Leslie Nolan

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SELECT SOLO AND FEATURED EXHIBITS
2023	Two-artist exhibition at Anthenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA
	Artexpo New York with Artifact Gallery, New York, NY
	Los Angeles Art Show with Artifact Gallery, New York, NY
2022	Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC
	Red Dot Fair, Miaimi, FL
	Art All Night at Calloway Fine Arts and Consulting, Washington, DC
2021	d'Art Center, the Vault, Norfolk, VA
2020	Divergent Impulses, Calloway Fine Art and Consulting, Washington, DC
2019	Current Art Fair, Richmond VA with Calloway Fine Art and Consulting
2018	SCOPE Miami Beach, FL with JanKossen Projects of New York, NY
	Hill Center Galleries, Washington, DC
2017	Architectural Digest Design Show with Artifact Gallery, New York, NY Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA Artifact Gallery (March) New York City, NY
2016	Artexpo New York City with Gallery NK, Washington, DC Strathmore Hall, Bethesda, MD
2015	SPECTRUM Art Show with Gallery NK, Miami, FL Delaplaine Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washngton, DC
2014	(e)merge Art Fair, Washington, DC with Touchstone Gallery Washington Arts Club, Washington, DC Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA Black Rock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2013	Red Dot Fair Miami, FL with Art Essex Gallery, Essex, CT Paolo's@Georgetown, Washington, DC Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2012	Red Dot Fair, Miami, FL during Art Basel Miami week Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville, MD Caton Merchant Gallery, Manassas, VA
2011	Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2010	1st Stage Theater, McLean, VA UBS Financial, McLean, VA Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Alexandria, VA
2009	Capitol Financial Partners, McLean, VA Fed. of Associations of Scientific and Experimental Biology, Bethesda, MD
2008	Comscore Headquarters, Reston, VA University of Phoenix, Reston, VA
2007	Alex Gallery, Gallery A, Washington, DC Systems Management Engineering, Inc, Reston, VA
2006	Sprint/Nextel Headquarters, Reston, VA
2004	Office of the Honorable James Moran, US Congress

SELECT GROUP AND JURIED EXHIBITS - Exhibited in 171 shows
2022	Alleghany Arts Council Saville/Schwab Galleries with Md. Federation of Art Cumberland, MD
	CICA Museum, Form 2022 Exhibition, Gimpo-si, Korea
	Curve Gallery, Woman Exhibit, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
	Art Essex Gallery Invitational Exhibition, Essex, CT
2021	Lore Degenstein Gallery 12th Annual Figurative Exhibition, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
	George Billis Gallery Summer Invitational Exhibit, Westport, CT
	Art Essex Gallery Invitational Exhibit, Essex, CT
	Circle Gallery Invitational Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
	"The 2nd Half" juried exhibition, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
	Masur Museum of Art, national juried exhibition at Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum, Monroe, LA
2020	NYC Invitational Exhibition with juror George Billis Gallery of New York and LA amd Art Essex Gallery, New York, NY
	Circle Gallery, national juried exhibition "Strokes of Genius", Annapolis, MD
	Center for Creative Arts Gallery, national juried exhibition "Ethos", Fredericksburg, VA
	Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art Spring Juried Exhibition, Annapolis, MD Athenaeum Gallery, juried exhibition "Human Condition" Alexandria, VA
2019	Summer Exhibit, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington, DC "Content Matters" National Juried Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA National Juried Exhibition, Freedom, Cato Institute, Washington, DC National Juried Exhibition, Tomahawk Ridge, Overland Park, KS
2018	The One House Project at BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD LA Invitational at George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Hill Center Galleries, Regional Juried Art Exhibit, Washington, DC
2016	Athenaeum Invitational "Oh! The Joy," Alexandria, VA McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA Greater Reston Arts Center Biennial Juried Howard Exhibit, Reston, VA Arts Club of Washington "100 Years Project," Washington, DC Washington Project for the Arts Gala Auction, Washington, DC Touchstone Gallery "40 Years Celebration," Washington, DC
2015	Hisaoka Gallery Invitational, Washington, DC McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
2014	Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2013	Red Dot Fair, Miami, FL during Art Basel Miami week with Art Essex Gallery (e)merge art fair, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2012	The Art League Gallery, Alexandria,VA Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2011	Strathmore Hall Gallery, Bethesda, MD The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2010	Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2009	Strathmore Hall Gallery, Bethesda, MD The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2008	Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK Alex Gallery, Gallery A, Washington, DC
2007	American Embassy, Luanda, Angola
2006	Northwest Watercolor Society annual national exhibit, Seattle, WA Southern Watercolor Society annual exhibit, Richmond, VA Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA
2005	Southern Watercolor Society annual exhibit, Panama City, Florida Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA
2004	River Farm, American Horticultural Society Headquarters, Alexandria, VA
2001	Fairfax County Council for the Arts Open Exhibition, VA
2000	Fairfax County Council for the Arts Open Exhibition, VA

