Leah Gerrard Leahgerrard.com leahgerrard2@gmail.com
14931 107th way
Vashon Wa 98070
206 504 6668
Exhibitions (solo)
2017 Northwinds Art Center, Artist Showcase, June
2017 Koch Gallery Vashon Island, Chain Series, May
2017 Artist Trust Auction, Featured photo wall artist, Feb
2015 Counterbalance Brewing co., Seattle Way, October-December
2015 goCstudio, Seattle Wa, June
2014 Good; a gallery, Portland Or, September
2014 Luna cafe, Vashon Wa, June
2013 Zeitgeist, Seattle Wa, August
2012 Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon Wa, August
Group Exhibitions:
2017 Base Experimental art space, "Like Love" Invitational Seattle Art Fair satellite show, Aug
2017 Northwinds Art Center, Port Townsend Wa. Artist Showcase
2016 Roslyn Art festival, Roslyn Wa. July
2016 EAFA 2016 Juried open exhibition, Mercer Island Wa June
2016 Bellwether Sculpture Exhibition, Bellevue WaJuly-Sept. (juried)
2016 Giant Steps, An Artist Residency on the Moon, Seattle Wa March (juried)
2016 35 Live, COCA members exhibit, Seattle Wa March-May (juried)
2015 Women in Metal Pratt fine art center, Seattle Wa May-June (invitational)
2015 Vashon allied arts auction, September 2012-2015 (annually)
2013 The metal artist and the urn, Lundgren Monuments, August (Invitational)
2005 Women Do Iron, Aztec, NM July
2000 Coca, Black and Raw, Seattle Wa August
1998 Winter Fair, Black Lab Gallery Seattle Wa December
1996 Linfield College Senior Thesis Show, Renshaw Gallery Mcminnville OR June
Awards
2016 Artist Trust Fellowship
Education:
1996 Bachelor of Arts Linfield College, McMinnville, Or
1995 Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, Wa
1993 Studio Art Centers International, Florence Italy
Professional Experience:
1999-2008 Intent llc, Architectural metal fabrication/ art mounting, owner
2000- present Big building llc, studio aggregate SODO, founding partner
Workshops and Classes:
2016 Office of Arts and Culture, Seattle Wa, Public Art Boot Camp
2015 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Printmaking and Collage
2015 Artist trust, I am an Artist
2014 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Hollowware
2014 Willingham Weaving Works, Weaving Intensive
2014 Vashon Allied Arts, Wire Basketry (instructor)
2006 Coupeville Arts Center, Basketry
2005 Coupeville Arts Center, Coil Basketry
2000 Penland School of Craft, Creative Blacksmithing
Memberships:
Artist Trust
COCA, Center on Contemporary Art
Seattle Art Museum
Society of North American Goldsmiths