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Letha was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Greeley, Colorado. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
To get in touch with her please email her at letha@lethaprojects.com
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Education
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| 2009 | Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine | |
| 1999 - 2003 | Hunter College, New York, NY,
MFA in Combined Media |
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| 2001 |
Exchange semester at the Glasgow School of Art MFA Program, Glasgow, Scotland |
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| 1994 - 1998 |
Syracuse University School of Visual and Performing Arts Syracuse, New York BFA in Painting; graduated with Honors, Summa cum Laude |
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| 1997 |
Exchange semester with Syracuse University's Division of International Programs Abroad in Florence, Italy |
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Current / Upcoming Exhibitions
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| 2010 |
Born to Die at Secondhome Projects Berlin, Germany Magicality at Platform Gallery Seattle, WA I Know What You Did Last Summer at St. Cecilia's Convent Brooklyn, NY |
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| 2011 |
Solo exhibition at Vox Populi Philadelphia, PA |
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Selected Past Exhibitions
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| 2010 |
World's Greatest a Daily Operation project, part of Bushwick Open Studios |
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| 2009 |
Lines Through the Wilderness at Rosenberg Gallery, Hofstra University |
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| 2008 |
Video A: Miguel Soares and Letha Wilson |
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| 2007 | between to and from at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ. Curators Veronica Mijelshon and Eleanor Eichenbaum Merit Badge 2 at Rockland Center for the Arts Locations of Elsewhere at Peer Gallery Points of Departure: Inner and Outer Journeys in Contemporary Art |
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| 2006 | Heartfelt at 96 Gillespie The Searchers at White Box The Peekskill Project 2006 Paradise Lost at Frederieke Taylor Gallery |
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| 2005 | Exit Biennial II: Traffic at Exit Art No Apology for Breathing at Jack the Pelican Red, White and Blue at Spencer Brownstone Gallery |
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| 2004 | Look Closer.... at AG Gallery Ignite at the Puck Building, a GenArt event AIM 24 at The Bronx Museum of the Arts |
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| 2003 | Project Room at Contemporary Artists Center Hunter College MFA Thesis Exhibition at Times Square Gallery, Hunter College, New York, NY |
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| 2001 | Minute: a boxed set of miniature multiples at Artists Space New York, NY |
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Honors / Awards
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| 2010 |
Smack Mellon Hot Picks 2010, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY BRIC Rotunda Gallery Artist of the Month February 2010 |
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| 2009 |
Nomination, Louis Comfort Tiffany Biennial Award Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture Fellowship Santa Fe Art Institute Fellowship |
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| 2004 |
Artist in the Marketplace Program, Bronx Museum of the Arts Nomination, Rema Hort Mann Art Grant |
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| 2000 | Hunter College Exchange Scholarship | |
| 1998 | Orlin Prize, Honors Thesis Project “Artspace: Art Beyond Academia” | |
| 1998 | Augusta Hazard Painting Award, Syracuse University Painting Dept. | |
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Press
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"Poul Henningsen Docet", Lighting Academy: Il Portale Della Luce, May 14, 2009. Ryzik, Melena. "At a Clinic, Artists Reflecting On Home", The New York Times, May 11, 2009. Sena, John. "Beyond a Building", The Santa Fe New Mexican, March 2, 2009 Trimarco, James. "Tracks: More Than A Pretty View", The Brooklyn Rail, July 2008 Saltz, Jerry. "Waste Not, Want Not" Critic's Pick, New York Magazine online, June 27, 2008. Dan Bischoff. “Artists take measure for its own sake”, The Star-Ledger, January 6, 2008. Benjamin Genocchio. “Art Review; A Chance to Fill Up on Visual Treats”, New York Times, April 25, 2004, p. 9. Middlebrook, Jason. "Top Ten", Artforum, February 2003, p. 55. Powhida, William. "Majority Rules", The Brooklyn Rail, Summer 2002, pp. 8-9. Paul, Christine. "Collaborative Curatorial Models and Public |
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