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Public Broadcasting Service, national journalism website Next Avenue, "Picturing Success" by Robert F. James, Fall 2020
American Psychologist cover image and essay by Sandy Fowler, September 2020
Cato Institute catalog for Freedom: Art As the Messenger exhibition, Washington, DC 2019
Artifact Gallery Leslie Nolan Paintings Exhibition catalog, New York, NY 2017
Washington Project for the Arts Auction Gala catalog, Washington, DC 2016
Greater Reston Arts Center Howard Exhibition catalog, Reston, VA 2016
Alchemical Vessels 2015 Catalog for Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery
Arts Club of Washington Remarks by Dr Erich Keel, Kreeger Museum Head of Education (emeritus) Nov 7, 2014
Art League Blog "Leslie Nolan, Beyond the Edge," October 2014
Touchstone Gallery Blog "Touchstone Artists Shine at...(e)merge..." Sep 28,2014
Examiner.com "Leslie Nolan, artist powerhouse interprets life... " July 8, 2014
Washington Post review of "Vivid" June 1, 2014
Washington Project for the Arts Artists Directory 2015-2016, 2013-2014, 2011-2012
Red Dot Miami Fair Catalog 2012
Touchstone Gallery blog: Leslie Nolan "Unfiltered" solo exhibit February 2013
Smithsonian S+udio Arts Blog "One Point Perspective: An Interview with Artist Leslie Nolan" October 5, 2012
Washington Post, Going Out Guide On Exhibit art image and description of "Unexpected" exhibit at Glenview Mansion Gallery February 24, 2012
Rtunes 68 Blog: Art Du Jour - Leslie Nolan July 14, 2011 interview
"Leslie M. Nolan" catalog for solo exhibit at Alex Gallery, Gallery A by Washington, DC-based art critic Eleanor Kennelly, 2007
Washington Post image and caption "Award Winning Painting," June 29, 2007
Elan Magazine, cover and feature "Unbounded Imagination: Artist Leslie Nolan" March 2006
Reston Observer "Woman Wins Art Exhibit," August 6 2006

ART MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS

Calloway Fine Arts and Consulting, Georgetown, Washington, DC 2014 - present
JanKossen Gallery of New York, NY for project at SCOPE Miami art fair 2018
Gallery NK of Washington, DC for art fairs 2013-2017
Art Essex Gallery, Connecticut for art fairs and other venues sporadically
Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC 2010-2014 (two-term Vice President)
Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC 2010-present
GRACE (Greater Reston Art Center), Reston, VA 2005-2010
The Art League, Alexandria, VA 1999-present
League of Reston Artists, Reston, VA 1999-2011
Strathmore Hall Artists, Bethesda, MD 2005-2011
Potomac Valley Watercolorists, regional Washington, DC area 2001-2011
Alex Gallery, Gallery A, Washington, DC 2007 and 2008
MAX21 founding member, Reston, VA 2006 and 2007
A Salon, Washington, DC 2000-2001
Fairfax Art League, Fairfax, VA 1999-2001 (Vice President)
Art in Public Places, Herndon Council for the Arts, Herndon, VA 2004 - 2011
Capitol Hill Art League, Washington, DC 2005-2006

SELECT AWARDS - 16 awards in juried/judged shows
2020	Artist Grant finalist with Washington DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities
2019	Artist Grant from Washington DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities
2011	Best Oil and Acrylic - Bose Award, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2007	Best in Show - Joanne Rose Gallery, League of Reston Artists, Reston, VA
2006	First Place - US Geologic Survey Headquarters, Reston VA
2005	Best in Show - Clemente Award, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA

EDUCATION
University of Madrid, Spain The Geo Washington University, MS		Portland State University, BA National Defense University, MS