"Her bright abstract works come to life on the page, bringing with them senses of dense, forested jungles, swirling rivers, the laugh of a child." - Paige Ferro, Holter Museum of Art


ArtistLeahCupino

Artist Statement

"I hunt for a rapid instinctual affair of building on a surface. In ritual, I melt, mix, smear, scratch, drip, and drive into what I can touch right now. Vibrant pigments made from the earth are mixed with ash, snow, egg and oil.
I watch my brush and fingers advance; my interior landscapes are impulsively revealed in layers. The inviolable space I create is wholly my own yet lives on well without me."

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Engagments:

 

Recent

‘Ice Pact’
March - May,
2023
Jailhouse Gallery of the Myrna Loy Center for the Arts, Helena MT

‘Our Wild’
December, 2022
Solo Exhibition w. WE.UNITED Gallery, Czech Republic

‘Efìmero’ and ‘Glacial Sizzle’
8-12, 2021
Selected group and solo exhibitions with
Art Gallery Studios and Artsy.net, Mexico City, CDMX

‘Wondering, Wandering’ and
‘I’m Speaking: The Language of Art’ 8-12, 2021
Selected group exhibitions w. PxP Contemporary

‘Storm Trickle Bloom’ 4/9 - 6/9, 2021
Jailhouse Gallery at The Myrna Loy
trio show, in-person + recorded artist talk
15 N. Ewing St. Helena MT

‘Montana Watercolor Society - ‘Miniatures’ 5/1 - 31, 2021
Juried, Honorable Mention
Livingston Art Center, Livingston MT

‘This is Helena’ - Art Exhibition Director 10-12/2020,
December, 2020 at The Heath
80+ artist show, in-person + virtual website
Recorded Interview with The Holter Museum of Art
650 Logan St. Helena MT

Ongoing

Omertà Arts — Studios, Education & Gallery
2023 -
Founding Partner w. Chris Riccardo
800 Front St., Helena, MT 59601

Jailhouse Gallery
since 2021, Lead Curatorial Team
6+ Exhibitions/yr. at the Myrna Loy Theater
15 N. Ewing St. Helena MT


Past

The Art Space Studio Gallery & Classes
2017 - 2022, Owner, Instructor
monthly class offerings, mentoring
17 W. Placer Ave. Helena MT

Carroll College Professor of Art & Exhibits
since 2019, Painting & Drawing
semester courses & Gallery Administration
1601 N. Benton Ave. Helena MT




Training

Figure Drawing with Tim Holmes' 
studio sessions, Helena MT
 
- annual winter workshops 2012-2020

Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Graduate School of Art, Richmond VA

- summer 2008

Mentorship with Kassem Amoudi, Fine Arts professor
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Camden NJ

- summer 2007-2008, and ongoing

 

Extended Studio Intensive, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA
- summer 2007 

Bachelor's of Art degree, Fine Art, Commercial Design, Walla Walla University, College Place WA 
- summer 2003 


More Details

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