Artists
Leigh Wells
Leigh Wells constructs collage, drawings and paintings with found materials, paper, and pieced fabric that consist of simple, restrained abstract forms.
As an internationally exhibiting artist, her work has been shown in New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Hamburg and Amsterdam. Bay Area solo shows include Gregory Lind Gallery, Ampersand International Arts, and Gallery 16 in San Francisco. She was a 2022 Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant recipient, was a SFMOMA SECA Award nominee and an artist member of Minnesota Street Studios in San Francisco.
Leigh's work has appeared in The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, and has been featured in Elle Decor among other publications. She earned a BFA from the University of San Francisco with subsequent art studies at Parsons/The New School, New York where she was an instructor, Crown Point Press and the San Francisco Art Institute.
Natasha, 2019, Collage, fabric and mixed media on wood panel 18 × 18 in | 45.7 × 45.7 cm SOLD
V, 2019, Collage, fabric and mixed media on wood panel 18 × 18 in | 45.7 × 45.7 cm $2,000
Coda, 2022, Acrylic, gesso, latex and prismacolor on pieced vintage fabric 71 × 40 in | 180.3 × 101.6 cm $6,000
Eclipse, 2021, Acylic, gesso, latex on pieced found fabric, 52.5" x 46", $5,000