Jim Leach
(440) 666-9647
jimleach3@gmail.com
www.jimleachinspace.com
Résumé
Education
2014 MFA, Rinehart School of Sculpture, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2011 BFA cum laude, Sculpture, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Solo Exhibitions
2017 The Beauty of Losing and Forgetting, the Galleries at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
2016 Hot Water, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington DC
2016 Being Healthy, Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
2014 The Noise, Amalie Rothschild Gallery at Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
2013 The Red Bench, Leidy Atrium of The Brown Center at Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2011 A Structure, Kent State University Sculpture Gallery, Kent, OH
2010 Anticipation > Realization, Studio 425, Kent, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016 Skowhegan Performs, Socrates Sculpture Park, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Sondheim Finalist Exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
2014 Vox X: Present Tense, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA (jurors: Matthew Brannon and Howie Chen)
Young Blood, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
Emerge Art Fair, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington DC (juror: Ai Weiwei)
MICA Grad Show 2014, Leidy Gallery at Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2013 Art From the Heart, Gowanis Loft, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Renwick Heronimo)
Animatopoeia, The galleries at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH (catalog) (curated by Robert Thurmer)
2012 Duplicities, Legation, A Gallery, Cleveland, OH (two-person exhibition)
2009 Kinetic Potential, Studio 425, Kent, OH
Low Budget Art, Studio 425, Kent, OH (two-person exhibition)
Residencies/Fellowships
2015-17 Hamiltonian Fellowship, Hamiltonian Artists, Washington DC
2015 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
2012-14 Rinehart Fellowship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Selected Honors/Awards
2015 Sondheim Prize Finalist, Baltimore Museum of Art and Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2014 Sculpture X: The Social Political Object, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH (emerging artist lecture) (symposium organized by CCAD and Sculpture Center Cleveland)
2013 30: Thirty Creative Minds Under Thirty, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD (artist lecture series)
Selected Bibliography
2015 Dwayne Butcher and Jim Leach, “All History is Curated: An Interview with Jim Leach by Dwayne Butcher.” BmoreArt, Accessed Jan. 11 2015. http://bmoreart.com/2015/01/all-history-is-curated-an-interview-with-jim-leach-by-dwayne-butcher.html (images)
2015 Ian MacLean Davis, Bret McCabe and Cara Ober, “Sondheim Three-way.” BmoreArt, Accessed Aug. 30, 2015. http://bmoreart.com/2015/07/sondheim-three-way.html (image)
2015 Farley, Michael Anthony, “The 2015 Sondheim Prize: Slideshow and Commentary.” Art F City, Accessed Aug. 30, 2015. http://artfcity.com/2015/07/15/the-2015-sondheim-prize-slideshow-and-commentary/ (images)
2015 Lee, Seola, “Sondheim Finalists 2015: Jim Leach constructs spaces and monuments out of found and everyday objects, disrupting our natural sense of logic.” Baltimore City Paper, Accessed Aug. 30, 2015. http://www.citypaper.com/arts/visualart/bcpnews-sondheim-finalists-2015-jim-leach-constructs-spaces-and-monuments-out-of-found-and-everyday-objects-20150707-story.html (image)
2014 Ren, Susan, “Making Sense of Daily Life: Material vs. Time and Space.” Bmore Art, Accessed Dec. 2, 2014. http://bmoreart.com/2014/08/making-sense-of-daily-life-material-vs-time-and-space.html (image)
2013 Robert Thurmer and Omid Tavakoli, “Animatopoeia: A Most Peculiar (post modern) Bestiary.” Exhibition catalog, The Galleries at Cleveland State University, pg. 11.
