1. Lea Anderson
Curriculum Vitae
www.leaandersonart.com
leadeniseanderson@gmail.com
RESIDENCIES/SPECIAL PROJECTS
• 2015 (Installation): MERIDIAE, Albuquerque Museum of Art & History: 2015
Summer Artist-in-Residence
• 2015 (Installation): (REBIRTH)REUNION, Pacific Exhibits, Albuquerque NM
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
• 2016 (pending)Cavern of Curiosities, freeform artspace, Santa Fe, NM
• 2015 Holocene Garden, Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
• 2012 MMMultiplicity, (three Installations: MEMORYFEELD, MEMBRAINCHAIN, and
MILLIPOD), Hyde Gallery, San Diego County, CA
• 2011 Living Grids, Bright Rain Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
• 2010 MEMBRAINCHAIN, Installation. Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA
• 2010 MILLIPOD, Installation, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
• 2009 Being Sprouts: Recent Cultivations, Bright Rain Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
• 2008 Imitation Organics, Bright Rain Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
• 2006 REBIRTH of a LIFE, Installation. Jonson Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
• 2005 THEY GREW: Paintings From the Third Dimension, Installation. Trevor Lucero Studio,
Albuquerque, NM
• 2003 Visual Oracles, Bard Hall Gallery, San Diego, CA
SELECTED GROUP and TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2016
• High Fiber, (Installation FUTUREFEELD), Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson AZ.
• Verge: Shaping the Photograph, John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2015
• I Love It!!! , Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
• On the Map: Unfolding Albuquerque Art + Design: Encompass: 7th
& Mountain
(Interchange), Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
• On the Map: Unfolding Albuquerque Art + Design: 516 ARTS (SSITG), 516 ARTS,
Albuquerque, NM.
• Reservoirs, South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM.
• 20 Cubed: Small Sculpture, William Platz Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
• S(and): An Introduction, Exhibit 208, Albuquerque NM
• Contrasts, New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM.
• Fresh Paint, Luanem Gallery, Albuquerque NM
2014
• MAS ATTACK 6 @ the TAM (Torrance Art Museum, California) Presented by ARTRA
Curatorial Projects, Torrance, CA

2. • MAS ATTACK Albuquerque, ARTRA Curatorial Projects and Creative Albuquerque,
Albuquerque, NM
• Adaptations: An Exhibition About Survival, Installation. SCA Contemporary, Albuquerque,
NM (Exhibition Catalogue)
• Harvest CSA, (selected to create 56 unique sculptural objects) Harwood Art Center,
Albuquerque, NM
• 15th
Annual Office Party, Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM.
2013
• SCOPE Miami Beach; C. Emerson Fine Arts, Miami Beach FL
• Positive+-Negative, (Two-person) Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM
• Alluvial, Open Space Visitors Center Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
• It’s all Relative, Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM
2012
• Melange, (Three-person) Bright Rain Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
• Black & White, Exhibit 208, Albuquerque, NM
• Venice Artwalk, Venice, CA
• Prelude, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
2011
• Kaleidoscope; Installation (Millipod), Fresh Paint, Culver City, CA
• Drawing Expanse, Space4Art, San Diego, CA
• Shades of Grey; Drawings in Graphite; University of Mary Washington Galleries,
Fredericksburg, VA
• Catharsis; Installation (Dreams of Things That Never Came True), Downtown
Contemporary, Albuquerque, NM
• Talisman; Cellar Door Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2010
• Thailand USA 4th International Exchange Show: Installation (Millipod), Thailand Cultural
Center, Bangkok, and Chiang Mai University Gallery in Chiang Mai, Thailand (Exhibition
Catalogue)
And concurrently at:
LA Artcore Union Center Gallery and Brewery Annex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• 6th International Arts Festival; Chiang Rai Cultural Center, Chiang Rai, Thailand
• Collect: Inside 8; Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
• REPEAT: Exploring Pattern and Texture; University of Mary Washington Galleries,
Fredericksburg, VA
• ArtZone; Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2009
• West-Southwest: ABQ-LA Exchange; Los Angeles, CA- LA Artcore Union Center Gallery and
Brewery Annex Gallery; - Installation (Memoryfeeld), Albuquerque, NM- 516 Arts
(Exhibition Catalogue)
• AXIS 4th National Juried Exhibition; Curator Janet Bishop (SFMOMA); Axis Gallery,
Sacramento, CA (Exhibition Catalogue)
• The Organics, (Three-Person), LCC Gallery, Laredo, Texas
• Art at the X: Celebrating Women; Curator Jessica Flores (Assoc. Curator of Contemporary

