Bio/Artist Statement

Blue Tree Etching with embossing 31" x 43" ( left), Leslie hanging art for Hunter's Point Open Studios (right)

Bio

Leslie Lowinger was born in New Orleans grew up in Detroit. She lived in New York for 15 years and San Francisco for the last twelve. Her work has been shown various places including: Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco, Foundation 3.14 in Norway and Fashion Moda, New York. She has received a N Y S C A Independent Artist's Grant and is the collection of the DIA Foundation. She is a member of Graphic Arts Workshop a printmaking cooperative in San Francisco and is currently on the board of directors of ArtSpan which organizes a city wide open studio.

Artist Statement:

My etchings often examine cities and people in cities. These are generally places I have lived including New York, Germany and San Francisco. I have been influenced by Ruysdael, Jaques Callot, other artists of the 18th Century, and Japanese prints among other things. To collect information for my prints I make drawings on the street and in public places such as hotels.

Education

Camberwell School of Art London, England 1973-1976 B.A. with honors
Hochshule fur bildende Kunste, Hamburg, Germany 1991- 1993 Guest Studentship

Awards

1989 New York State Council on the Arts Independent Artists Grant

Affiliations

Artspan

Graphic Arts Workshop

Interview - GAW 50th Anniversary