill Enfield.
Juried Exhibition, 92nd Annual Hudson Valley Art Association, June 6-July 17, 2025, Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT; Juror: Tom Hughes. Award: HVAA Board Of Directors Directors Award
Juried Exhibition, CT+6, Saltbox Gallery, West Hartford CT., April 27-June 1, 2025; Juror: Erin Monroe. Award: Best in Pastel
Juried Exhibition, 79th Annual CT Artists Juried Exhibition, Slater Museum, Norwich, CT, Jan 25-Feb. 28, 2025; Juror: Sandra Jeknavorian.
Group Exhibition, Elements, A Mano Gallery, Torrington, CT, Nov. 20-Dec. 20.
Group Exhibition, Transient Spaces, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT, March 8-April 13, 2024.
Juried Exhibition, Mixmaster 2024, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, Jan. 28-March 3, 2024; Juror Susan Eley
Group Exhibition, Mystic Art Museum Members Exhibition, Mystic, CT, Jan. 26-March 3, 2024.
Juried Exhibition, CAFA+ - Emergence, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Virtual Exhibition, November. 4-December 9, 2023; Juror; Lindsay Elgin
Group Exhibition, Falling Leaves, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT Sept. 1-Sept. 30, 2023
Group Exhibition, 63rd Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT, July 7-August 5, 2023
Group Exhibition, Great Escape, Gallery on the Green, Canton , CT, May 26-June 24, 2023
Group Exhibition, Resolutions, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT, Jan. 13-Feb.4, 2023
Juried Exhibition, Mixmaster 2023 Exhibition, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury CT, Jan 15-Feb 19, 2023; Juror: Elizabeth Thompson
Group Exhibition, Members Show, Washington Art Association and Gallery, Washington, CT, Jan 14-Feb 12, 2023
Solo Exhibition, Atmospheric Shifts, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT, Nov. 18-Dec. 17, 2022.
54th Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT, Oct. 14-Nov. 12, 2022; Juror: Brett Abbott. Award: Smith, Edwards, McCoy Architects Prize
Juried Exhibition, Small Works, Five Points Gallery Annex, Torrington, CT, August 20-September 24, 2022; Juror: Douglas Hyland
62nd Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT, July 8-Aug.6, 2022
Group Exhibition, Light, Art Gallery at the Mill, Unionville, CT, July-Sept, 2022
Juried Exhibition, CT Academy of Fine Arts-111th Annual Exhibition, Sill House Gallery, Lyme Academy, Old Lyme, CT, July 2-August 20; Jurors: Kate Henderson, Michael Rose
Group Exhibition, Great Escape 2, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT, May 27-June 25
Group Exhibition, View, Art Gallery at the Mill, Unionville, CT, April-June, 2022
Switch Gallery, Bantam, CT, November 2021-April 2022
Group Exhibition, Ice Breaker, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT, Jan.14- Feb. 5, 2022
Solo Exhibition, Earth and Sky, Jamie Gagarin Gallery, OWL, Litchflield, CT, November 4-December 28, 2021
Juried Exhibition, 53rd Open Juried Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT, October 15-November 13, 2021; Juror: Dr. Ricardo Reyes
Group Exhibition, Water and Ice, Drezner Gallery, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, CT, September 4–26, 2021
Group Exhibition, Out of the Blue, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT. February 19-March 13, 2021
Group Exhibition, Love, Love, Love!, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT. January 8-February 6, 2021
Juried Exhibition, Mixmaster at the Matt 2021, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, Jan. 17-Feb. 21, 2021; Juror: Leslie Garrett
Juried Exhibition, Nor’easter, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, Sept. 12-Oct 4, 2020; Juror:Nancy Stuart
Juried Exhibition, Petit, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, November 7-29, 2020
Juried Exhibition, Terrain, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, August 1-30, 2020
Group Exhibition, Past and Present, Art Gallery at the Mill, Unionville, CT, June 24-Sept. 25, 2020
Juried Exhibition, Abstrakt, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, June 15-August 1, 2020
Juried Exhibition, Small is the New Big, Rene Soto Gallery, Norwalk, CT, April 23-May 30, 2020; Juror: David Green
Juried Exhibition, Paper Trail, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, March 7-29, 2020
Group Exhibition, New Members Exhibition, Art Gallery at the Mill, February 3-April 13, 2020
Group Exhibition, Motion, Art Gallery at the Mill, August 16-October 19, 2019
Group Exhibition, Naturally Inspired, Five Points Gallery Annex, Torrington, CT, May 1-14, 2018
Group Exhibition, Paper Rock Scissors Exhibition, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT, March 1-April 7, 2018