2013 Clark, Joseph, “Half Man, All Amazing.” Scene 43, no. 31, (Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2013): 35. (image) (in print and online: www.clevescene.com/cleveland/half-man-all-amazing/Content?oid=3142177, accessed Dec. 2, 2014)
2011 Hullihen, Elaine. “Jim Leach: ‘A Structure’ for the Mind.” Kent Patch. Accessed Dec. 2, 2014. http://kent.patch.com/articles/jim-leach-a-structure-for-the-mind (images)
(440) 666-9647
jimleach3@gmail.com
www.jimleachinspace.com
Résumé
Education
2014 MFA, Rinehart School of Sculpture, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2011 BFA cum laude, Sculpture, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Solo Exhibitions
2017 The Beauty of Losing and Forgetting, the Galleries at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
2016 Hot Water, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington DC
2016 Being Healthy, Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
2014 The Noise, Amalie Rothschild Gallery at Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
2013 The Red Bench, Leidy Atrium of The Brown Center at Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2011 A Structure, Kent State University Sculpture Gallery, Kent, OH
2010 Anticipation > Realization, Studio 425, Kent, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016 Skowhegan Performs, Socrates Sculpture Park, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Sondheim Finalist Exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
2014 Vox X: Present Tense, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA (jurors: Matthew Brannon and Howie Chen)
Young Blood, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
Emerge Art Fair, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington DC (juror: Ai Weiwei)
MICA Grad Show 2014, Leidy Gallery at Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2013 Art From the Heart, Gowanis Loft, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Renwick Heronimo)
Animatopoeia, The galleries at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH (catalog) (curated by Robert Thurmer)
2012 Duplicities, Legation, A Gallery, Cleveland, OH (two-person exhibition)
2009 Kinetic Potential, Studio 425, Kent, OH
Low Budget Art, Studio 425, Kent, OH (two-person exhibition)
Residencies/Fellowships
2015-17 Hamiltonian Fellowship, Hamiltonian Artists, Washington DC
2015 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
2012-14 Rinehart Fellowship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Selected Honors/Awards
2015 Sondheim Prize Finalist, Baltimore Museum of Art and Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2014 Sculpture X: The Social Political Object, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH (emerging artist lecture) (symposium organized by CCAD and Sculpture Center Cleveland)
2013 30: Thirty Creative Minds Under Thirty, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD (artist lecture series)
Selected Bibliography
2015 Dwayne Butcher and Jim Leach, “All History is Curated: An Interview with Jim Leach by Dwayne Butcher.” BmoreArt, Accessed Jan. 11 2015. http://bmoreart.com/2015/01/all-history-is-curated-an-interview-with-jim-leach-by-dwayne-butcher.html (images)
2015 Ian MacLean Davis, Bret McCabe and Cara Ober, “Sondheim Three-way.” BmoreArt, Accessed Aug. 30, 2015. http://bmoreart.com/2015/07/sondheim-three-way.html (image)
2015 Farley, Michael Anthony, “The 2015 Sondheim Prize: Slideshow and Commentary.” Art F City, Accessed Aug. 30, 2015. http://artfcity.com/2015/07/15/the-2015-sondheim-prize-slideshow-and-commentary/ (images)
2015 Lee, Seola, “Sondheim Finalists 2015: Jim Leach constructs spaces and monuments out of found and everyday objects, disrupting our natural sense of logic.” Baltimore City Paper, Accessed Aug. 30, 2015. http://www.citypaper.com/arts/visualart/bcpnews-sondheim-finalists-2015-jim-leach-constructs-spaces-and-monuments-out-of-found-and-everyday-objects-20150707-story.html (image)
2014 Ren, Susan, “Making Sense of Daily Life: Material vs. Time and Space.” Bmore Art, Accessed Dec. 2, 2014. http://bmoreart.com/2014/08/making-sense-of-daily-life-material-vs-time-and-space.html (image)
2013 Robert Thurmer and Omid Tavakoli, “Animatopoeia: A Most Peculiar (post modern) Bestiary.” Exhibition catalog, The Galleries at Cleveland State University, pg. 11.
2013 Clark, Joseph, “Half Man, All Amazing.” Scene 43, no. 31, (Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2013): 35. (image) (in print and online: www.clevescene.com/cleveland/half-man-all-amazing/Content?oid=3142177, accessed Dec. 2, 2014)
2011 Hullihen, Elaine. “Jim Leach: ‘A Structure’ for the Mind.” Kent Patch. Accessed Dec. 2, 2014. http://kent.patch.com/articles/jim-leach-a-structure-for-the-mind (images)
