Chillon Leach
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contact name: Chillon Leach
phone: 651-649-1519
email: chillon@chillonleach.com
Related Organizations:
St. Paul Art Collective, exhibiting member, 2004 to current
St. Paul Art Collective, secretary ( Sept. 2005 - July 2007)
NEMAA (Northeast Mpls. Arts Association) member, current
Catholic Eldercare, Mpls., MN (spirituality in art - teacher) current
NECL (Northeast Community Lutheran church) - artist in residence (ongoing relationship with upcoming "Summer Arts Blast" July and August 2009)
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 104 Snelling Ave., St. Paul - artist in residence (current)
CIVA - Christians in the Visual Arts (current member)
Experience
Art Dept., U of Minnesota, Twin Cities, BA 1983 (painting & drawing concentration)
Design Dept., U of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Commercial Illustration Certificate. 1983
Art Dept., UW-Stout, 1979-1981
Awards
2008 St. Paul Spring Art Crawl media winner
1st Place, 5th Annual Central Baptist Religious Art Show, St. Paul, MN. April 2006
Honorable Mention, 5th Annual Juried Religious Art Show, NE Minneapolis, MN. March 2005
Exhibitions/Performance History
UPCOMING:
Hope Presbyterian Church, Oct.-Nov., Richfield, MN
Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church, Sept.-Oct.
PAST:
St. Paul Fall Art Crawl - Northern Warehouse
Luther Seminary Biblical Preaching event (resource vendor)
Prairie Ren. Cultural Alliance Gallery; Morris, MN
Luther Seminary "Book of Faith Jubilee", Aug. 15 & 16
St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, St. Paul - April/May 2009 (solo)
NEMAA "Art-A-Whirl", May 2009 - Casket Arts Bldg.Hall St. Paul Spring Art Crawl - April 2009, Northern Whse. hall
Benedictine Center, Maplewood March -April 2009
Trinity Lutheran Church, Stillwater - Jan.-April 2009
"Incarnation:, Benedictine Center, Maplewood, Dec. 2008
NEMAA Fall Fine Arts Show - Grainbelt Bottling House, MPLs.
Nov. 14-16
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc., Oakdale Aug.-Nov. 2008
Central Lutheran Church, downtown Mpls., Sept.-Oct. 2008 (solo)
1st Univer. Unitarian, Mpls. - Aug.2008 (solo)
NE Community Lutheran Church, NE Mpls. -Aug. solo show and artist-in-residence program
Create Caters Dining Studio, Waterbury Bldg., NE Mpls.
Benedictine Center of St. Paul Monastery, solo show
NEMAA's "Art A Whirl", 2008, Casket Arts Building hall and at Easel St. Gallery show "Tomb Redux"
St. Paul Spring Art Crawl 2008 - Northern Bldg. hall
First Thursday Event, Casket Arts Bld., McKenna Massage Studio
NEMAA Fall Fine Arts Show;, Nov., Grainbelt Bottling House
Lowertown Wine and Spirits - Oct-Dec., solo show
St. Paul Fall Art Crawl, Oct. 2007
SPNN series on Lowertown Artists - aired Oct.-Nov.
May 2007, NE Art-A-Whirl; Casket Arts, NK, and Qarma Buildings
April 2007, CAPAX Religious Art Show; Mercy Seat Church NE
April 2007, St. Paul Spring Art Crawl; Jax Building
March 2007, NE Mpls. Spiritual Art Show; St. Boniface
Jan. 2007, Luther Sem. Midwinter Convocation
Nov./Dec/ 2006, Golden's Deli, (Lowertown), solo show
Oct. 2006, St. Paul Fall Art Crawl, Jax
Sept. 2006, Luther Sem. group textile show
Aug. 2006, "Art Rules", MMAA, St. Paul, MN
June/July/August 2006; St. Paul Farmers' Market (Jax studio)
May/June, North St. Paul City Hall - Jax Artists
May 2006, Cross View Lutheran, Edina
April 2006, Central Baptist, St. Paul "A New Beginning"
April 2006, St. Paul Spring Art Crawl, Jax #204
April 2006, 6th Annual NE Mpls. Religious Art Show
March 2006, St. Martin's Table, Mpls.
Feb. 2006, Catholic Eldercare, Mpls., (solo)
Jan. 2006, North Como Presbyterian Church; Roseville (solo)
Jan. 2006, Luther Sem. Winter Convocation
Dec. 2005, Lowertown Holiday open studio, Jax #204
Dec. 2005, WARM silent auction fundraiser, Mpls.
