selected group exhibitions
2009 ....   conversation pieces curated by sean donaher & mariam ghani, cepa gallery, buffalo,
new york, u.s.a
....   text-based brayham contemporary art, toronto, ontario 
....   writing pictures curated by gerald mead, wny book arts center, buffalo, new york, u.s.a  
....   kiwi sculpture garden project 2009 curated by mary sue rankin, kiwi sculpture gardens,
perth, ontario
....   open ears festival of music and sound, charitable research reserve, cambridge, ontario
....   deviant detours kunsthaus gallery, san miguel de allende, guanajuato, mexico
2008 ....   promo international art exhibition curated by lauren nobey, santa barbara, california, u.s.a  
....   tangential reform, ub anderson gallery, buffalo, new york, u.s.a
....   17th annual members exhibition, big orbit gallery, buffalo, new york, u.s.a
....   ArtEXCHANGE brayham contemporary art, toronto, ontario 
2007 ....   gallery luz tenth anniversary show, gallery luz, montreal, quebec
2006 ....   obsession, curated by kelly mckray, edward day gallery; first canadian place gallery,
toronto, ontario
....   InTentsCity, curated by the transmission commission collective, mocca/ edward day gallery courtyard, toronto, ontario
....   propeller turns 10 alumni exhibition, propeller centre for the visual arts, toronto, ontario  
2005 ....   work space curated by mark schilling, the red head gallery, toronto, ontario
....   hi-light (curated by kelly mckray) the edward day gallery, toronto, ontario
....   members exhibition, the red head gallery, toronto, ontario
....   version>05 nfo art expo, with lobby gallery, chicago, u.s.a.
....   nova young art fair, with lobby gallery, chicago, u.s.a
....   by association, members exhibition, propeller centre for the visual arts, toronto, ontario
2004 ....   the 3 day show, gallery luz, montreal, quebec
....   new members exhibition, propeller centre for the visual arts, toronto, ontario
2003 ....   11 pieces juried and curated by zack pospeizynsky, propeller centre
for the visual arts, toronto, ontario
....   drawing 2003, juried and curated by david liss and zack pospiezynski, john b. aird gallery, toronto, ontario
2001 ....   sick, rebecca gallery, toronto, ontario
....   pro-fusion, wagner rosenbaum gallery, toronto, ontario
....   the interior design show, (with kiia architects), toronto convention centre, toronto, ontario
2000 ....   renaissance women 2000, rebecca gallery, toronto, ontario
1999 ....   emerging sculptors, sculptor’s society of canada juried exhibition, toronto, ontario
....   sacred earth, ontario society of artists juried exhibition, john b. aird gallery, toronto, ontario
1995 ....   baked alaska, harbourfront york quay centre, toronto, ontario
1994 ....   a baker’s dozen, gallery oscar, toronto, ontario
1993 ....   artefect 3, workseen gallery, toronto, ontario
  grants and awards
2009 ....   international sculpture centre (honorable mention) outstanding student achievement in contemporary sculpture
2007-09 ....   university at buffalo SUNY college of arts and sciences dean’s fellowship
....   university at buffalo SUNY graduate teaching assistantship
....   university at buffalo SUNY full tuition scholarship  
2006 ....   the banff centre for the arts, residency assistance grant 
2005 ....   ontario arts council exhibition assistance grant
2004 ....   ontario arts council exhibition assistance grant
....   ontario arts council emerging artist grant
2003 ....   ontario arts council exhibition assistance grant
1999 ....   ontario society of artists ledsham award
1996 ....   ontario arts council exhibition assistance grant
1990 ....   ontario arts council exhibition assistance grant
  articles and reviews
2009 ....   colin dabkowski, new cepa exhibits simulate sight, sound and smell, the buffalo news,
december 4, 2009 (u.s.a)
....   colin dabkowski, cepa gallery’s three-month show is the talk of the town, the buffalo news, september 15, 2009 (u.s.a)
....   the red head and the Kunsthaus, atencion, january 30, 2009, (mexico)
2008 ....   misty-dawn macmillan, nina leo’s life drawings, the strand, january 17, 2008
2006 ....   david liss, obsession, edward day gallery, toronto, canada, artecontexto,
2006/4: volume 12 (spain) 
2005 ....   peter goddard, shine the light on new shutter talent, the toronto star, august 18, 2005
....   gary michael dault, the show of the summer, the globe and mail, august 13, 2005
....   mary mckenzie, hi-lite, flack, summer issue, 2005  
....   fred camper, daily affirmations, chicago reader, may 6, 2005
2003 ....   david balzer, we got art: a look at the highlights and low points of toronto’s visual arts scene
in 2003
, eye magazine, december 25, 2003
2002 ....   tim rostron, featured exhibition — t.o. do, the national post, may 27, 2002
....   susan o’neil, local sculptor examines ‘the space between’, the mirror, may 24, 2002
....   kristen peterson, nina leo’s drawings show personal exploration, the annex gleaner, june, 2002
....   bill maclean, review: the space between, beach metro news, may 21, 2002
2000 ....   interview with kate george, renaissance women 2000, ciut radio january, 2000
1996 ....   james masters, artists team up, the sun times, june 28, 1996
....   heidi bergstrum, new installation exhibit at the durham public art gallery, mosaic arts
and entertainment
, june 20, 1996
1994 ....   steven lungly, a dog’s space, eye magazine, april 14, 1994
....   interview with jodie glaser, a baker’s dozen, cjrt radio, april 15, 1994
1992 ....   hanna kalico, artefect — no fixed address, work seen magazine, summer issue, 1992
  Catelogues & Publications
2010 ....  

