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Education
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2007-2010
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Red Dirt Studio, Mt. Rainer, MD (Weekly Seminar)
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2001-03
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Graduate Courses in Ceramics, Hood College,
Frederick, MD
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Additional Education
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MBA Finance, University of Maryland, College
Park, MD
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BA International Relations and Russian Studies,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Solo and Two-Person Exhibits
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2011
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Frieze Project, Solo, Mezz Gallery at
Artisphere, Arlington, VA
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2009
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Strata Displaced, ARTiculate Gallery,
Washington, DC, Solo
(Funded by DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities)
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2007
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Solo, Lee Arts Center, Arlington, VA
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2003
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Flame and Brushstroke, Hodson Gallery,
Hood College, Frederick, MD (Two-person, capstone show)
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Selected Exhibitions and Craft Shows
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2012
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Art Expo New York, New York, NY
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2011
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Leila Holtsman, Jessica Beels, Carl Dahlke
Blackrock Art Center, Germantown, MD
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Heavy Metal Women, Gallery 555, Washington,
DC
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2010
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10x2’ x 8 Artists, Gallery 555,
Washington, DC
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“Artists of Gateway Arts District,”
Gateway Arts Center, Brentwood MD
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Textural Tracings, Rebecca Randall Bryan
Art Gallery, Coastal Carolina
University, Myrtle Beach, SC (Invitational)
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Sculpture Now, Pepco Edison Gallery,
Washington DC (Juror: Ryan Hill)
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2009
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Cross-Currents: Trends in Contemporary Art
Media, Sarah Silberman Gallery, Montgomery College, Rockville,
MD
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Helen Hayes Awards Gala Auction, Washington,
DC
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Art Night at Hickok Cole, Architects: Washington
Project for the Arts Fundraiser, Washington, DC
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REFORM, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton,
VA (Juror: Claire Huschle)
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Artomatic, 55 M Street, SE, Washington,
DC
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2008
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Earth in the Balance, Union of Concerned
Scientists Headquarters, Washington, DC (Juror: Ellyn Weiss)
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Coincide: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture,
at Artomatic, Capital Plaza I, Washington, DC
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Myth of Permanence, Standard Ceramic
in conjunction with the National Council on Education for
Ceramic Arts Conference, Carnegie, PA (Curators: Margaret
Boozer and Catherine White)
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ARTcetera Benefit Art Auction, AIDS Action
Committee of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
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2007
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Group Show, R Street Gallery, Washington,
DC
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Holiday Park Avenue Show, New York, NY
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38th Annual Art in the Park, Montclair
Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
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Artomatic, Crystal City, VA
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2006
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Fall Fine Arts and Crafts at Brookdale Park,
Montclair, NJ
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Manayunk Arts Festival, Philadelphia,
PA
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Frederick Festival of the Arts, Frederick,
MD
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Capital Fringe Festival, HNTB Architecture,
Washington, DC
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Art for Life, Benefit Art Auction, Whitman-Walker
Clinic, Washington, DC
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2005
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Sugarloaf Craft Festivals (eight shows
in MD and VA)
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In Flux: Graduate Students and Alumni of
Hood College Ceramics Program, Hodson Gallery, Hood College,
Frederick, MD (juror: Jack Troy)
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2004
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Sugarloaf Craft Festival, Gaithersburg,
MD
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Art for Life, Benefit Art Auction, Whitman-Walker
Clinic, Washington, DC
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2003
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Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, VA
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Sugarloaf Craft Festival, Gaithersburg,
MD
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Annual Art Exhibition, Hodson Gallery,
Hood College, Frederick, MD
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2002
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Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, VA
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Sets in Stone, Lee Arts Center Show,
Arlington, VA
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2001
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Three Potters and a Pig, PotsyTurvy Gallery,
Arlington, VA
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Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, VA
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Commissions/Collections
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2012
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In/Out, Takoma Park, MD
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2009
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‘tooning, Hickok Cole Architects,
Washington, DC
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Bending, Washington, DC
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2008
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Looting, Washington, DC (mural)
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2007
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Aqaba Fossils, Kensington, MD (mural)
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2006
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Linear Dunes Backsplash, Washington,
DC
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River of Color, Rockville, MD
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2004
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Ginkgo Fireplace, Rockville, MD
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2003
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Flame Fireplace, Arlington, VA
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Limestone Cutout Countertop, Kensington,
MD
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Grants/Honors/Residencies
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2009
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Hickok Cole Art Night, 2009 Employees’
Choice Purchase
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Small Projects Program grant award, DC
Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
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Rocky Mountain Recycling: Studies in Metal,
Denver, CO. Summer Artist-in-Residence
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Press
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2011
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Chadwick, Katlin, Spotlight on Leila Holtsman,
Pink Line Project Pink Noise Blog, July 11, 2011
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Rousseau, Claudia, Accidental Pictures and
Organic Forms Dominate BlackRock Exhibit, Gazette.net
May 18, 2011
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2010
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Studio Visit Magazine, Summer 2010
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2009
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How to “ART-ify” Your Architecture,
AIA/DC Chapter, Washington Chapter American Institute of Architects,
October 2009, page 7.
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Campello, F. Lennox (Lenny). “My Artomatic
Picks.” Daily Campello Art News, June 30, 2009.
Noted as “Best Wall Sculpture” by critic.
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2008
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Weiss, Ellyn. “Hanging ‘Earth in the
Balance.’” Juror
comments on show. GessoHead, October 14, 2008.
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Campello, F. Lennox (Lenny). “Artomatic
2008.” Review
of show Coincide. Daily Campello Art News, May 28,
2008. Noted as “Best Work of Art in the Show”
by critic.
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2004
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"Upfront," Ceramics Monthly,
March 2004 (reproduction).
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2001
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“Openings: Works-and Play-in Clay,”
Washingtonian, December 2001.
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Memberships
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Washington Project for the Arts
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