Nov. 2005, St. Thomas Univ. 27th Sacred Arts Festival
Nov. 2005, 1st Lutheran Church of Crystal, forum speaker
Oct. 2005, St. Paul Fall Art Crawl, Jax #204 (my studio)
Sept./Oct. 2005Jax Artists at Mayor Randy Kelly's office.
Sept. 2005, Basilica of St. Mary, Mpls., NE Mpls. winners show
Aug./Sept. Unity Church, Unitarian, St. Paul, "Art of Recovery" group show.
June/July 2005, Boiler Room Cafe, Union Depot, St. Paul
June 2005, CIVA 25th Annual Conf. , juried show, Azusa, CA
Peace Lutheran Church, Lauderdale, MN (solo), May 2005.
23rd Annual Christian Art Festival (juried), Cross View Lutheran
Church, Edina, MN, April/May 2005.
St. Paul Spring Art Crawl, Jax #204.
MN State Arts Board, "Art of Recovery", (juried)April-June 2005.
Metropolitan Council Headquarters, (juried) March-Sept. 2005
5th Annual Religious Art Show (juried), Catholic Eldercare,
NE Minneapolis. Honorable Mention Award. Award winners
to travel in 2005: Reformation Lutheran Church, St. Louis
Park, MN - United Theological Seminary (June), - Basilica of
Saint Mary (Sept.), Minneapolis, MN.
"Jax #1", a Jax Studio Building Artists' group show which I
produced, at 4th Street Theatre, St. Paul, MN.
Annual Religious Art Show (juried), Central Baptist Church,
St. Paul, MN.
Luther Seminary MidWinter Convocation & Resource Fair, Jan. 2005.
"The Veil of the Everyday:Beyond the Surface", Nov./Dec. 2004, 4th Street Theatre, St. Paul
"The 11th Hour Art Happening", Dec. 2004, Jax Building, Lowertown St. Paul
Shakers Vodka Grain Elevator series, Dec. 2004 - the new Lowertown Wine & Spirit shop, 262 E. 4th St. Lowertown St. Paul
St. Paul Fall Art Crawl, Oct. 2004
2004 & 2003 "Seasons of Faith", Como Park Lutheran Church, Our Redeemer's (Benson), Pilgrim Lutheran
2004 - Cross View 22nd Annual Christian Art Festival- juried.
2004 - 4th Annual Juried Religious Art Show, NE Minneapolis Artists Assoc./NE Mpls. Artist Concierge Service, NE Mpls. Ministerial Assoc.
Collections
Augsburg Fortress Press, Advent 2008, Sundays and Seasons bulletin cover. Additional future publication: Nov. 2010
Christianity Today, online slideshow, April 2007, Holy Week, Stations of the Cross
mnartists.org online Religious Collection, curated by Neal Cuthbert
mnartists.org online "Things with Strings", curated by Mary Klein
mnartists.org online "Crawl St. Paul", curated by special projects
Galleries
Prairie Renaissance Culture Alliance, Morris, MN - fall 2009 (solo show) pastels
Publications
Metro Lutheran Newspaper, Feb. 2004, "Art for God's Sake", by Kathryn Christenson.
Downtown St.Paul Voice, Nov. 2004, "Bridging the gap between spiritual and secular", by Mary Diedrick Hansen.
Villager, Nov. 2004, "Merriam Park artists look beyond everyday familiarity in joint exhibit", by Julie Pfitzinger.
The Aquinn, Nov. 2005, by Carley Bohnen
Pulse of the Twin Cities - April 20, 2005, "Crimes Inspire 'Art of Recovery' ", by Lydia Howell
MN Women's Press - April 20-May 3, 2005, "Healing Art"
Dynamic Spirit: News in Spirituality and the Arts, Fall 2007 and Winter 2008 issues
Augsburg Fortress Seasons & Sunday bulletin series - Advent 2008 publications
Pioneer Press Newspaper, Sunday June 28, 2009 "Starving Artists' Tales", by Amy Gustafson and others
TOSCA, fall 2009 issue
Biographical Information
Country of Citizenship:
United States
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, MN
Gender:
Female
Active Place:
St. Paul/Minneapolis
Minnesota County:
Ramsey
Artist Information
Roles
Artist