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Contact: Leighwerrell@gmail.com
Education
2012 MFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2009 BA Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
Solo Exhibitions
2018 (Upcoming) Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Blind Spot, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 The Greer Gallery, Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA
Group Exhibitions
2017 no matter how small., Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
A Starling in Shadow, Bill Scott, Juror, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Fire Sale, AUTOMAT, Philadelphia, PA
The 26th Annual Juried Competition, Kyle Staver, Juror, Bowery Gallery, New York City, NY
The Woodmere Annual: 76th Juried Exhibition, Harry Philbrick, Juror, The Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia,PA
Homonym, Spillway Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Stand In, AUTOMAT, Philadelphia, PA
A Likely Story, Two-person exhibition with Bettina Nelson, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
The Woodmere 74th Annual Juried Exhibition, The Woodmere Museum, Philadelphia, PA
As Far as the Eye can See, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014 The Intimate Gaze, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
The Woodmere 73rd Annual Juried Exhibition, The Woodmere Museum, Philadelphia, PA
In Our Own Backyard, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013 The First Annual Juried Exhibition, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Memory, Place, and Identity as Filter: Streams of Painted Consciousness, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2012 The Apple and The Tree, two person exhibition with Tim Werrell, Liberty Art Studios, Durham, NC
Juried Student Exhibition, Gallery 128, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Homegrown / Under 35, Craven Allen Gallery, Durham, NC
Juried Student Exhibition, Gallery 128, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Group exhibition, The Scrap Exchange, Durham, NC
2009 ARTFEAST, Center in the Square, Roanoke, VA
Curatorial
The Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
2015-17 Co-curate and organize all exhibitions as Assistant Director
2017 Meditations: Solo Curatorial project
2016 Paper Work: Chose outside curator, Alex Conner to co-curate this exhibition with me
Personal Space: Solo Curatorial project
Awards
2017 The John R. Maxwell Prize, The Woodmere Museum’s 75th Annual Juried Exhibition, Juror: Harry Philbrick
2014 The Hugh and Marian Scott Prize, The Woodmere Museum’s 73rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Juror: Sarah
McEneaney
2013 First Annual Juried Exhibition, Second Place, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Juror: Stuart Shils.
2008 Francis Niederer Art Scholarship, Hollins University
Publications
2017 Interview Series: Yvonne Bobrowicz, Philadelphia, PA; Philly Stewards Legacy Blog
Interview Series: Sarah McEneaney, Philadelphia, PA; Philly Stewards Legacy Blog
Review: Nathalie Du Pasquier: BIG OBJECTS NOT ALWAYS SILENT, Philadelphia, PA; Title Magazine
Review: Stephanie Bursese and Timothy Belknap at Vox Populi, Title Magazine, Philadelphia, PA
Illustration
2016 Book cover design: “As a Flock of Goats," by Liana Quill. Groundhog Poetry Press, Roanoke, VA
Book cover design: “7,000 Sparrows,” by Duffie Taylor. Groundhog Poetry Press, Roanoke, VA
2013 Work Published in Route Nine Literary Magazine, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
2009 Work Published in Cargoes, Literary Journal at Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
Work published in The Album, Literary Journal at Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
Teaching
2017 Guest Lecturer, Professional Practices, Rowan University Art Department, Glassboro, NJ
2013-14 Instructor, University City Arts League
2012 Instructor, Artwell, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Teaching assistant, PAFA, Art FUNdamentals Summer Camp, Philadelphia, PA
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Teaching assistant, Michael Gallagher, Advanced Painting
Teaching assistant, Tony Rosati, Advanced Intaglio Printmaking
