Mixed Media Artist
Member of Flag since:
2019
Artists Bio:
Leal’s interest in Sociology and Anthropology influences her artistic endeavors. Migrations, acculturation and the interrelations between peoples from a range of cultures provide a fertile ground for exploration, challenging and imbuing content in her art.
Leal began her art career working in clay, the most ancient of crafts. After several years producing glazed pots, she created large, non-utilitarian vessels painted with acrylics. Ultimately, painting became a passion: canvas and paper replaced clay. Soon after, she began exploring sculpture, installation art, collage, printmaking and most recently, encaustics, another ancient craft. She believes that all art forms are interrelated and knowledge and experience gained from one medium facilitates and informs others.
Artist Statement:
I like to explore new materials and methods, which is why my practice includes painting, collage, sculpture, printmaking and encaustic.
Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions:
- “The Space Within,” Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA 2022
Group Exhibitions:
2026
- “76th Florida Artists Group Annual Exhibition Everglow,” Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, FL
- “Utterly Profound,” 7th Annual Member Only Juried Exhibition, Online, International Society of Experimental Artists, 2026
2025
- “75th Florida Artists Group Annual Exhibition,” Helmar and Enole Nielsen Center for Visual Arts, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL (Blick Award)
- “Florida Artists Group, Area 5,” Cape Art Center, Cape Canaveral, FL “Florida Artists Group, Area 5,” City of Casselberry Art House, Casselberry, FL
2024
- “74th Florida Artists Group Annual Exhibition,” Wilson Center Art Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
- “135th Exhibition,” National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY 2024
- “40th Juried Exhibition, The National Collage Society,” Maryland College of Art, Baltimore, 2024
- “Florida Artists Group,” Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL 2024
- “Florida Artists Group,” Alliance for the Arts, Lee County, FL
- “Small Works,” Arts on Douglas Gallery, New Smyrna FL
2023
- Florida Artists Group, Area V, Annual Exhibition, Art League of Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, FL, 2023
- 73rd Annual Florida Artists Group, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL, 2023 (Fonchen Lord Memorial Award)
- “The National Collage Society,” Kansas City Public Library, 2023
- “From All Sides,” National Association of Women Artists, Juried online Sculpture Exhibition, 2023
2022
- “38th Juried Exhibition” National Collage Society, Ashland University, Ashland Ohio, 2022
- 133rd Exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY 2022 (The David and Leon Antar Memorial Award)
- “Juror’s Choice,” Florida Artists Group, Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2022
- “72nd Celebration of Art,” Florida Artists Group, Virtual Exhibition, 2022 (Ru Israels Memorial Award)
- “Florida Palette,” Florida Artists Group, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach FL 2022
Collections:
Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, Texas
Tsanko Lavrenov National Fine Arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Museum of Collage, Brittany, France
The Learning Connexion, Taita, New Zealand
Art Memberships:
Florida Artists’ Group (FLAG)
National Association of Women Artists (NAWA)
National Collage Society (NCS) Signature Member
Represented by:
Venvi Art Gallery, Tallahassee FL
Erase Venvi Art Gallery, Tallahassee FL