LEAH K. TOMAINO
12 Charles Street
Randolph, NJ 07869
Telephone: (973) 328-3009
E-mail:
www.leahktomaino.com
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS:
New Hope Sidetracks Art Gallery, 2A Stockton Ave.,New Hope, PA
N.A.W.A., 80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1405, New York, NY
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2014; “Mt. Rainier,” Anthony M. Bucco Gallery Space, Randolph, NJ.
“RECYCLED,” Riverdale Public Library, Riverdale, NJ.
2013; “RECYCLED,” The Park Avenue Club, Florham Park, NJ.
2011; “RECYCLED,” Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ.
2010; “RECYCLED”,The County College of Morris Gallery, Randolph, NJ.
2008; “ Days of Vines & Posies,” New Hope Sidetracks Art Gallery, New Hope, PA.
2006; “Trees,” Collages & Paintings, Reform-Studio, Long Valley, NJ.
2005; “Trees,” Paintings & Drawings, The Madison Gallery, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ.
“Trees,” Paintings & Drawings, The Haggerty Education Center Gallery, The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ.
2004; “Trees,” Paintings & Drawings, County College of Morris Gallery, Randolph, NJ .
2003; “Trees,” Paintings & Drawings, Morris County Library, Whippany, NJ.
1994-2002; Numerous Solo Shows of Paintings, Collages & Drawings, The Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY.
1999; “Creative Issue,” Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York, NY.
1995; Paintings, Collages, The Randolph Township Free Public Library, Randolph, NJ.
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2003; “World Arboreal,” The Clifton Arts Center, Clifton, NJ. Exhibited with artist Nora Speyer.
2002; “Trees,” Paintings and Drawings, The Atlantic Gallery,New York, NY. Exhibited with artist Jane Henry.
1998; Collages, Drawings, Photographs, The Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY. Exhibited with Artist Jane Henry.
1989; Assemblages, The West Wing Gallery, Ringwood State Park, Ringwood, NJ.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2014; “National Association of Women Artists 125th Annual Exhibition", Sylvia Wald-Po Kim Gallery, NY, NY
“Unity of the Spheres,” The County College of Morris Visual Arts Gallery, Randolph, NJ
“Pulp Culture,” The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ
“Spectrum,” The County College of Morris Visual Arts Gallery, Randolph, NJ
“Jersey Women Artists Now,” The George Segal Gallery, Montclair University, Montclair, NJ
2013; “National Association of Women Artists 124th Annual Exhibition", Sylvia Wald-Po Kim Gallery, NY, NY
2012;"National Association of Women Artists 123rd Annual Exhibition", Sylvia Wald-Po Kim Gallery, NY, NY
“Naked in New Hope”, Sidetracks Art Gallery, New Hope, PA
"Seasons", Park Avenue Club, Florham Park, NJ
"National Association of Women Artists New Member's Exhibition," N.A.W.A. Gallery ,NY, NY.
“County College of Morris Faculty Exhibition,” The University of the Arts, Hamilton & Arronson Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
2011; “Naked in New Hope,” Sidetracks Art Gallery, New Hope, PA
2010;”Moby Dick on the Delaware,” Sidetracks Art Gallery,New Hope, PA
“The Exquisite Corpse,” Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
2009; “Spring Exhibition”, NYAXE Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
“Reilly, Spatz and Tomaino,” ART UPSTAIRS, Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, Morristown, NJ.
2008; “Naked in New Hope,” Sidetracks Art Gallery, New Hope, PA.
“Fall Collection,” The F.U.E.L. Collection, Philadelphia, PA.
“Convergence,” UP Front Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, NY.
2007; “Naked in New Hope,” Sidetracks Art Gallery, New Hope, PA.
“Desiderium,” Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ.
“Daylight Savings,” City Without Walls, Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Exhibition Space, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ.
“Ménage Au Tree,” Sidetracks Art Gallery, New Hope, PA.
“21st Annual International Juried Show,” Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ. Juror: Laura Hoptman, Museum of Contemporary Art, NY, NY.
2006; Salmagundi Club, “Annual Juried Exhibition of Paintings, Graphics & Sculpture by Non-Members,” New York, NY.
2005; Myhelan Cultural Arts Alliance, Inc., Long Valley, NJ. Exhibited with artists Patrick Dougherty and Todd Doney.
Griffin Gallery, “Naturescapes,” Madison, NJ.
Broome Street Gallery, “Holiday Invitational Exhibition,” NY, NY.
2004; “Collector’s Evening,” NJ Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ 07901
1993-2002; 30 Invitational Exhibitions, The Atlantic Gallery, NY, NY.
