





David C. Leonard (b.1962 Wilmington, DE) received a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1985. He has also studied at the Banff Centre for the Fine Arts in Banff, Alberta, Canada. He currently resides in Austin, TX.
solo exhibitions
2007
— George Billis Gallery in New York, New York
— These Days at Julie Baker Fine Art in Nevada City, California
2005
— Working Monuments at the On Gallery in S. Pasadena, California
1999
— Americana at Crystal Fine Art Gallery in Boston,
Massachusetts
group & two-person exhibitions
2007
— Paint at the Davis Gallery in Austin, Texas
— Good Night Sun at the George Billis Gallery in New York, New York
— 2007 Art Exhibition at the People's Gallery, Austin City Hall in Austin, Texas
2006
— In The City at the George Billis Gallery in New York, New York
— Pillar and Stretch at the Davis Gallery in Austin, Texas
2005
— Architect Tonic at the 2040 Gallery in Austin, Texas
— Summer Show at the Davis Gallery in Austin, Texas
— A New View at Julie Baker Fine Art in Grass Valley, California
— Selections from New American Paintings Vol. 54 at the Plus Gallery in Denver, Colorado
2004
— Arts International Exhibition 2004 at the International Museum of Art in El Paso, Texas. Jurors: Ellen Landis and Andrea Karnes; Avant Contemporary Painting Award
— New Directions V at the Hoorn-Ashby Gallery
in New York, New York
— American Beauty at the 2040 Gallery in Austin,
Texas
2003
— Texas National at Stephen F. Austin State University
in Nacogdoches, Texas. Jurors: Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor
— 20x20x20: A Compact Competition at Louisiana
State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Juror: Michael Rooks
2002
— Contemporary Realism at Mesa Contemporary Arts in
Mesa, Arizona. Juror: Bill Lykins
— The Austin Art Scene III at the ACA Gallery @ ArtPlex
in Austin, Texas. Juror: Ron Prince
2001
— The Austin Art Scene II at the ACA Gallery @ ArtPlex
in Austin, Texas. Juror: Billy Kirkland
1999
— National Prize Show at the Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. Jurors: Peter, Eliza, and Belinda Rathbone;
Jurors Award
— at ArtForms Gallery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Juror:
Ivan Karp
1998
— Julia C. Butridge Gallery at the Dougherty Arts Center in
Austin, Texas.
— New Texas Talent at the Craighead-Green Gallery
in Dallas, Texas. Juror: Robert McAn
— 20x20x20: A Compact Competition at Louisiana State
University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1997
— Open Show at The Art League of Houston in Houston,
Texas. Juror: Susie B. Kalil
— Global Warning at Galeria Mesa in Mesa, Arizona.
Juror: Anne Coe; Jurors Award
1996
— Contemporary Realism 96 at the Gallery Alexy
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Juror: Sidney Goodman
— Southwest 96 at The Museum of New Mexico in
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jurors: Luis Jimenez, Charlene Teters, and Willis Hatshorn
— Behind Closed Doors II at the Artspace Gallery in
Austin, Texas.
1995
— Tri-State Plus at the Beaumont Art League Galleries
in Beaumont, Texas. Juror: The Art Guys
— Behind Closed Doors at the Artspace Gallery in Austin,
Texas.
1994
— National Juried Exhibition at Oklahoma Art Workshops
in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Juror: Doug Dawson
— Spring 94 at the Artspace Gallery in Austin,
Texas.
1993
— Art at the Armory II: Philadelphia Comes to Longbeach
Island at the Longbeach Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences
in Loveladies, New Jersey. Juror: Robert T. Koening, Director of the Noyes
Museum
— Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition at the Manayunk Arts
Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Juror: Bill Greenberg
1992
— In Art We Trust; 200 Years Exercising the Bill of Rights. Art at the Armory at the 103rd Engineers Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1989
— Disquietudes at the Pyramid Arts Center in
Rochester, New York. Curator: John Worden, Director of the Pyramid Arts Center
1988
— Six New Eyes at the Laushe State Office Building
in Cleveland, Ohio. Curator: Joe Glasgow, Cleveland Institute of Art
1987
— Enclosure, Memory, Dialectic, Pleasure at The
Other Gallery in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Publications
SouthwestArt, September 2007
American Art Collector, July 2007
The New York Sun, 7/20/06
The Austin Chronicle, 6/09/06
The Daily Texan, 6/08/06
Voices of Art, Volume 14.1 2006
ARTnews, September 2005
Artweek, July/August 2005
Rocky Mountain News, 1/21/05
New American Paintings, Volume 54 10/04
Art Business News, 09/04
The Austin Chronicle, 5/28/04
The Austin American-Statesman, 5/13/04
The Dallas Morning News, 7/24/98