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Jo Ann Leiser
JO ANN LEISER HAS BEEN A PRACTICING ARTIST FOR MANY YEARS. AFTER LIVING IN SPAIN FOR 20 YEARS, SHE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES. SHE BEGAN STUDYING WATERCOLOR WITH DR. JACK STEWART FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS. SHE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE MEDIUM OF PASTEL BY SIDNEY HERMEL (WELL KNOWN FOR HIS CITYSCAPES) AND HAS STUDIED AND PAINTED WITH HIM FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS AS WELL. SHE IS PRESENTLY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SALMAGUNDI CLUB, PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, CATHERINE LORILLARD WOLFE ART CLUB AND THE AMERICAN ARTISTS PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE. IN THE PAST SHE WAS ON THE BOARD OF NEW YORK ARTISTS EQUITY ASSOCIATION. SHE WAS CURATOR OF THE SALMAGUNDI CLUBS NON-MEMBERS OPEN SHOW FOR FOUR YEARS. LEISER IS PUBLISHED IN THREE BOOKS AND NUMEROUS MAGAZINES, INCLUDING THE NEW INTERNATIONAL PASTEL ARTIST MAGAZINE. SHE HAS WON NUMEROUS AWARDS AND IS MEMBER OF WHO'S WHO OF AMERICAN WOMEN AND WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN ART. SHE IS IN MANY PRIVATE AND MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. LEISER CONTINUES TO PRACTICE HER CRAFT OF PAINTING.
EDUCATION
WESTERN COLLEGE, OXFORD, OHIO, BA
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE, NY, NY, DALE MEYERS
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE, NY, NY, NATHAN CABOT HALE
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE, NY, NY, JOSEPH Rossi
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE, NY, NY, FREDERICK WONG
STEWART STUDIOS, NY, NY, JACK STEWART
PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, NY, NY SIDNEY HERMEL
CURATOR OF FIRST NEW YORK BANK ART EXHIBITS
CURATOR OF THE SALMAGUNDI CLUB ANNUAL NON-MEMBERS OPEN SHOW, 1995, 1996, 1997
ORGANIZATIONS
ALLIED ARTISTS
ARTISTS FELLOWSHIP
THE PEN AND BRUSH
DEGAS PASTEL SOCIETY
THE SALMAGUNDI CLUB
PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
CONNECTICUT PASTEL SOCIETY
PASTEL SOCIETY OF NORTH FLORIDA
CATHERINE LORILLARD WOLFE ART CLUB
NEW YORK ARTISTS EQUITY ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN ARTISTS PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE
PUBLICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST MAGAZINE, EDITION 3, I 999
BEST OF PASTEL 2 - ROCKPORT PRESS
MARQUIS WHO's WHO OF AMERICAN WOMEN, 2I ST EDITION
200 GREAT PAINTING IDEAS FOR ARTISTS, NORTH LIGHT PRESS, 1998
PASTEL HIGHLIGHTS, 1997
MANHATTAN ARTS INTERNATIONAL, I996
JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BULLETIN, 1994