Leslie Edwards Humez...
...is a Cleveland native living in Lake County who learned to love clay from her father who made critters for her every day after work. She was later intimidated and inspired for life while auditing classes at The Cooper School by the immortal Viktor Schrekengost to whom she credits with widening her imagination....he could do anything! All other education at CSU and LCC was of necessity and had little to do with art. Leslie spent a good bit of her adult life in the publishing business where she distinguished herself by being one of the first women to open employment doors in a field filled entirely with men...and was maybe too pleased with herself to have come out alive. She was the first female regional circulation manager for the #1 men's magazine, Penthouse. Leslie has one incredible son Matthew Edwards, Animal Specialist at Cleveland Botanic Garden, and is married to sculptor/author/polymath Nick Humez. At 70, she still works every day doing what she loves. Leslie is an active member of Artist Archives of the Western Reserve and Northers Ohio Illustrators Society.
North American Exhibitions
For international exhibitions, commissions, benefits, public art, curatorial work, collaboration or gallery representation, see addendum page bottom.
2021
Cleveland Botanic Garden, July 9 - August 29 - The Fairies Are Here!
Artists Archive of the Western Reserve Annual Members Exhibition April 8 through May 29, 2021
Zoom opening reception, Thursday April 8, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
E11even2- Let It Be Beatles Collaborative Mural - panel
E11even2 Gallery-Spooky Boobs-September 17th thru October 15th 5pm-9pm
2020 Year of C-19 needs updating
Carrington Arts Oct.16 - Nov. 27, 2020 Dark Carnival
100,000 Folds with Joanna Hutchinson-participant
Monster Lounge website build in process.
Gallery Plus Third Friday openings, ongoing monthly through February.
(Retired in May; maintained financial support by donating rent through June.)
Waterloo Arts Day Glo 8 Exhibit moved online.
Artist Archives of the Western Reserve Member exhibit moved online.
2019 needs updating
Artists Archives of the Western Reserve Member Exhibition, March 29 thru May 3, 2019
Day Glo 7 Show, Waterloo Arts, March 1st thru March 30th, 2019
Teaching: experimental clay classes with the blind. February 18th and March 4th, 2019
Gallery Plus, 12 Third Friday gallery openings, ongoing monthly throughout the year.
2018
Gallery Plus opening, Dumm/Hill preview, PATS talk and exhibit, Third Friday, 78th St. Nov. 16
Watch It Wednesday Live Sculpture Demo, 78th St. Studios, Nov. 7, 6-8pm
National Federation of the Blind (Ohio) Convention, PATS, November 3, 12 pm 4:30 pm
Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, Holiday Treats show, Nov.16 thru Dec. 22
Tri-C Gallery West Campus, three-man show with George Kocar/Scott Pickering, Oct 22 - Nov 21
Watch It Wednesday Live Sculpture Demo, 78th St. Studios, October 3, 6-8pm
PATS collaborative sculpture at Gallery +, 78th St. Studios with Higo and Anselmi, September 21
Watch It Wednesday, PATS sculpture demo, 78th St. Studios, Sept 5th 5-8pm
PATS collaborative sculptural representation at Gallery + with George Kocar, August 16
Watch It Wednesday Live Sculpture Demo, 78th St. Studios, August 1, 6-8pm
P.S...Preservation Silk now available year 'around at Artisan Gallery. MayfieldRd., Little Italy
The heART of Cleveland, inclusion in book release, e11even2 gallery, 7-20
heArt of Cleveland art exhibit, e11even2, July 20th thru August 17th
Archived Artists of the Western Reserve, Dumm GRAPHIC comic show, July 19 - September 12
PATS collaborative sculptural representation at Gallery + with Derek Hess, July 20- undetermined
The Artists Trust at Gordon Square, (self-portrait) 1386 W. 65 St. Cleveland July 5
Gallery Talk & Live Demo, PATS, Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, Cleveland, June 15
Cancelled: Walk All Over Waterloo at Article Gallery, June 30th
Cancelled: Article Gallery, Waterloo Arts District, two-man show with Joe Stavec, Opens 7/6
Watch It Wednesday Live Sculpture Demo, 78th St. Studios, e11even2 gallery, June 6th, 6-8pm
Little Italy Art Walk, Tricia Kaman Gallery, Preservation Silk, June 1-2-3
Art Fur Animals, live auction cat, Cleveland Kennel Benefit, Cleveland, Ohio 2018, May 19th
PATS collaborative sculptural representation at Gallery + with Angela Oster, May through August
Launched P.A.T.S.: Perceiving Art Through Sculpture, March See page for dates and venues
ECHO, About Textures, Repetition, & Patterns, e11even2 gallery, 78th St. Studios, Mar.16 - April 2
The New Masters, Women Artists of NE Ohio, Wasmer Gallery, Ursuline College, Feb.16 - Mar.23
Gallery +, Launched The Donut Project, 78th St. Studios, Cleveland, Jan. 19
Gallery Plus, 12 Third Friday gallery openings, ongoing monthly throughout the year.
