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EDUCATION
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| 2007 | Yale School of Art, MFA, Painting and Printmaking |
| 2005 | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA |
| 2000 | The University of Chicago, Joint BA/MA BA, Comparative Literature; MA, Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities |
| 1998 | Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, Certificate in Art and Literature |
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS
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| 2012 | Flossing the Lot, Site-specific Installation for The Lot @ ArtSpace, funded by The National Endowment for the Arts, Project Storefronts & City of New Haven, June-August, New Haven, CT |
| 2011 | Sad Side of the Street, Site-specific Installation for chashama at the former Donnell New York Public Library across the street from the MOMA, June–July, New York, NY |
| 2011 | House Coat, Site-specific Installation for Cosign Projects, in conjunction with Southern Graphic Council International, March-April, St. Louis, MO |
| 2010 | Wrapped Roof+Urns, Site-specific Installation on the roof of The Pine, June-August, NY, NY |
SOLO & TWO PERSON SHOWS
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| 2012 | Negative Crotch & Other Friends, Ohio State University Gallery, Columbus, OH |
| 2011 | Hide: Leeza Meksin & Yevgeniya Baras, Adds Donna Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2009 | Oil and Spandex, Abington Art Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2004 | Log In, LG Space, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
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| 2013 | Case of the Missing Portrait, Field Projects, New York, NY (forthcoming) |
| 2012 | Borough/Burrow: Four Brooklyn Artists, curated by Eben Wood, Kingsborough College Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, catalog |
| First Love, curated by Angela Bryant, Dominican University Gallery, River Forest, IL | |
| 2011 | The Finishers, curated by Eric Gleason & Ethan Greenbaum, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY, catalog |
| TEXTURE.TXT, Regina Rex Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, artist zine | |
| 2010 | Tomboy, Curated by Betsy Odom, Glass Curtain Gallery, Columbia College of Art & Design, Chicago, IL, catalog |
| 2009 | John Finneran, Leeza Meksin, Chris Quirk, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, NY | Best Rapper Alive, Curated by Pete Deevakul, The Bushwick Starr, Brooklyn, NY |
| Highlights, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, New York, NY | |
| All My Ladies’ Beards, Curated by Jason Mones, Fine Arts Work Center, Pronvincetown, MA | |
| Cabernet Initiative, Experimental Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 2008 | Artcrush, Presented by Jenny Jaskey Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2007 | Horizon, Curated by David Humphrey, EFA Gallery, New York, NY |
| New InSight, Curated by Suzanne Ghez, Art Chicago 2007 | |
| MFA Thesis Show, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT, catalog | |
| 2006 | The Armory Show, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY |
| Parsons Consulting Show, Chicago, IL | |
| 2005 | 1st Year MFA Show, Yale School of Art Gallery, New Haven, CT |
| The BFA Show, G2 Gallery, SAIC, Chicago, IL | |
| 2004 | Code is Implement, New Project Space, (Formerly Space 1926), Chicago, IL, catalog |
| If: Then, New Project Space, (Formerly Space 1926), Chicago, IL | |
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
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| 2012 | Public Art Network Year in Review, House Coat chosen for Top 50 Public Arts Projects |
| 2010-12 | Artist Residency, chashama Visual Arts Program, Brooklyn Army Terminal, NY |
| 2009 | Documentary Filmmaking Grant, Open Society Institute, The Soros Foundation |
| 2007 | Collaborative Project Grant, Yale School of Art |
| 2006 | Robert Schoelkopf Traveling Fellowship, Yale School of Art |
| 1999 | Summerlinks Grant, University of Chicago |
LECTURES, PROJECTS & PERFORMANCES
