Leslie Roberts, Directions, 2019

Screenprint in black and graphite on French 100lb cover paper
18 x 24 inches
Edition: 49/169
Published by Kayrock Screenprinting, Brooklyn, NY
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Biography
Leslie Roberts (b. 1957, Goldsboro, North Carolina; lives Brooklyn, New York) has exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad for the past 30 years. She has mounted two highly-acclaimed solo exhibitions here at the gallery: HOW THINGS ARE (2019) and FYEO (2016). She has also exhibited her work at esteemed venues such as Art in General, Brooklyn Museum, Bruce High Quality Foundation, Dam Stuhltrager Gallery, Davidson Contemporary, Hallwalls, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Lyons Wier Gallery, McKenzie Fine Art, Painting Center, Pierogi Gallery, PPOW Gallery, Rotunda Gallery, Sideshow Gallery, Swiss Institute, Tiger Strikes Asteroid NY, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, among many others.

Roberts produced many of her new paintings during recent residencies at Yaddo, Ragdale, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She has also received awards from Pratt Institute, Yale University, and Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. Her work has been discussed in publications such as ArtFCity, Artforum, The Brooklyn Rail, dArt International, James Kalm Report, NY Arts Magazine, Sculpture Magazine, TimeOut London, and Two Coats of Paint. Roberts is a professor at Pratt Institute, where she teaches Foundation Light Color and Design. She holds an MFA from Queens College and a BA from Yale University.