2017
Gallery +, Holiday Art Walk, 78th St. Studios, Cleveland, Dec.15, PS...Preservation Silk and sculpture
Tricia Kaman Studio/Gallery, Little Italy Art Walk, East Cleveland, Dec.1,2,3, PS...Preservation Silk
Detroit Institute of the Arts Museum, Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda, Oct. 8 - Nov. 13, sculpture
The Gallery at Lakeland, The Skull & Skeleton Show, LC College, Sept.21 - Nov. 3, sculpture
E11even2 Gallery, curator/artist Step Right Up Carnival Show, 78th St. Studios, July 21st- August 18th
MOCA Cleveland; The Artist's Trust: A Portrait of the Artist in Cuyahoga County, Constant as the Sun,
Mueller Family Gallery, June 2nd - Sept 17th, self-portrait
The Derek Hess Gallery, Acting Out, Mental Health Awareness Exhibit, Sept. 13th - 16th, sculpture
Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, PS...PRESERVATION SILK "Tropical Fruit Cocktail", March 17th & April 21st
Women's History Month Exhibit, Lakeland Community College Gallery, March
Women's History Month X, gallery supporter of Lakeland Community College at Gallery Plus
Art Fur Animals, Cleveland Kennel Benefit, Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, live auction, sculpture
Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, Art fur Animals cat preview, March 17th, 2017
E11even2 Gallery, 78th St. Studios, The $50 Show, PS...PRESERVATION SILK , March 17th, 2017
Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, PS...PRESERVATION SILK Special Event,"Umber to Indigo" Jan. 20th & Feb. 17th, 2017
Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, Third Friday sculpture exhibitions, monthly, ongoing
Gallery Plus, 12 Third Friday gallery openings, ongoing monthly throughout the year.
2016
Cleveland Bazaar Open Gallery, Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, December 10th, 2016
River Gallery Holiday Market, opens November 19th & December 10, 2016
Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, PS...PRESERVATION SILK Special Event, "Fire & Ice" Nov. 18th thru year's end 2016
Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, Third Friday exhibitions, monthly, ongoing
Sandusky Cultural Center, "Bon Appetit", October 23rd thru November 27
e11even2, 78th St. Studios, "Seinfeld", September 16th thru October 21st
Lakeland Community College, "Dreams & Visions/Surrealism & Fantasy Art", September 22 - November 4
The Art Gallery Willoughby, NOIS "All Things Cleveland", September 9th thru October 1st
Northern Ohio Illustrators Society, cookbook art/recipe collaboration with Nick Humez
The Art Gallery Willoughby, "Giggles", Friday, August 12th thru September 8th
The Art Gallery Willoughby, Underground Prohibition Party, 7/16, One Night
Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, Special Event, "When Life Gives You Lemons", 7/15 through 10/20
Maria Neil Project, Cleveland's Hyatt Regency Hotel, "Greed" on display, indefinitely
The Art Gallery, Historic Downtown Willoughby, "Giggles", July 1thru September 2
The Art Gallery, Historic Downtown Willoughby, exhibition daily, ongoing
Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, Third Friday exhibitions, monthly, ongoing
e11even2 Gallery, 78th St. Studios, "27" Show, May 20th thru June 17th
e11even2 Gallery, 78th St. Studios, The Pin Up Show, March 18th thru April 15th
e11even2 Gallery, 78th St. Studios, Collage 101, January 15th thru February 19th
Woman IX, The Gallery at Lakeland, Lakeland Community College, 2/28 through 4-1
e11even2 Gallery, 78th St. Studios, Pin Up Show, March 18th thru April 15th
Maria Neil Project, Cleveland's Hyatt Regency Arcade, March thru May storefront windows
Art Fur Animals, Cleveland Kennel Benefit, Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, May 2. live auction sculpture
Gallery Plus, 12 Third Friday gallery openings, ongoing monthly throughout the year.
