For more than fifteen years Leslie Johnson has been drawing and painting from the model, working both in watercolor and oil. She has continued her artistic process studying under Ann Curran Turner and Chester Arnold. Her work includes figurative, landscape, and abstract works.

Over the years, Leslie’s work has appeared in numerous juried and group shows in the Bay Area.

Exhibitions:
Seven—2006 Group Show, 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley, CA

Falkirk 2005 Juried Exhibition--San Rafael, CA

Student Show—2005, juried show, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA.

Primarily Red—2005, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

Never to Forget: Faces of the Fallen, participant—2004-2006, contributing artist (31 portraits) in nationally acclaimed, touring show: Kentfield, CA; Syracuse, NY; Claremont, CA; Sonoma Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA.

Inspired by the Figure—2004, ArtWorks Downtown, San Rafael, CA

Art and Politics—2004, O’Hanlon Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

The Beauty of Women—2004, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

Open Studios:  2003-2006, ICB, Sausalito, CA

Member:  Marin Arts Council

Education:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; BS Education
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
University of California San Francisco; BS Nursing

Art Related Education:
City College of San Francisco
College of Marin, Kentfield, CA

“It is the connection between the model and artist that I believe fuels figurative art. When I draw or paint the figure I attempt to capture the spirit and attitude of the model while still responding as if to a landscape filled with shadows, curves and light. It is not so much physical beauty that draws me, but what can’t be seen—that which emanates from the model or scene and gives it life.”

Leslie Johnson