Selected Solo Exhibitions

2006 "ATMOSPHERES: inspiration from the highlands," Gallery-in-the-Field, Brandon, VT. (Artist Talk).

2004 35th National Exhibition, Palm Springs Desert Museum, CA.

2001 "Marietta Robusti Tintoretto Story," West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ.

1999 "Marietta Patricia Leis: 2 Series of Italianate Paintings," Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO. (Lecture)

1997 "Architecture and Botany," River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN. (Lecture)

"The Marietta Robusti Tintoretto Story," North Dakota tour: James Memorial Preservation Society, Williston; Bismarck Art & Galleries Assoc.; Mind's Eye Gallery, Dickinson State University, Dickinson; Jamestown Arts Center; Minot Art Gallery, ND State Fair Ground; Cando Art Center, Cando.

1996 "Excerpts from The Marietta Robusti Tintoretto Story," Jonson Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. (Gallery Talk; Brochure, Introduction by Lucy Lippard).

1994 "Illuminations," The Casements, City Cultural and Civic Center, Ormond Beach, FL.

1991 "Marietta Patricia Leis: The Pentimento Series," Pacific International Art Gallery, Palo Alto, CA.

1990 "Marietta Patricia Leis: Columns," St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM. (Gallery Talk)

1988 "In Between Architectonic Artworks," School of Architecture and Planning, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (Gallery Talk, Catalog).

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007 "Salon Margraff," Tesuque, NM.

New '07," Cue Art Foundation, Chelsea, NYC.

"Dante's Inferno," Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco.

"When an Artist Collects," Galery-in-the-Field, Brandon, VT.

"Collect: Insight Eight," Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM.

"Art Show with a Cause," The NM Cancer Center Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.

"Gallery Artists," Remmi Fine Art, Denver, CO.

"I Am the Best Artist in the World," TVM Gallery, Tesuque, NM.

"Discovery," River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN (4 person).

2006"Collect: Insight 8," Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM.

"Gateway to Imagination," Farmington Museum, NM.

"National Biennial," Chattahochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, (Catalog).

"New Acquisitions from the Permanent Collections," NM State University, Las Cruces, NM.

"Nurturing the Edge," Cue Art Foundation, Chelsea, NYC.

"Paintings," Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM (2 person).

"Lost and Found," Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

2005 "Visceral Images," (with Betty Hahn)," New Mexico State University Art Gallery, Las Cruces, NM.

"Small Works," Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA.

"Messing Around and Around," Spike Gallery, Chelsea, New York City.

"Expressions West," Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR.

"group show," gallery in-the-field, Brandon, VT.

2004 Violette Jacobs Abstract Paintings Award

"30th Anniversary Permanent Collection Exhibition," New Mexico State University Art Gallery, Las Cruces.

"Messing Around," NutureArt Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY.

"The Terrain," The Las Cruces Museum of Fine Art, NM.

"National Art Exhibition," Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, TX.

2003 "All That Glitters," Islip Art Museum, East Islip, Long Island, NY.

"Visions of Passage," Brad Cooper Gallery, Tampa, FL (5 person).

"Contemporary Art 2003," Fuller Art Center, Los Alamos, NM.

2002 "New Acquisitions," The Harwood Museum, Taos, NM.

"Crater Lake Centennial Exhibition," Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR.

"Rocky Mountain Biennial," Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO.

2001 "Art Quest," Fort Smith Civic Center, Fort Smith, AK, (Catalog).

2000 "Past Influence/Present Use: The Art of John Giarrizzo, Marietta Patricia Leis and Betsabee Romero," Sun Valley Center for the Arts, UT (3 person).

"Snapshot," Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD; Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA; Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT.

1999 "Visible Whispers," The University Gallery, The University of Bridgeport, CT (3 person).

1998 "Celebrating Diversity," Hillwood Museum, Long Island University, Brookville, NY.

"Artists Who Look Back: Spirituality in Modern and Contemporary Art," Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco, CA, (Catalog).

"Spring Sculpture Invitational," Connemara Conservancy, Dallas, TX.

1997 "Sculpture Invitational ‘97," The Select Art Gallery, Sedona, AZ.

1995 "Two Views," Montana State University, Billings, MT (2 person).

"High Tea Garden Party," The Clymer Museum, Ellensburg, WA.

"ANA 24," Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, (Catalog).

1994 "MOSTRA 94," Museo Italo Americano, San Francisco, CA (6 person).

1993 "Messilla Valley Fine Arts Exhibition," Las Cruces, NM and Museo de Arte, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Cuidad Juarez.

"1993 National Exhibition," Cooperstown Art Association, New York

1992 "Fourth Annual Exhibition," Old San Ysidro Church, Corrales, NM. M.P. Leis, Juror and Guest Artist.

1990 "Small Works," 80 Washington Square, East Galleries, NY. Juror. Ivan Karp, Director, OK Harris Gallery.

"Art of Albuquerque 1990," Albuquerque Fine Arts Museum, Albuquerque NM. (Brochure).

1989 "Sculpture in Public Spaces," University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Invitational (Video).

"Visions of Excellence," New Mexico State Fair, Fine Arts Gallery. Juror, Joan Hugo, Editor, Artweek.

* "At the Edge," Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX. Curator, Barry Walker, The Brooklyn Museum. Texas Tour: Shore Art Gallery, Abilene Christian Univ.; Dishman Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont; Southwestern University, Georgetown; The Nave Museum, Victoria; Cultural Activities Center, Temple, (Catalog).

"Pindar National Invitational, 5 Artists," Pindar Gallery, Soho, NY, (5 person).

1988 "Common Ground," Dallas City Hall, TX.