2015
The Art Gallery, Historic Downtown Willoughby, exhibition daily, ongoing
Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, Third Friday exhibit 1/16 thru 12/18, weekdays, ongoing monthly
The Art Gallery, Willoughby Art Walk, Live Gallery Demo and Cupcake Give Away Promo; 7/17/15
e11even2 Gallery, Cleveland Artists' Lonely Art Club Show, collaborative mural, 7/17/15
Exquisite Corpse Benefit Auction, The Print Room, Cleveland, 7/18/15
Hanna Gibbons School, Cleveland, juried this exhibit: Conservation of Resourses; concept by
Dina Hoeynck: see http://thecreativeartroom.weebly.com/conservation-of-resources.html
Inspired Art Benefit Auction, America Scores Cleveland, 78th St. Studios, 6/6/15
Art Fur Animals, Cleveland Kennel Benefit, Red Space, Cleveland, Ohio 5/30/15, live auction sculpture
Women's History Month VIII, An LCC Visual Journey Through Northeast Ohio, Gallery + opens 3/20
100 Leaves Public Art Project, for ReVera Partners, LLC, and the City of Beachwood, Ohio
Ohio Collage Society Juried Exhibit, Massillon Art Museum, 1/24 thru 3/15
MIMB III, Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books III Traveling Exhibition (ongoing):
Texas Tech School of Art, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, January 2015
Ball State School of Art, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, March 2015
Virginia Arts of the Book Center / Virginia Foundation for Humanities, Charlottesville, VA, March 2015
Gallery Plus, 12 Third Friday gallery openings, ongoing monthly throughout the year.
2014
The Art Gallery, Willoughby Art Stroll; sculpture demonstration, 12/18 5-9 pm
Gallery Plus, 78th St. Studios, Third Friday exhibits 10/17, 11/21 and 12/19.
Perspectives group exhibition, The Art Gallery, Willoughby Ohio, 10/10 thru 12/24/2014
Nothing Succeeds Like Excess, Scene Magazine, Loren Naji Virtual Gallery 10/1/2014
YARN n YESTERDAY, Waterloo, North Collinwood, Cleveland 2014
Akron Arts Prize, Zeber-Martell Gallery & Clay Studio, Akron, Ohio 2014
Sweet Somethings sculpture commission, Main Street Gourmet, for Harvey Nelson, Cuyahoga Falls
Phone Gallery, Waterloo Road, Cleveland, Ohio 2014
Art in the Park, Featured Artist, Painesville, Ohio 2014
Salmagundi Club Juried Non-Member Exhibition, Fifth Avenue, NYC (Gluttony) 2014, special honors
YARN n YOGA, Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio (Flotsam) 2014, mixed media fiber sculpture
Waterloo Arts Annual Member Show, Cleveland, Ohio (Pop Up Girl) 2014
Art Fur Animals, Cleveland Kennel Benefit, 78th St. Studio, Lakewood, Ohio 2014, live auction sculpture
Fairmount Center for the Arts 38th Annual Exhibition, Novelty, Ohio (HM Gluttony) 2014
Random Acts of Art, Live demo at the Art Gallery, Willoughby, Ohio (with Hoeptner and Harrity) 2014
Locks of Love Waterloo, Cleveland, Ohio, 2014
Earth Day Invitational Upcycled Arts, Lakeland Community College, Mentor, Ohio, 2014
Masterworks in Miniature, Gallery One, in the gallery and on-line and Mentor, Ohio, 2014
Syzygy Invitational Exhibition, (curated & exhibited),Cleveland West Art League, 78th St. Studios, Cleveland, Ohio 2014
MIMB III, Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books III, Myers School of Art, Akron, Ohio, 2014:
San Francisco State Univ., Southern Graphics Council Int. Printmaking Exhibition, S.F., CA, 2014
Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books III Traveling Exhibition (ongoing) :
Southern Graphics Council Int. Printmaking Conference, San Francisco State Univ., SF, CA, March 2014
Ohio University School of Art + Design, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, October 2014
Gallery Plus, 3 Third Friday gallery openings, ongoing monthly through year end.
