Jackie Leishman
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Based in: Los Angeles, CA
Leishman grew up in Georgia, moving to the Los Angeles area after completing her Masters of Fine
Arts degree from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Originally trained as a photographer, she
now works in collage. Using both traditional and non-traditional materials, including fragments of
old projects, Leishman explores the dichotomies she witnesses. It is the push and pull between two
ideas that intrigues her most, the animating tensions between destruction and creation, expansion
and contraction, explosion and implosion
She has shown her work nationally, won awards, and taught fine art at universities in Utah and
California. Her work is beloved by designers. She recently had a solo show at Granary Arts, titled “Heaving
into Mountains” and has work at the Claremont Museum of Art.
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Jackie Leishman In The Studio
More About Jackie Leishman
What inspires you?
Really amazing art inspires me. Art that pushes the boundaries of the medium or of an idea.
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Artist that have influenced me are The Starn Twins, Richard Diebenkorn, Conrad Marca-Relli, Joan Mitchell, and Esteban Vicente.
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
The most important tools when creating my work are pens, paper and scissors.
Where do you go for inspiration?
I go to galleries and museums, to the mountains and the ocean. I watch movies and listen to podcasts
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Credentials
Awards
Hopper Prize, Finalist
2019
Mother Artist Grant
2020
Awards
Hopper Prize, Finalist
2019
Mother Artist Grant
2020