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BIOGRAPHY: A self taught artist, he is married and father of one son. Leo has been painting since he was five years old. Leo primarily works in pastel, oils, pencils and acrylics to create drawings and paintings that are characterized by photo like realism that captures the heartbeat of his subjects. A graduate of East Forsyth High School where he earned a scholastic gold key and merits award his senior year, also in 1983 a Rutledge College graduate, he received and outstanding awardin commercial art. In 1991 received his first place for an oil painting called Baby Brown Eyes. In 1993 he was selected by the African-American Arts Festival Advisory Committee to serve as the featured artist for its annual festival. Young Dreamer a pastel painting was used as the poster and brochure cover. This allowed him to do his first one man show at the African-American Atelier Gallery in Greensboro, NC. Since 1994 he has had an ongoing relationship with Mc Cleansville Middle School in Mc Cleansville, NC to perform artist discussions and demonstrations for students. In 1995 he was commissioned by Jefferson Diggs Elementary School to create murals of students in performing arts, music and education. In 1996 began an ongoing relationship with Forsyth Early Childhood Partnership one of Governor Hunt's programs to assure every child gets off to a Smart Start and become a productive citizen of our community. Leo helped create Illustration's for its Keepsake Book a helpful guide too caring for your baby and yourself after delivery. Also, was commissioned to create drawings and paintings for posters and billboards. In 1996-97 as a reward of its success, he designed the cover for the annual report for Family Focus, an adoptive service of the United Way and in 1998 commissioned by Entergon Inc. to do painting for it's AAIL program. Also, Since 1996 he has been commissioned by SMSI a Winston-Salem based company to do several portraits for Sophisticate's Black Hair Magazine, a ongoing contract to develop works for their "Role Models Beyond Beauty" section. In 1997 winner of the Stokes County Arts Council Landmark Print Competition, a sign and numbered print, raised funds to enable the continuation of community and in-school arts programming. In 1998 Leo designed the logo for Baptist Hospital for its Outreach Screening & Education Project in mammography for women. Leo also helped design a logo for clothing line for the Cleveland Avenue Christian Church, Winston-Salem, NC. In 1999 Leo was featured in Art Business News and Shades of Beauty Magazine. In 1999 Leo worked with the Winston-Salem Arts Council summer program "Artiva" and taught a figure drawing class for Summer honors art program at Sawthooth Center in June, 1999. COMMISSIONS: Oak Springs Baptist Church Eston Elementary School Jefferson Diggs Elementary School McCleansville Middle School Genisis Outreach Church Mr. Lafayette Jones Mrs. Crystal Holerbeck Mr. Steve Willard EDUCATION: Guildford Technical Community College, Greensboro NC Small Business Courses completed Rutledge College,Winston-Salem, NC Commercial Art Associate Degree ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1996- Present Commissioned by Forsyth Early Childhood Partnership Illustrations for posters, annual brochures, and Billboards Designs 1996- Present Commission by SMSI to do portraits for Sophisticate's Black Hair Magazine for their " Role Models, Beyond Beauty " section 1983 Outstanding Commercial Art Award, Rutledge College 1981 Gold Key and Merit Award and Gerturad Award, East Forsyth High COMMISSIONS: Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Dixon Mrs. Polly Goolsby Segmented Marketing Services Inc., Forsyth Early Childhood Partnership Mrs. Janet Ham Mr. Lee Sales Mr. Byran Nail Mrs. Brenda Colter Mrs. Maybelle Smith Mr. Ernest Miller Mr. Frank Cuthbertson Mrs. Juanita Tatum Mr. Kenneth Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John Ham Mr. Melvin Eaten United Way for it's African American Leadership Intiative program of W-S, NC Northwest Child Development of W-S, NC EXHIBITIONS: 1999 Wilkes Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC 1995 African-American Atelier Gallery, Greensboro, NC 1995 Richards Art Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC 1994 Triad Black Artist Invitational, Winston-Salem, NC 1994 Charlotte Urban League, Charlotte, NC 1994 Peacock Collections Gallery, Durham NC 1994 Vanya's Art Gallery, Raleig~NC 1993-94 Kernersville Spring Folly Festival, Kernersville, NC 1993 One-Man Exhibit, African-American Atelier Gallery, Greensboro, NC 1993 One-Man Exhibit, Malcolm X College, Chicago, IL 1993 Black Expo, Charlotte, NC 1992-95 Greensboro Artist League Gallery, Greensboro, NC 1992-94 City Stage Festival, Greensboro, NC 1992-93 Holiday Expo for Emerging Artist, Winston-Salem, NC 1992 Three-Man Show, African-American Atelier Gallery, Greensboro, NC ARTIST ARTIST SEMINARS: June 1999 Summer Honors Art Class, at Sawthooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC 1999 (Artiva) W-S Arts Council 1995 Military Hospital, Salisbury, NC 1995 Stokesdale Elementary School, Stokesdale, NC 1994-95 McCleansville Middle School, McCleansville, NC 1994 Jamestown Middle School, Jamestown, NC
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