"American Drawing Biennial," Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

"USA—Mexico Exchange," Regional Museum, Chihuahua, Mexico, and Sala de Exposiciones, Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico.

1987 "Clemson National Print and Drawing Exhibition," Rudolph E. Lee Gallery, College of Architecture, Clemson University, SC. Juror, Terance La Noue.

"National Drawing '87," Holman Gallery, Trenton State College, NJ.

"Two-Person Exhibition," Chabot College Art Gallery, Hayward, CA (2 person).

1986 "The 29th Annual Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, 1986," Chautauqua Art Association Galleries, New York, (Catalog).

"31st Annual Open Spectrum," The David Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville, IL.

"Works on Paper, A Group Exhibition," Zoller Gallery, The Pennsylvania State University, PA (5 person).

1985* "Hudson Valley '85," Mid-Hudson Arts and Sciences Center and Barrett House, Poughkeepsie, NY. Juror, Barbara Haskell, Curator, Whitney Museum. Best in Show Award.

"Statements,"A Perspective on Contemporary Art in New Mexico '85," Fine Arts Gallery, NM.

Selected Public Collections

Albuquerque Art Museum, NM.

Arts Council of Beaufort County, SC.

Compass Computer Service, Dallas, TX.

Fort Smith Convention Center, AK.

Harwood Museum, Taos, NM.

Holtze Hotel, Denver CO.

Hudson Valley Hospital Center, Peekskill, NY.

Johnson Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

Museum of Contemporary Arts, Hot Springs, AR.

Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC.

Spring Island Trust, SC.

New Mexico State Library, Records, Archives, Santa Fe. 1% for Art/ bas relief mural commission. Ross Laboratories, Columbus, OH.

State Capitol Building, Santa Fe, NM.

The Resort at Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV. 2 commissioned paintings.

University Art Gallery, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM.

Valparaiso Fundacion, Mojarcar, Spain

Brain Institute, Dominici Building, Albuquerque, NM.

Selected Publications

2006 Leis, M.P., "Scottland Artist Residency: a time for inspiration," abqARTS, April 2006, p. 9, (Photo).

Carver, J., "Picturing Trancendence," FOCUS, August/September 2006, pp. 34,35, (Color Photo).

Gomez, M., Artist Has Rare Local Show, Mountain View Telegraph, September 14, 2006. p. A8, (Photo).

2005 Dingman, T., "Blue by Her," Albuquerque Sunday Journal, May 2005, pp. 1-2, (Photos/Color).

2001 Pulka, W., "Historic Roots," Albuquerque Journal, October 12, 2001, West Side Journal p. 8, (Color Photos).

2000 Smith, M., "Portraits of An Artist," Las Vegas Weekly, February 10-16, 2000, VOL 10, issue 6, p. 37, (Photo).

1999 Langdon, C., "Pensive in Venice," The Durango Herald, September 3, 1999, Section B, pp. 1-2, (Color Photos).

Reynolds, J., "Reviving Marietta," Cross Comments, Durango, CO., August 20, 1999, pp.7-8, (Photos).

1998 Wyte, R.A., "Artists Who Look Back: Spirituality in Contemporary Art," Museo ItaloAmericano, 1998, pp.26-27, (Photo).

1997 Kary, J., "The Marietta Robusti Tintoretti Story," The Western Concept, Vol 71, Issue 8, April 28, 1997, p. 3, (Photo).

New American Paintings, Open Studios, Boston, MA., October 1997, pp. 40-41 & 118, (Color Photos).

Nichols, A., "Botany and Architecture," Chattanooga Free Press, June 29, 1997, p. L8, (Photo/Color).

1996 Lippard, Lucy R., "A Legacy Framed," Brochure, Jonson Gallery, The University of NM, 1996, (Photos).

1995 "In Three Dimensions: Women Sculptors of the ‘90s," Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, 1995, Catalog, (Photo).

1994 Flowerlover, The, "Flowers in Art, Marietta Patricia Leis," Fall 1994, Volume I, Number 3, pp. 38-39, (Photos/Color).

Stewart, L., "Secret Garden Blooms in Illuminating Exhibit," The Daytona Beach (FL) Sunday News-Journal, July 17, 1994, p. 4G, (Photo).

1993 Reed, O., Jr., "Multimedia Artist Likes Viewers to Touch, To Feel Her Work," The Albuquerque Tribune, March 2, 1993, p. D-3. (Photo)

1990 Allison, L., "Leis Uncovers The Illusion of Pentimento in Paintings," The New Mexican, Nov. 9, 1990, p. 23, Pasatiempo, (Photo).

1985 Shields, K., "Art Review: Disturbances in the Field," Albuquerque Journal, December 8, 1985, p. D-2.

Selected Awards

2007 Artist in Residence, Footpaths to Creativity, Azores, Portugal.

2006 Visiting Artist, Spring Island Trust, SC.

2005 Artist in Residence, Cawdor Estate, Cawdor, Scotland.

2004 Artist Residency, Fundación Valparaíso, Mojacar, Spain.

Violette Jacobs Award, Palm Springs Desert Museum, CA

2002 Pritchard's Island Artist Retreat Program, SC.

2001 Artist in Residence Program, Schneider Museum, Ashland, OR. (Crater Lake National Park, OR)

2000 Artist in Residency, Weir Farm Trust, Wilton, CT.

1998 Connemara Conservancy Foundation (Dallas) Artist Grant and Residency.

1994 E. D. Foundation (New Jersey) Artist Grant (1994-1996).

1989 Artist Space, NYC, Artist Grant Recipient.

Education

1988 MFA, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

1985 MA, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

1975 BA, Antioch College West, Los Angeles, CA.