2013
Morgan Paper Conservatory, Inaugural Juried Exhibit, Rags Make Paper, Cleveland, Ohio, 2013
BAYArts Gallery, Invitational Exhibition, The Dress Says It All, Bay Village, Ohio 2013
Akron Society of Artists, Juried Exhibition, Akron, Ohio 2013
Margaret Clark Foundation, Akron Arts Prize, Summit Artspace, Akron, Ohio 2013
Kent State University, Downtown Gallery, 12th Annual Juried Cup Show, 2013
Kendall Community ARTreach, Juried Fine Art Show, Trinity Cathedral, 2013
Lakeland Community College, Cleveland West Art League, Cleveland Connection, Kirtland, Ohio, 2013
MIMB II, Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books II, Myers School of Art, Akron, Ohio:
Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio, 2013
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee, 2013
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, 2013
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 2013
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, 2013
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2013
Amherst College, Eli Marsh Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts, 2013
Houghton College, Houghton, New York, 2013
University of Puerto Rico, Museo Casa Roig, Humacao, Puerto Rico, 2013
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, 2013
Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, 2013
MIMB III, Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books III Traveling Exhibition (ongoing) :
Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory & Educational Foundation, Cleveland OH, October 2013
2012
Salmagundi Club, Juried Non-Member Exhibition, Denise Bibro Fine Art, Chelsea, NYC, New York 2012
Akron Area Arts Alliance, Annual Juried Show, Akron, Ohio, 2012
Trumbull Art Gallery, 48th TAG Annual Juried Show, Warren, Ohio, 2012
Loren Naji Gallery, CWAL Invitational, Tall Walls, 2012, also 2013
Solon Center for the Arts & Beck Center for the Arts, FOCUS Annual Juried Show, Solon, Ohio, 2012
Artists of The Rubber City, Annual Juried Exhibition, the Box Gallery, Akron, Ohio 2012
Terra Bella Media, The Wonders of Water Juried Exhibition, Internet, 2012
Ashland University, National Juried Exhibition, Ashland Ohio, 2012
Valley Art Center, Cleveland Rocks Juried Exhibition, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 2012
MIMB II, Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books II, Myers School of Art, Akron, Ohio:
Monticello-Union Township Public Library, Monticello, Indiana, 2012
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 2012
Texas Lutheran University Annetta, The Kraushaar Gallery, Seguin, Texas, 2012
University of Texas at Austin, Fine Arts Library, Austin, Texas, 2012
Hinds Community College, Raymond, Mississippi, 2012
Millsaps College, Lewis Art Gallery, Jackson, Mississippi, 2012
University of Iowa, Center for the Book, Iowa City, Iowa, 2012
Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio, 2012
University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas, 2012
Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, 2012
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2012
University of South Carolina Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, 2012
Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama, 2012
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 2012
2011
Valley Art Center, Invitational Art Strikes a Pose, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, 2011
BAYArts Gallery, Annual Spring Juried Exhibition, Bay Village, Ohio 2011, also 2012
Rabbit Run Community Arts Association, Annual Juried Show, Madison Public Library, 2011
MIMB II, Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books II, Myers School of Art, Akron, Ohio 2011:
Myers School of Art, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, Ohio, 2011
Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 2011
University of Mount Union, Crandall Gallery, Alliance, Ohio, 2011
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 2011
Texas A&M University, Ben Bailey Art Gallery, Kingsville, Texas, 2011
Savannah College of Art and Design, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2011
Texas Tech University, Landmark Arts, Lubbock, Texas, 2011
2010
VSA Ohio, Accessible Expressions Juried Traveling Exhibition, Westerville Community Center, Westerville, Ohio,
BAYArts Gallery, Annual Fall Juried Exhibition, Bay Village, Ohio, 2010, also 2011
Valley Art Center, Invitational Art As Therapy Exhibit, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, 2010
2009
Valley Art Center, 38th Annual Juried Exhibition, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, 2009, also 2011, 2013
Mentor Senior Center, Dorothy McNamara Maloney Juried Art Show, Mentor, Ohio, 2009
Fairmount Center for the Arts, Annual Juried Exhibition, Novelty, Ohio, 2009, also 2011, 2012
Valley Art Center, Invitational Venus Envy Exhibit, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, 2009
Geauga Park District, discArted/Recycled Art Exhibit, Russell Twp, Ohio, 2009, also 2013
VSA Ohio, Accessible Expressions Juried Traveling Exhibition: Andrews House, Delaware, Ohio, 2009:
Columbus State Community College, Columbus Hall Library, Columbus, Ohio, 2009;
Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, Ohio, 2009;
United Disability Services, Akron, Ohio, 2009;
Burton Public Library, Burton Juried Art Show, Burton, Ohio, 2009
Information prior to 2009 not recorded.
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International Exhibitions
2014-2015
MIMB III, Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books III:
Global travelling exhibition, details available from Myers School of Art.
2012
MIMB II, Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books II:
Chhaap foundation for Printmaking Trust, Gujarat, India, Asia, 2012
University of Granada, Granada, Spain, Europe, 2012
Taller Arteria Grafica, Madrid, Spain, Europe, 2012
Escuela de arte de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain, Europe, 2012
2011
MIMB II, Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books II:
National Taiwan University of Art, Banciao City Taipei, Taiwan, Asia, 2011
Yonsein University, Seoul, South Korea, Asia, 2011
Sala Poliglota Proyecto' Ace, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America, 2011
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Addendum
Peripheral businesses.
