LESLEY FRENZ

EDUCATION

1996    University of North Florida, Bachelor of Arts, Art History & Studio Arts

EXHIBITIONS

2023   The Longing is the Return, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle, WA
2022   16. Anniversary Show, group exhibition, Art & Light Gallery, Greenville, SC
2021    Off the Wall, group exhibition, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle, WA
15. Anniversary Show, group exhibition, Art & Light Gallery, Greenville, SC
Breathing Space, group exhibition, Lark & Key Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Nature of Color, group exhibition, Lark & Key Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Palace of Nowhere, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle, WA
2020  Wish List, group exhibition, Lark & Key Gallery, Charlotte, NC
14. Anniversary Show, group exhibition, Art & Light Gallery, Greenville, SC
Fernweh, concurrent solo exhibition, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Enormous Tiny Art #27, group exhibitions, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2019    Enormous Tiny Art #26,​ group exhibition, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH 2019
​            13th Anniversary Show​, group exhibition, Art & Light Gallery, Greenville, SC 2019
​            Emerging Artists Show​, group exhibition, Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta GA 2019,
​            Breath | Air,​ two artist exhibition, Art & Light Gallery, Greenville, SC
​            Earth, Water, Sky​, group exhibition, Lark & Key Gallery, Charlotte, NC
​            The Healing Power of Water​, group exhibition, Seattle Children’s Hospital, curated by
Seattle Art Source, Seattle, WA
2018 Small Gems​, group exhibition, Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
​            Camano,​ Featured Artist, Lindsey Runyon Design, Seattle, WA
​            Enormous Tiny Art #24,​ group exhibition, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
​            12th Anniversary Show​, group exhibition, Art & Light Gallery, Greenville, SC
​            Spring in Northeast Florida​, four person exhibition, The Haskell Gallery at
Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, FL
​            A Winter Exhibit,​ three artist show, Mercer Island Community & Event Center Gallery,
Mercer Island, WA

2017​ Enormous Tiny Art #22,​ group exhibition, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
​            ICON​, annual juried exhibition, Lynn Hanson Gallery, Seattle, WA
​​            Pop-Up​, single artist show, Seattle Art Source, Seattle, WA
​​            Enormous Tiny Art #21,​ group exhibition, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH

2016 Small Gems​, group exhibition, Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
​​            LATITUDE, ​solo exhibition, Art & Light Gallery, Greenville, SC

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2020 Every Canvas is a Journey All Its Own, guest, Two B’s in a Podcast, October 22, 2020
2020
Pacific Northwest Artists Making Stunning Original Art That’s Actually Affordable, Emerald Palate blog
2019 Meet the Maker, L​uxe Interiors + Design, Pacific Northwest Edition
2017 Studio Sundays with Lesley Frenz​, Create! Magazine blog, August 27, 2017
2017 Lesley Frenz, Create! Magazine blog, January 16, 2017
2016 Celebration of Color, A​rtsy Shark, October 11, 2016
2016 A Trip to the Sea with Lesley Frenz: VENTERS, A Finer Eye, October 3, 2016
2016 Artistry- Lesley Frenz, Abstract Artist, ​She Explores, May 13, 2016
2016 Paintings Inspired By the Outdoors, ​Wild Slate Magazine, Spring 2016, pgs 33-40
2016 Melanie Biehle, ​Art I Heart: Lesley Frenz, LATITUDES​, March 2016
2014 Feminine Wiles, ​The Woven Tale Press, April 2014


COLLECTIONS

Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle, WA
Lauren Gallow Communications, Seattle, WA
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Seattle, WA
McCarrey Counseling, Round Rock, TX
Lee Health Coconut Point, Estero, FL
Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL
Baptist Medical Center South, Jacksonville, FL
River City Contractors, Jacksonville, FL
ScanSource, Inc., Greenville, SC
Various private collections in the US, Canada, and the EU


RESIDENCIES


2022   The Pouch Cove Foundation, Pouch Cove, NL, Canada