3. Art, Cincinnati Art Museum), Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2008
• Albuquerque Biennial Southwest, (Curator Stephanie Hanor, San Diego MOCA);
Albuquerque Museum of Art & History (Award: Best Work on Paper) (Exhibition Catalogue)
• INSIDE the INSIDE, (Two-Person), Petting Zoo Artspace, Albuquerque, NM
2007
• Glamour & Gluttony; Studio Site Santa Fe - Installation, Santa Fe, NM
• In the Cut; Donkey Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2006
• Juried Invitational (curator Harmony Hammond); University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
(Exhibition Catalogue)
• Sweet, Sweet Glee, Tamarind Institute of Lithography, Albuquerque, NM
2005
• CURATOR & Exhibitor: Contemporary Entelechy: Abstract Painting at UNM, UNM Student
Union Building
• Juried Invitational (Curators Joel Peter Witkin and Linda Durham), University of New
Mexico, Albuquerque (Exhibition Catalogue)
2004
• New Vitalists, (Two-Person Exhibition) Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
• Juried Invitational, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (Exhibition Catalogue)
• Poverty and Abundance, Trevor Lucero Studio, Albuquerque, NM
• Confluence: Southwest Geographic Arts, Sommers Gallery, University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM
• An Eclectic Group, Katrina Lasko Gallery, Bernalillo, NM
EDUCATION
• 2006 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM; MFA (with Distinction), Painting and
Drawing
• 2003 San Diego State University San Diego, California; BA, Painting and Printmaking
• 2001 San Diego State University San Diego, California; BA, Applied Design (Emphasis
Ceramics) MINOR: Art History
• 1997 Grossmont College, El Cajon, California; AA, Painting and Drawing
AWARDS/HONORS
• 2012 Guest Curator at 516 ARTS: Flatlanders and Surface Dwellers
• 2010 “Albuquerque Local Treasure 2010” AABA Honoree
• 2008 “Best Work on Paper” Albuquerque Biennial Southwest
PUBLICATIONS / PRESS
• Sonoran Arts Network; Review: High Fiber at Conrad Wilde Gallery Tucson, February
2016, Shane, C.J. http://www.sonoranartsnetwork.net/high-fiber-at-conrad-wilde-
gallery.html

4. • Albuquerque Journal; Review: New Mexico Art League hosts installation by area artists
based on geometric, mathematical structures, Nov 1, 2015, Pulkka, Wesley
• Harrison Middleton University Blog; Experiment in Art, Oct 23, 2015, Simon, Alissa.
http://www.hmu.edu/hmu-blog/2015/10/18/experiment-in-art
• Harrison Middleton University Blog; Interview With an Artist, Sep 18, 2015, Simon, Alissa.
http://www.hmu.edu/hmu-blog/2015/9/13/interview-with-an-artist
• CNM Chronicle; Instructor Spotlight: MERIDIAE by Lea Anderson, Vol 21 Aug 20, 2015,
Stuckey, Stephanie. https://thecnmchronicle.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/instructor-
spotlight-meridiae-by-lea-anderson/
• Albuquerque Journal; Art Museum Window gets New, Mosaic-inspired Look, July 19, 2015,
Stratton, Ali. http://www.abqjournal.com/614866/news/gigantic-window-at-art-
museum-getting-a-new-look-inspired-by-artists-collage.html
• MCO Newslink; Art Faculty Member Chosen as Artist-in-Residence, July 8, 2015, Burroughs,
Christine.
• The Morning Brew TV Show: Don’t Miss All The Best of the Albuquerque Museum, July 21,
2015. https://youtu.be/EGEwYElKLO4
• COLORES! Artist Spotlight, New Mexico PBS (KNME-TV), June 13, 2015.
http://wn.com/lea_anderson
• Beautiful Decay: Lea Anderson’s Propagating, Wall-Mounted Installations Explore The
Multiplicitous Nature Of Thought And Memory, June 2, 2015. Evans, Hayley.
http://beautifuldecay.com/2015/06/02/lea-andersons-propagating-wall-mounted-
installations-explore-multiplicitous-nature-thought-memory/
• KRQE NEWS13 Highlight; Nonprofit art studio presents a new fundraiser, April 30, 2015,
Walker, Amy. http://krqe.com/2015/04/30/nonprofit-art-studio-presents-a-new-
fundraiser/ (second video)
• Weekly Alibi; Go With the Grain: opening reception for s(and): an introduction, May 6,
2015, Von Winckel, Holly.
• Weekly Alibi; Great Unexpectations: Arts Unexpected descends for one day, April 22, 2015.
Barrow, Lisa.
• Albuquerque Journal; Annual Harwood Exhibit Highlights Notable Local Artists, March 8,
2015. Roberts, Kathleen.
• Weekly Alibi; MAS Attack Ready to Blitz the Albuquerque Art Scene, July 17, 2014. Oatman,
Alison. http://alibi.com/art/47281/MAS-Attack-Ready-to-Blitz-the-Albuquerque-Art-
Scen.html
• Local iQ; Adept at ‘Adaptation’, June 2014. Oostman, Katherine.
• Albuquerque Journal; New Group Exhibition Considers Artists’ Relationship with Surface,
March 10, 2013. Gomez, Adrian
• Pyragraph; Beyond the Surface at 516 ARTS, March 18, 2013. Avenue, Eva.
• abqARTS; Searching for a Second Dimension, April 8, 2013. Montano, Mary.
• Temporary Art Review; Flatlanders and Surface Dwellers at 516 ARTS: An Interview with
Lea Anderson, May 28, 2013. Dawson, Sage. http://temporaryartreview.com/flatlanders-
and-surface-dwellers-at-516-arts-an-interview-with-lea-anderson/
• Santa Fe New Mexican; Art in Review: Flatlanders and Surface Dwellers, July 11, 2013.
Fairfield, Douglas.
• La Mesa-Mount Helix Patch; The Way I See It: ‘Multiplicity’ at Hyde Gallery, Feb 10, 2012.
Robertson, Cynthia. http://patch.com/california/lamesa/bp--the-way-i-see-it-multiplicity-
at-hyde-gallery

