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
2026 A Very Asian Lunar New Year Exhibition, MICDS, St. Louis MO
2026 Asian Culture Exhibit, Bonsack Gallery in connection with Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis MO
Group Exhibitions
2026 Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis MO
2025 A Very Asian Lunar New Year Exhibition, MICDS, St. Louis MO
2024 Honor Awards 2024, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis MO
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
Art Fairs
2025 Historic Shaw Art Fair, St. Louis MO, 4th Place - Fine Art Category
2024 Historic Shaw Art Fair, St. Louis MO, 1st Place - Fine Art Category
2024 Edwardsville Art Fair, Edwardsville IL - Award of Excellence
2024 Mosaics Fine Art Festival, St. Charles MO - Award of Recognition
2024 St. Louis Art Fair, Clayton MO
2024 Art Fair on the Square, Madison WI
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).