Leslie is a resident of Missoula and Arlee. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College with a degree in Studio Art and Biology, she has considered herself an ”Independent” artist since moving to Montana in the early 1970’s.
Leslie likes to work in a variety of 2-D media that include painting and photography. She shows actively and her work is included in many private and public art collections.
Leslie’s portrait work on display was inspired by her exposure to, and admiration for the tradition of Ghanaian painted wooden portrait heads. Artists such as Nana Elvis of Kumasi sell depictions of beautiful Ghanaian women to local seamstresses to display their dresses in the shops and markets. Leslie was inspired to adapt this idea to contemporary representations of her friends and family. Her portrait heads are composed of thin plywood painted with highly permanent acrylic paint. They are intended for wall display.
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