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| 2013 | Visiting Artist Lecture, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, April |
| 2012 | Visiting Artist Lecture & Screening of Balka, Denison University, Granville, OH, November |
| House Coat: Artist Lecture, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, January | |
| 2011 | Nova Raid, Installation & Fashion Line Premier, EA Effect, Philadelphia, PA, December |
| Artist Talk, Summer Painting & Sculpture Intensive SPI/SSI, Tyler School of Art, June | |
| Critical Dialogs, Artist Lecture & Screening of “Balka,” Tyler School of Art, March | |
| Visiting Artist Lecture, Sam Fox School of Art and Design, Washington University at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, March | |
| 2010 | Carter Millican’s Pop-Up Show: The Things You Can’t Ignore, Brooklyn, NY, December |
| 2009 | On Spandex. That’s Right, Artist Talk, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Clark University, Worcester, MA, March |
| Spandex Productions, Artist talk for Dona Nelson’s Graduate Seminar, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, March | |
| 2008 | How to Make Your Very Own Deezdogg Leggings, Workshop and Performance, Swap-O-Rama-Rama, Design Philadelphia 2008, October |
| On Leggings and Bootlegging Spandex, Performance for Pia Lindman’s Soapbox Event in Collaboration with Creative Time, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY, September | |
| Locating Feminism,Lecture & Panel, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, March | |
| 2007 | Words and Images, Interdisciplinary Panel, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT, January |
| 2006 | Schoelkopf Fellowship Lecture, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT, September |
| 2004 | Code Is Implement, Lecture & Discussion, After School Matters, The New Space, (Formerly Space 1926), Chicago, November |
| 2003 | The Maestro & Bunny Show, Performance, SAIC, Chicago, Spring |
FILM & THEATER
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| 2012 | Costume Designer, The Professor, Short Film Starring Betsy Brandt, directed by William Gerrard & Anya Meksin |
| 2010 | Co-Director & Editor, Balka: Three Stories, Women, Drugs & HIV in Ukraine, Documentary Film Directed by Anya Meksin & Leeza Meksin, Produced by Sophie Pinkham, Funded by the Open Society Institute, The Soros Foundation and The Fulbright Fellowship Program |
| 2008 | Production Designer, True Story, Short Film, directed by Jaime Iglehart |
| Production Designer, Graphics Designer, Couch, Short Film, directed by Anya Meksin | |
| Production Designer, Penelope’s Playland, TV pilot, directed by Andy Parker | |
| Production Designer, The Things I Need U 4, Short Film, directed by Geraldine Baron | |
| 2007 | Production Designer, Berated Woman, Short Film, directed by Anya Meksin, Columbia Archipelago Film Festival Winner ’07 |
| 2006 | Production Designer, Short Leash, Short Film, directed by Anya Meksin |
| 2002 | Costume Designer and Performer, Le Vorris and Vox Circus, Chicago |
TEACHING
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| 2012 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Studio Art, Denison University, Granville, Ohio; Classes include: Advanced Painting, Beginning Painting, Drawing |
| 2012 | Visiting Senior Lecturer, Department of Painting, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; Classes include: Advanced Painting, Color Theory, Material as Metaphor |
| 2007-11 | Adjunct Professor, Tyler School of Art, Department of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Classes include: Advanced Painting, Advanced Drawing, Critical Theory Seminar, Sophomore Painting, Intermediate Drawing, Writing Workshop for Seniors and Grads |
| 2009-11 | Instructor & Curriculum Developer, The New York Art Studio, NY, NY, Classes Include: Portfolio Prep, Writing for Artists, Color Theory |
| 2008-09 | Adjunct Professor, Drexel University, Visual Studies Department, Philadelphia, PA, Classes include: Design I, Design II Color Theory |
| 2007 | Teaching Assistant, Yale School of Art, Painting Basics, with Clint Jukkala, Spring |
| 2005 | Visiting Artist, 2004-05, After School Matters, Chicago Outreach Program |
