Toni Rene Leslie | Fine Artist
Education
2017- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Fine Arts (3.0 GPA)– Columbia College Chicago.
Work Experience
2021-Present - Small Business Owner | Divine Feminine Finds- Creating
digitally illustrated stickers and handmade novelty earrings
2020-Present - Professional Artist- Painting, Drawing, and Sculpting Commissions
2020-Present - Painting and Drawing Private Lessons Teacher - Educate
students (K-12 & Adult) on art concepts and principles. Assess skill levels. Set goals for improvement. Teach small doses of art history. Introduce different materials and styles. Encourage creativity and exploration with guidance to find an authentic voice.
Awards
2024 Special Recognition for "Serenity" - Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
2018 Hollis Sigler Manifest Award - Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
Exhibitions
Group
2023 Figures 20223 - CICA Museum, Gimpo, South Korea
2023 The Monochrome Show - Fulton Street Collective - Chicago, IL
2018 Familia: BA Fine Art Manifest Showcase - Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
2017 Not Books: Student Curated Exhibition - Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
2015 Student Curated Exhibition Showcase - Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
Online
2024 14th Annual "Figurative" Art Exhibition- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
2022 Light & Shade - Las Laguna Art Gallery
Commissions/Public Art
2023 4 Untitled Fluid Pieces, Acrylic on Canvas, Willow Creek Church, Barrington, IL
2020 Static Noise, Acrylic on Canvas, Private Collection, Detroit, MI
2019 Let Me Be Feminine DAMN! watercolors, Sitting Pretty V-Suite, Tempe AZ
2018 Graphic Design and Social Media Branding, Simply From the Heart, Chicago IL
2018 Let Me Be Feminine DAMN! watercolors, The Sunflower Project Charity Auction, Chicago IL
2018 Breathe, acrylic on wood, Columbia College Chicago Library Permanent
Installation, Chicago IL
2016 Indoor Mural, 777 South State, Chicago IL
2016 Whimsical Happenings, laser cut-sculpture, Private Collection, Chicago IL
Community Involvement
2017-Present Chicago Chapter Leader/Volunteer #HappyPeriod, Los Angeles, CA
2014-2018 Volunteer - Annual Festival Louder Than a Bomb - Judge, Timekeeper, and Ticket Collector, Young Chicago Authors, Chicago, IL
2015 Volunteer - Comer Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL