EDUCATION  

William Whitaker Apprenticeship // 2009-2013

Brigham Young University, BFA Illustration // 2010

Natalie Ascencios Internship, Brooklyn, NY // 2008

Robert Neubecker Internship, Park City, UT // 2007

 

SELECT AWARDS 

2017 // Second Place, 93rd Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art

2015 // Award of Merit, 91st Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art

2014 // Honorable Mention, 29th Annual Spiritual & Religious Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

2022 // Artist Spotlight, Western Art and Architecture

2021 // Leslie Duke Gives Nature the Space it Deserves, 15 Bytes

2017 // The Joyful Fruit of Leslie Duke at Meyer Gallery, 15 Bytes

2014 // 21 Under 31: Young Artists to Watch in 2014, Southwest Art Magazine

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

2021 // Solo Show, Sloane Merrill Gallery, MA

2020 // Jackson Hole Invitational, Jackson, WY

2019 // Solo Show, Meyer Gallery, UT

2019 // Solo Show, Sloane Merrill Gallery, MA

2018 // Three Artist Show, Meyer Gallery, UT

2017 // Duo Exhibition, Meyer Gallery, UT

2017 // 93rd Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, UT

2017 // Annual Still Life Invitational, Susan Powell Fine Art, CT

2016 // 92nd Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, UT

2015 // Expressions in Color, Solo Show, Art Access Gallery, UT

2015 // 300 Plates, Art Access, UT

2015 // 91st Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, UT

2014 // 29th Annual Spiritual & Religious Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, UT

2014 // 17th Annual Zions Bank Art Show, UT

2014 // Three Hundred Plates, Art Access, UT

2014 // 90th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, UT

2014 // Annual Statewide Competition, BDAC, UT

2014 // Solo Show, Startup Building, UT

2013 // 2013 Holiday Show, UAF Gallery, UT

2013 // Salon D'Automne, Logan Fine Art, UT

2013 // Creative Collaborative Group Show, Coleman Studios, UT

2013 // Summer Art Showcase, Covey Center for the Arts, UT

 

TEACHING & COMMUNITY WORK

Board Member, Springville Museum of Fine Art // 2022 - present

Private Workshops & Lessons, UT // 2017 - present

Brigham Young University, Adjunct Illustration Professor, UT // 2014 - 2016

Donna Downey Studio: Oil Painting Workshop, NC // 2016

Studio Crescendoh: Oil Painting Workshop, CA // 2014, 2016

Visual Arts Institute, SLC, UT // 2010 - 2013