About

Leslie Song is a visual artist living and working in St. Louis, Missouri.  She earned her BFA in painting and fibers from Truman State University in 2010 and her Master of Science in Textile Design from Thomas Jefferson University in 2013. Her artwork has been featured in exhibits in Missouri and New York, including Foundry Art Centre, Main Street Arts, and Third Degree Glass Factory. She was a recipient of the Denis Diderot A-I-R grant for an art residency at Chateau d’Orquevaux in Orquevaux, France.


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Education

2013 Master of Science, Textile Design, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA

2010 Bachelor of Fine Art with Departmental Honors, Painting and Fibers, Truman State University,  Kirksville, MO

Solo Exhibitions

2017 Life Cycles, Third Degree Glass Factory, St. Louis MO

 

Upcoming Exhibitions

2024 Honor Awards 2024, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO

 

Group Exhibitions

2023 8x8x8, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

2023 in/of/about nature, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO

2022 (all the) Feels, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO

2022 Migration, Gallerium Art, Online Exhibit

2022 Home, Arts to Hearts Project, Online Exhibit

2022 Emotion, Gallerium Art, Online Exhibit

2022 Light, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis MO, Online Exhibit

2021 True Blue, Art Fluent, Boston MA, Online Exhibit

2021 This Is Me, The Art House Gallery, Hastings MI, Online Exhibit

2021 Self Reflections, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles MO

2020 Small Works, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs NY

2020 Greetings From, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis MO

2020 Heaven and Earth, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis MO

2019 Blue, Webster Arts Center, St. Louis MO, Best in Show

2019 Beyond the Horizon, Across the Divide II, Framations Art Gallery, St. Charles MO

2019 Putting It Together 2: The Art of Assembling, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles MO

2019 Bridges, Soulard Art Gallery, St. Louis MO

2019 SCC Invitational Exhibition, St. Charles Community College, St. Charles MO

2019 Attention to Detail, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis MO

2016 December33, The Old Orchard Gallery, St. Louis MO

2016 Fin, Furs, & Feathers, Soulard Art Gallery, St. Louis MO, Award of Merit

2015 Boone County Art Show, Columbia MO, 3rd Place-Professional Drawing

2013 Master of Science in Textile Design 2013 Graduate Exhibition, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia PA

2011 Fiber Arts Show, Infinity Art Gallery, Online Exhibit, Director's Choice

2010 BFA Senior Thesis Show (Fiber Art), Truman State University, Kirksville MO

2009 BFA Senior Thesis Show (Painting), Truman State University, Kirksville MO

2009 Student Juried Exhibition, Truman State University, Kirksville MO, Best in Show

2009 Complex Cloths, Truman State University, Kirksville MO

 

Art Fairs

2024 Art Fair at Queeny Park, St. Louis, MO, 2nd Place - 3D category

 

Artist Residencies

2018 Chateau d'Orquevaux Artist Residency, Orquevaux, France

 

Awards

2018 Denis Diderot A-i-R Grant Recipient, Chateau d’Orquevaux

 

Press and Publications

2022. “Guest Curated Section by Eliza Ali, founder of Art She Says.” Create! Magazine. Issue #30. May 16, 2022. 142 - 143.

2021. “THIS IS ME Self-Portrait.” The Art House Gallery. August 31, 2021.

2021. “Studio Image Project.” Friend of the Artist. May 6, 2021.

2020. “Interview with artist Leslie Song.” Art Saint Louis. July 15, 2020.

2017 “Now On Display: Life Cycles by Leslie Song.” Third Degree Glass Factory. April 25, 2017 (images).