Began writing for Beautiful Bizzare Magazine, an international online and print magazine of the arts.
Launched Monster Lounge to showcase current work and direction.
Launched Preservation Silk, a platform to sell scarves made from rescued Indian silk.
Launched Random Arts of Art 2014 to bring live work to the streets.
Launched P.A.T.S.: Perceiving Art Through Sculpture, March 2018, to bring art to the blind. See
page for details.
Benefits/Civic
2020 Created many free masks for the Cleveland Botanic Garden essential employees.
Art Fur Animals, Cleveland Kennel Benefit, Cleveland, Ohio 2018
Art Fur Animals, Cleveland Kennel Benefit, Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio 2017
Art Fur Animals, Cleveland Kennel Benefit, Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio 2016
Inspired Art Benefit Auction, America Scores Cleveland, 78th St. Studios, June 6, 2015
Art Fur Animals, Cleveland Kennel Benefit, Red Space, 5/30, Cleveland, Ohio 2015
100 Leaves Public Art Project, corporate icon for ReVera Partners, LLC, City of Beachwood, Ohio 2015
Art Fur Animals, Cleveland Kennel Benefit, 78th St. Studio, Lakewood, Ohio 2014
Morley Library, Silent Auction Benefit, Luminaria, Rider's Inn, 2009
Gallery Plus locked down in March. Gave notice in May. Financial support donated through June.
Abandoned Art "What Happens When Life Gives A Surrealist Lemons?
Lemon abandoned in 78th St. Studio March 2016
New Commissioned Work/Public Art/Restoration
Cleveland Botanic Gardens/Holden Forestsand Gardens/ two commissioned sculptured doors for 2021Fairy Door exhibit https://www.facebook.com/cbgarden/photos/a.10150655611636919/10158682703046919/
Sweet Somethings, Main Street Gourmet, corporate icon/boardroom sculpture for CEO Harvey Nelson, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 2014
The Beatles, restored damaged 60's statuary for Trophy World, Mentor, Ohio 2014
100 Leaves Public Art Project, corporate icon for ReVera Partners, LLC, City of Beachwood, Ohio 2015
Year of the Snake Public Art Project, St. Clair Superior Development Corp., Dealer Tire, LLC.
Customized work for the corporate collection of CEO Scott Mueller of Dealer Tire, LLC, chairman of the Board of Directors at MOCA, Cleveland, Ohio 2013
SPACE Lab / SPACES, Public Art Installation, Work Lab 118, participant, Cleveland, Ohio, 2010
Created Hemorrhage, sculptural work for Derek Hess from his drawing of the same name.
Collaborations
P.A.T.S. Perceiving Art Through Sculpture ongoing, wherein I rendered the work of the following
artists in 3D sculptural form from one or more of their illustrations: Derek Hess, George Kocar, Gary
Dumm, Ron Hill, Laura Dumm, Higo, and Angela Oster. Sculptures donated back to the artists.
Gallery +: sculptures exhibited at Gallery Plus from above P.A.T.S. collaborations.
MIMB III with classics author Nicholas D. Humez
Detroit Institute of the Arts, Museum Exhibit, Dia del los Muertos Ofrenda, with Higo;
subsequent exhibition of same ofrenda at Lakeland Community College.
2018/2019 Ongoing monster making with Pj Halliwill.
Curatorial
E11even2 Gallery, 78th St. Studio, Step Right Up/A Carnival exhibit, July/August 2017
Hanna Gibbons School, Cleveland, juried Conservation of Resourses; concept by Dina Hoeynck: see
http://thecreativeartroom.weebly.com/conservation-of-resources.html
Cleveland West Art League, 78th St. Studio, Syzygy Invitational Group Exhibition;
I conceptualized, directed, curated, hung and exhibited in Syzygy, Cleveland, Ohio, 2013-2014
Shaker Heights Library Gallery, For The Birds Invitational Exhibit, (co-curated with Denise Stewart), Shaker Heights, Ohio, October 21 - Dcember 3, 2010
Lakeland Community College, Mooreland Estate, Juried Fine Art Exhibition: I conceptualized, organized, curated and directed this exhibit which helped to fund rose garden restoration at Mooreland Estate Gardens, '96.
Gallery Residence
Gallery Plus Suite 109 78th St. Studios 1300 W 78th - 1305 W 80th Sts. Cleveland, Ohio
October 2014 through May 2020. Gallery financial support maintained through June 2020.
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