1999; “CWOW in SoHo,” ‘Exhibit A’ Gallery, NY, NY.
1997; “Art of Northeast USA, 48th Annual Exhibition,” Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT. Juror: Cora Rosevear.
1996; “The Broome Street Gallery Holiday Invitational Exhibition,” The Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY.
1994-1995; “The 13th Annual Metro Show,” City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
1995; New Work Corner, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ.
1993; “National ’93 Small Works Exhibition,” Arts Council Gallery, Cobleskill, NY. Juror: Ann Philbin.
EDUCATION:
William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ. MA; 2002.
1987; The Studio Art School of the Aegean, Samos Greece.
The Cooper Union, 42 Cooper Square, New York, NY. BFA; 1987.
COLLECTIONS:
Nancy Balliett; Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Camile Battaglia; Mr. & Mrs. Steve & Margaret Beecher; Mr. & Mrs. Ed & Doloris Bilinkas; Mrs. Sally Brody; Mrs. Muriel Brown; Mr. Lawrence Carter; Mrs. Edith Cefaloni; Ms. Laura Coolack; Mr. Karl Dardick; Mr. & Mrs. George & Kathleen Debony; The Dover Municipal Building, Dover, NJ; Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Janice Fisch; Ms. Mary Granito; Spears & Meagan Griffin; Roberta Haag; Mr. Steve Heien; Ms. Jane Henry; Ms. Lisa Hurckes; Ms. Ruth Jacobson, Mr. & Mrs. Muong Sook Lee; Ms. Adrienne Lombardi; Mr. John Malkowski; Mr. Kenneth Metzner; Park Avenue Club; Polizzotto & Polizzotto, Brooklyn, NY; Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Anne Prebor; Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Kate Rabinowitz; Ms. Molly Rabinowitz; The Randolph Township Free Public Library; Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Mary Lou Scalera; Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Rose Schackner; Mr. & Mrs. Phil & Kathy Sheehy; Sills, Cummis and Gross, P.C.; Mr. Fred Simon; Magdalena Teter, PH.D.; Ms. Theresa Valvano; Ms. Patricia Veres; Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Marie Waldron; Mr. & Mrs. James & Beth Welch; Mr. & Mrs. Jeff & Lisa Whelin.
AWARDS:
2012: National Association of Women Artists Medal of Honor & Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Award for Works on Paper
2010; FINALIST, The Artist’s Magazine 27th Annual Art Competition, Abstract/Experimental
1996; GRANT,The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc., 380 Broadway, NY, NY.
PUBLICATIONS:
The Star-Ledger, April 17, 2014; Newark, NJ, “A Women’s Touch,” Dan Bischoff, p. 41
Jersey Women Artists Now: Contemporary Visions, 2014, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, Curator, Allison Leigh
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 22, May, 2013, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA, p.162-163
Gallery & Studio, September/October 2012; New York, NY, J. Sanders Faton, p. 6
The Daily Record, October, 2011; Parsippany, NJ, Matt Manachio, p. A3.
New Jersey Monthly Magazine, May, 2011, NJ Monthly, LLC,NJ., USA, p. 105
International Contemporary Artists, Vol. I,2010, ICA Publishing, NY, USA, p.180
The New York Times, November 22, 2009, NJ p. 18
Exquisite Corpse: Paul Robeson Galleries 30th Anniversary, 2009, Digital City Services, NY, USA
Artworld Digest, Seed Issue 2007;NY, NY, David Cohen, page 10.
Dateline Journal, April 17, 2003; Clifton, NJ, Prime Time, page B1.
The Daily Record, November 10, 1996; Parsippany, NJ, Marion Filler, page W3.
The Daily Record, December 1, 1995; Parsippany, NJ, Marion Filler, page B3.
EMPLOYMENT:
2003-Present Adjunct Professor, County College of Morris, 214 Center Grove Rd., Randolph, NJ 07869. Teaching 2-Dimensional Design, 3-Dimensional Design & Drawing I.
2001-Present, Art Instructor, ARTWORKS STUDIO,502 Millbrook Ave., Randolph, NJ 07869. Painting & Drawing Instructor for students, pre-K through Adult in various media. Program Coordinator for Summer Camp. Coordinator of student exhibitions at the Randolph Township Municipal Building.
CURATOR:
2005-2011, The ARC/Morris, NJ, Annual Wine Tasting & Fine Art Exhibit
MEMBERSHIPS:
2012-Present, The National Association of Women Artists, Inc., 80 Fifth Ave, New York, NY
1996-Present, New York Artists Equity Association, Inc., 498 Broome St., New York, NY.