Group Exhibition, Faculty & Alumni Art Show, Barnes-Franklin Art Gallery, Farmington, CT, Dec. 21, 2017-Jan.19, 2018
Group Exhibitions, Abstract Nature, Spectrum Gallery, Centerbrook, CT, July 21-Sept. 10, 2017
Group Exhibition, New Works, Atrium Gallery, Torrington, CT, Sept.-Nov. 2003
Solo Exhibition, Spaces, Atrium Gallery, Torrington, CT, April 10-June 26, 1999
Group Exhibition, Litchfield Hills Invitational Art Show, Risley Gallery, Litchfield, CT, Jan. 6-27, 1999
Group Exhibition, Members Exhibition, Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT, 1997
Group Exhibition, Evergreen Gallery, Litchfield, CT, May 7-June3, 1993
Juried Exhibition, The Connecticut Vision, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, June 22-July 28, 1991; Juror: Tom Armstrong
Juried Exhibition, 31st Annual Barnum Festival Juried Art Exhibition, Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT, June 16-Aug. 4, 1991; Jurors: Ann Smith and William Zimmer
Juried Exhibition, 1st Annual Competition, Charter Oak Temple Cultural Center Gallery, Hartford, CT, April 6-May 8, 1991; Juror, Patrick McCaughey
Group Exhibition, Perspectives, Gallery North, Torrington, CT, August 1-31, 1990,
Juried Exhibition, The Connecticut Vision, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, June 24-July 28, 1990; Juror: Patrick McCaughey
Group Exhibition, Art and Politics: A Contemporary Response, Museum of American Political Life, West Hartford, CT, Feb. 15-April 2, 1990; Director: Edmund Sullivan
Juried Exhibition, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT, Jan. 10-Feb. 3, 1990; Juror: Andrea Miller-Keller
Juried Exhibition, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 76th Annual Juried Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art, Aug. 3 - Sept. 6, 1986; Juror: Cleve Gray
Juried Exhibition, Pump House Gallery, Hartford, CT, April 10-June 13, 1986
Invitational Group Exhibition, Cups, Signature Gallery, Chestnut Hill, MA, July 1-Aug. 31, 1986
Gallery North,Mountainscapes, Torrington, CT, May 5-June 1, 1986
Invitational Group Exhibition, Strictly Pastels II, Meriden Arts Association, Feb 4-28, 1986
Solo Exhibition, Expressions, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, June 14-July 27, 1985
Juried Exhibition, 1985 Juried Show, Saltbox Gallery, West Hartford, CT May 5-22, 1985; Juror: Jacqueline Gourevitch
Group Exhibition, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT, Jan. 9-Feb. 2, 1985
Invitational Group Exhibition, Michael Marti Art Exhibition, North Granby, Oct. 13-28, 1984
Juried Exhibition, On the Campaign Trail, Aetna Institute Gallery, Hartford, CT, Sept. 17-Nov. 6, 1984; Jurors: Gregory Hedberg, Stephen Middlebrook, Evelyn Smith, Prof. Edmund Sullivan
Juried Exhibition, Canton Artist Guild-24th Anniversary Show, July 29-Aug. 24, 1984; Juror Dan Dubois
Group Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT, June 10-22, 1984
Juried Exhibition, Connecticut Women Artists-54th Annual Exhibition, John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT, June 3-24, 1984; Juror: Sondra Freckelton
Juried Exhibition, Fools, April and Others, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT, March 17-April 14, 1984
Juried Exhibition, 50th Anniversary Juried Show, Saltbox Gallery, West Hartford, CT, Feb.19-March 9, 1984; Juror: Vincenza Uccello, Award: Juror’s Choice Award
Solo Exhibition, Atelier Studio-Gallery, New Milford, CT, Nov. 5-28, 1983
Group Exhibition, Expressions, Farmington Art Guild, Farmington, CT, Oct 9-30, 1983
Invitational Group Exhibition, Michael Marti Art Exhibition, North Granby, CT, Oct. 8-30, 1983
Group Exhibition, Canton Artists’ Guild 23rd Anniversary Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton CT, July 31-Aug. 26, 1983; Juror: Jacqueline Gourevitch, Award: Juror’s Choice Award
Juried Exhibition, 18th Annual Juried Show, Saltbox Gallery, West Hartford, CT, April 10-28, 1983: Jurors: Daniel C. Dubois, George E. Chaplin, Award: Koenig Art Emporium Award
Juried Exhibition: Fortieth Annual Exhibition of Connecticut Artists, Stater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT, March 20-April 22, 1983; Juror: William Thomson
Juried Exhibition, 16th Annual Juried Show, Saltbox Gallery, West Hartford, CT, May 16-June 6, 1982; Juror: Glo Sessions, Award: Honorable Mention
Juried Exhibition, Art of the Northeast USA-33rd New England Exhibition of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Silvermine Guild Center for the Arts, New Canaan, CT, May 8-June 4, 1982; Juror Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr.

Grant/Award:

Artist Renewal Grant Awarded by Philanthropic Initiative, Inc., 2002