5. • GC Summit; Lea Anderson Installations on View at the Hyde, Feb 15, 2012. Boyd, Barbara
• The East County Californian; Local Artist Displays Work at Grossmont College, July 9, 2012.
Robertson, Cynthia. http://www.eccalifornian.com/article/local-artist-displays-work-
grossmont-college
• Studio Visit Magazine, Vol 13, 2011
• Pasadena Star News; Enigmatic and Organic, Nov 12, 2010. Daichendt, G. James.
http://www.offrampgallery.com/review_star_news_11-10.html
• Albuquerque Journal; Two Excursions Into the Organic. July 18, 2010. Pulkka,
Wesley.
• Weekly Alibi; Gallery Review. V19 No. 27, July 8-14, 2010. Sauthoff and Crane
• Albuquerque ARTScrawl; Local Treasures Announced 2010. September 2010. AABA.
• unclepauliesworld.blogspot.com; Lea Anderson’s Organic Lifeforms ‘Rain’ Down
on Old Town. Dec 2, 2009. Niemi, Paul.
http://unclepauliesworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/lea-andersons-organic-lifeforms-
raining.html
• Sacramento Bee: Axis; The Little Gallery that Could…go National. Aug 7, 2009. Dalkey,
Victoria
• New Mexico Business Weekly; ABQ meets L.A. in Arts Exhibit that Tests the
Waters for Nonprofit Cultural Exchanges. April 3, 2009. Kamerick, Megan.
• Albuquerque Tribune:;Some Great Art Hangs on the Walls of Justice. Sept. 7,
2006. Salem, Nancy.
• Weekly Alibi; They Grew: Trevor Lucero Studio, April 21, 2005. Allen, Steven Robert.
PUBLIC LECTURES
2015 Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, NM
2015 Luanem Gallery/Menaul School, Albuquerque, NM
2012 Hyde Gallery, San Diego County, CA
2011 Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, NM
2010 Thailand Cultural Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2010 Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2010 Guest Speaker - Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM
2009 Albuquerque Contemporary Art Society, Albuquerque, NM
2009 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM
2006 Jonson Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

6. • GC Summit; Lea Anderson Installations on View at the Hyde, Feb 15, 2012. Boyd, Barbara
• The East County Californian; Local Artist Displays Work at Grossmont College, July 9, 2012.
Robertson, Cynthia. http://www.eccalifornian.com/article/local-artist-displays-work-
grossmont-college
• Studio Visit Magazine, Vol 13, 2011
• Pasadena Star News; Enigmatic and Organic, Nov 12, 2010. Daichendt, G. James.
http://www.offrampgallery.com/review_star_news_11-10.html
• Albuquerque Journal; Two Excursions Into the Organic. July 18, 2010. Pulkka,
Wesley.
• Weekly Alibi; Gallery Review. V19 No. 27, July 8-14, 2010. Sauthoff and Crane
• Albuquerque ARTScrawl; Local Treasures Announced 2010. September 2010. AABA.
• unclepauliesworld.blogspot.com; Lea Anderson’s Organic Lifeforms ‘Rain’ Down
on Old Town. Dec 2, 2009. Niemi, Paul.
http://unclepauliesworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/lea-andersons-organic-lifeforms-
raining.html
• Sacramento Bee: Axis; The Little Gallery that Could…go National. Aug 7, 2009. Dalkey,
Victoria
• New Mexico Business Weekly; ABQ meets L.A. in Arts Exhibit that Tests the
Waters for Nonprofit Cultural Exchanges. April 3, 2009. Kamerick, Megan.
• Albuquerque Tribune:;Some Great Art Hangs on the Walls of Justice. Sept. 7,
2006. Salem, Nancy.
• Weekly Alibi; They Grew: Trevor Lucero Studio, April 21, 2005. Allen, Steven Robert.
PUBLIC LECTURES
2015 Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, NM
2015 Luanem Gallery/Menaul School, Albuquerque, NM
2012 Hyde Gallery, San Diego County, CA
2011 Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, NM
2010 Thailand Cultural Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2010 Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2010 Guest Speaker - Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM
2009 Albuquerque Contemporary Art Society, Albuquerque, NM
2009 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM
2006 Jonson Gallery, Albuquerque, NM