leah@leahcarless.com
Education and Qualifications
2014-2016 MA Sculpture. Royal College of Art, London
2010-2013 BA Fine Art (First Class, Hons) BIAD, Margaret Street School of Art, Birmingham
Selected Exhibitions
2018 Low Batt. Turf Projects, Croydon, London
2018 Hidden Processes, The New Art Gallery Walsall, West Midlands
2017 Steppes, Two Queens, Leicester
2016 I'm every woman, KH7 artspace, Aarhus, Denmark
2016 Left to Right, Copperfield Gallery, London
2016 Bloomberg New Contemporaries, ICA, London
2016 The Life of Clay, RIBA, London
2016 Looking at People, Looking at Art, Division of Labour, London
2016 Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Bluecoat, Liverpool
2016 Royal College of Art MA Show, London
2016 SWEAT. Camden Arts Centre, London
2016 RCA Secret, London
2016 The Kiss, Blyth Gallery, London
2015 RCA Secret, Dyson Gallery, Royal College of Art, Battersea, London
2015 WiP show. Royal College of Art, Battersea, London
2015 Birmingham show. Eastside Projects, Birmingham
2014 C-PAGES. Federation House, Manchester and Stryx, Birmingham
2014 New Art West Midlands. Barber Institute of Fine Art, Birmingham
2014 Graduate Bursary Show. Grand Union, Birmingham
2013 Trading post. Library of Birmingham, Off site project Eastside Projects
2013 So Near So Far, residency. Old Library Space, Worcester City Gallery, Worcester
2013 WO13, Old Library Space. Worcester City Gallery, Worcester
Bursary's/awards
2016 Engine Micro bursary for travel
2016 Gilbert Bayes Charitable Trust Scholarship
2015 Finalist of Platform 2 commission, Werk, Birmingham
2015 RCA bursary. Royal College of Art, London
2014 RCA bursary. Royal College of Art, London
2013 Extra Special People graduate bursary award. Eastside Projects, Birmingham
2013 New Art West Midlands Bursary Award
2013 Graduate studio award. Lombard Method, Birmingham
Residencies
2018 Artist in Residence The New Art Gallery Walsall
2015 Grymsdyke Farm Group Residency
2014 C-PAGES, Federation House, Manchester and Stryx, Birmingham
2013 So Near So Far, residency. Old Library Space, Worcester City Gallery, Worcester
Talks/Events
2018 Visiting Artist, Warwickshire College
2018 Lunchtime Crit, Turf Projects, Croydon
2018 Visiting Artist, Croydon School of Art, London
2017 Artist Talk, Steppes, Two Queens, Leicester
2016 Visiting tutor, BIAD, Birmingham
2016 There is no Script for This', Talk at Eastside Projects
2016 Visiting Artist, UAL, Camberwell, London
2016 Liquid drawing workshop, University of Westminster, London
2016 Visiting Artist, University of Westminster, London
2015 Cross disciplinary clay workshops, William Bennington Gallery, London
2014 Artist Talk, NAWM, Grand Union, Birmingham
2014 Youth Workshops, Barber Institute of Fine Art, Birmingham
2014 Artist Talk, NAWM, Barber Institute of Fine Art, Birmingham