MATRIX Fine Art

Leo Neufeld

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist Statement and Resume

 

Education:

Art Students League of New York, NYC, NY (1976-77, 1978-81, 1982-84) Instructors: Ted Seth Jacobs, Harvey Dinnerstein, Robert Beverly Hale, David Leffel, Daniel Greene
Class Monitor/
ASL for Ted Seth Jacobs (1979-81, 1982-83) and David Leffel (1976-77)
National Academy of Design, NYC, NY (1982-83)
Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, NY (1980-81) American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL (1977-78)
Private Studio Classes with Burton Silverman (NYC 1982),
James Ingwersen (Door County, WI 1977)
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1972),
Major: Painting/Drawing

Teaching:

Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM (1995-Present)
Valdez Studio, Santa Fe, NM (1998-99)
Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN (1992-94)
Indianapolis Art League, Indianapolis, IN (1990-92)
National Academy of Design, NYC, NY (1988-89)
New York Academy of Art, NYC, NY (1985-88)

Awards:

Notable New Mexican Portrait, Ambassador to Spain, Edward Romero, Albuquerque Museum Foundation (2003)
The Best of Burque 2001: Best Local Visual Artist First Place: Oil Painting, New Mexico State Fair (1997) Fellowship Recipient, Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, IN (1994)
Best of Show, Indiana State Fair (1993, 1992, 1990)
Rose Lehrer Memorial Award, Allied Artists of America, NYC (1989) Salmagundi Club, NYC (Francis V. Kugler Memorial Award/1989, Don Donaldson Memorial Award/1988, Dumond Memorial Award/1987
Suydam Bronze Medal, National Academy of Design School, NYC (1983)
Milwaukee Resident Artist, Department of Urban Affairs (1981)

Public Commissions: 

University of New Mexico (Albuquerque), College of Education, Dr. Chester C. Travelstead (2003)
The Albuquerque Museum, The Albuquerque Museum Foundation, Albuquerque, NM, Ambassador to Spain, Edward Romero (2003)
St. Bernadette Catholic Church, Albuquerque, NM, "Divine Mercy" (2002)
Federal Courthouse, Bay City, MI, Former Federal Court Judge/James Churchill (2001)
Roger A. Hoisington Police Academy, City of Albuquerque, NM (1996)
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (Former Department Head/John Osmun/School of Agriculture (1996),
Carl and Marietta Kettlehut/Civil Engineering (1994), Former Dean/George McNelly/School of Technology (1993), Former Executive Vice-President of Purdue University/John Hicks (1990)
Anderson University, Anderson, IN (Individual Portraits of Three Former Deans/Callen, Grubbs & Massey/School of Theology (1993-94)
Mt. Sinai Medical Center, NYC, Occupational Health/Dr. Irving Selikoff (1987)
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, The Robert Purcell Student Union/Wendy Purcell (1986),
Former Chair of the Board of Trustees/Jansen Noyes (1986)
City of Milwaukee, WI, Department of Public Affairs/Former Mayor Maier (1982)

Public Collections: 

Capitol Art Collection, State Capitol, Santa Fe, NM (2004)
Shakyamuni Buddhist Center, Albuquerque, NM (2002)
The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM, "Toby Chee" (1997)
Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN, "The Wabash River" (1994)
Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN (1993)
Frankfort Community Library, Frankfort, IN (1992)

Solo Exhibitions:

30 Years of Making Art: A Retrospective, Jewish Community Center, Albuquerque, NM (2003)
Leo Neufeld, Art Studio-A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (2002)
Faces and Places of New Mexico, In-Crowd, Albuquerque, NM (2001)
50th Birthday Celebration, Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque, NM (2000)
New Works, Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque, NM (1997)
Twenty-Year Retrospective, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN (1993)
Solo Exhibition, Mary Ran Gallery, Cincinnati, OH (1992)
New Works, Hubbard Gallery, Frankfort, IN (1991)
Illusion of Reality, Union Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (1989)
Solo Exhibition, David Barnett Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (1988)
I Am A Canvas, Grand Central Art Galleries, NYC, NY (1987)

Selected Group Exhibitions:

Santa Fe Contemporary Art, Santa Fe,
NM Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque,
NM Vanier & Roberts, Ltd., Scottsdale, AZ
National Academy of Design, NYC, NY
Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, UT
New York University Gallery, NYC, NY
University of Virginia Art Museum, Charlottesville, VA
Chuck Levitan Gallery, NYC, NY
Harbor Gallery, Cold Springs Harbor, NY
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Allied Artists of America, NYC, N
Y

Gallery Representation:

Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Mary Ran Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
David Barnett Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Portraits, Inc., NYC, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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