| 2000 | Program Coordinator, 1999-00, Partners in Art, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago |
WRITINGS, PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS
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| 2012 | The Invisible Inside the Visible, A Conversation with Sheilah Wilson, Temporary Art Review |
| 2011 | “Tomboy,” Frequencies, The Imminent Frame, online project curated by Kathryn Lofton |
| House Coat, Interview with Lauren Adams, Temporary Art Review, April | |
| House Coat, Interview with Steve Potter, Cityscape, St. Louis Public Radio, March 25 | |
| Balka, Interview with Karmen Ross, Telegraph 21, March 25 | |
| Texture.txt, Artist zine, Editor & contributor, Regina Rex Gallery, January | |
| 2010 | Hard Day’s Night, Essay, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, December |
| Which Craft?, Essay, Culturehall, Issue 49 | |
| Balka, Interview with Michael Fishman, MovieBlog | |
| Art Crimes, Video and Text by Lucy Kim & Leeza Meksin, The Highlights, February Issue | |
| That Thing, Essay, Culturehall, Issue 39 | |
| 2005 | “Shit + Femme = Butter,” Palimpsest, Yale Arts Magazine, Issue 5 |
| 2006 | “Lottin’ the Lack,” Palimpsest, Yale Arts Magazine, Issue 4 |
| 2004 | Exhibit Catalog (pdf), Code Is Implement, 1926 Exhibition Space |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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| 2012 | Wood, Eben, Borough/Burrow: Four Brooklyn Artists, Catalog Essay |
| 2011 | Meier, Allison, Hyperallergic, Unexpected Artistic Wonders in Upstate New York |
| Kuennen, Joel, ArtSlant Chicago, Stretching Materiality | |
| Firshein, Sarah, Curbed, Crazy, Colorful, and Controversial Adventures in Public Art | |
| Russel, Stefene, St. Louis Magazine, St. Louis Apartment Gallery Movement | |
| Teamart.org, Review of House Coat, St. Louis and SCG | |
| Keaggy, Diane, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Art Wraps Benton Park House in Spandex | |
| Cooperman, Jeannette, St. Louis Magazine, The House Coat Exhibit | |
| Garrison, Chad, St. Louis River Front Times,House Coat Project a Wrap | |
| Fowler, Nancy, St. Louis Beacon, Spandex Wrapped Home Coated with Meaning | |
| Garrison, Chad, St. Louis River Front Times, Spandex & Bling Wrap St. Louis Home | |
| Andrew Russeth, 16 miles of String, Texture.txt at Regina Rex | |
| Stuker, Jerffrey; Vos, Stacie, On Three Works from Texture.txt | |
| Quinn, Therese; Meiners, Erica, Tomboy: The power and ambiguity of queer visibility | |
| 2010 | Foumberg, Jason, NewCity Chicago, The Top 5 of Everything 2010: Art |
| Viera, Lauren, Chicago Tribune, View of Artist Should Not Alter Our Perception | |
| Weber, Candice, TimeOut Chicago, Gender Benders | |
| Foumberg, Jason, NewCity Chicago Tomboy at Glass Curtain Gallery | |
| Nielsen, Katy, Columbia Chronicle, Tomboy, Interactive Art Show | |
| Odom, Betsy, Flaunting It, Tomboy, Catalog Essay, November | |
| Garrison, Chad, River Front Times, Artist Plans to Wrap St. Louis Building in Spandex | |
| Curbed.com, “St. Louis House Enters Flashdance Architectural Period,” October | |
| Klayko, Branden, Architect’s Newspaper, Artist Proposes House Coat for St.Louis | |
| 2009 | Stauffer, Tema, Culturehall, “Hybrids,” November Issue |
| Schmidt, Alex, National Public Radio (NPR), All Things Considered, March 14 | |
| 2008 | Tiger, Caroline, The Philadelphia Inquirer, “New Salons,” October 17 |
| 2007 | Maine, Stephen, The New York Sun, “A Wild Horizon,” July 9 |
| Bad at Sports Podcast, Episode 87, “New InSight at ArtChicago,” May | |
| Sorkin, Jenni, MFA Thesis Catalog, pp. 42-45 | |
| 2005 | Cassidy, Victor, Artnet, Pilsen Show Review |
| Eastside Messenger, Vol 30, # 2, Columbus, Ohio, February | |
| VerbSap.com, In the Gallery: e.v. Meksin | |
| 2004 | Reuland, Meg, U-TURN Art Journal, Meksin’s Login |
ARTIST FILES & REGISTRIES
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| White Columns Curated Artist Registry, New York, NY | |
| Irving Sandler Artists File, Artistspace, New York, NY | |
| Culturehall Curated Artist Registry, New York, NY | |
| Brooklyn Arts Council Artist Registry, Brooklyn, NY | |
| MOMA PS1 Studio Visit, Queens, NY |