conversation pieces exhibition reader, edited by Mariam Ghani and Carlos Motta,
new york, 2010

2009 ....  

deviant detours exhibition catalogue, red head gallery & kunthaus sante fé,  2009

  Public Collections
....  

kunsthaus santa fé, san miguel de allende, guanajuato, mexico

  memberships and associations
....   a space gallery toronto ontario
....   big orbit gallery buffalo, new york 
....   canadian artists representation ontario toronto ontario
....   interaccess electronic media arts centre toronto ontario
....   modern fuel artist-run centre
....   the red head gallery toronto ontario
....   toronto arts council toronto ontario
....   visual arts ontario toronto ontario
  education and residencies
2009 ....   university at buffalo SUNY masters of fine arts - visual studies, emerging practices
2006 ....   the banff centre for the arts, the future of idea art thematic residency 
1988....  

university of western ontario honors bachelor of arts - visual arts

  teaching experience
2010 ....   university at buffalo SUNY adjunct; thematic drawing
....   university at buffalo SUNY adjunct; the constructed body
2009 ....   university at buffalo SUNY instructor of record; public space
....   niagara county community college  adjunct; drawing 1
....   university at buffalo SUNY adjunct; drawing fundamentals
2008 ....   university at buffalo SUNY instructor of record; constructed body
....   university at buffalo SUNY instructor of record; drawing fundamentals
....   university at buffalo SUNY instructor; extended photography
2007 ....   university at buffalo SUNY teaching assistant; visual theory, aesthetics and criticism
2002 ....   academy of artisans instructor and course designer; mixed media drawing
2001 ....   academy of artisans instructor and course designer; mixed media sculpture
  related experience
2006-present ....   red head gallery, steering committee
2008-09 ....   university at buffalo SUNY faculty student representative
2006-08 ....   a space gallery board of directors; programming committee chair
2006-07 ....   scarborough arts council, program coordinator
2004-06 ....   a space gallery editorial committee; membership initiatives committee
2002-06 ....   visual arts consultant writing; curatorial research; curation; publicity
1997-00 ....   leo | macyk design, partner industrial designer
1991-94 ....   artefect gallery co-director, curator
1990-91 ....   the craft studios at harbourfront assistant coordinator
  jurying
2007 ....   toronto transit commission jury member, public art commission
2007 ....  

toronto outdoor art exhibition juror, mixed media awards

2006 ....  

a space gallery jury member, main space exhibitions

2003-05 ....  

propeller centre for the visual arts jury member, exhibitions

1991 ....  

ryerson polytechnic university jury member, illustration & design awards

  artist talks
2008 ....  

dorkbot artist speaker series interaccess electronic media arts centre toronto, on

2008 ....  

self and ritual, guest lecturer university at buffalo, buffalo new york, u.s.a.

2007 ....  

pecha kucha presentation series 5 soundlab, buffalo new york, u.s.a.

   
  — Nina Leo
 
  www.ninaleo.com