Aliza Lelah

Born: 03/25/82, Madison, WI

EDUCATION

2007MFA Painting Savannah College of Art and Design - Savannah, GA
2005Non Degree Seeking The Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL
2004BA Studio Art The University of Vermont - Burlington, VT
2002-03Studio Art Centers International - Florence, Italy

AWARDS/GRANTS

2007Professional Development Grant
2007Artist Grant
2007Vermont Studio Center College Art Association Award
2006The Gelman Trust Endowed Scholarship
2005Graduate Fellow in Artistic Achievement, Savannah College of Art and Design

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008(July scheduled, two person show) Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008Recycled Remnants, Austin Homespa, Austin, TX
2008"Open Simsim!", Gallery Stokes, Atlanta, GA
2007Remnants, Rosewood Gallery, Savannah, GA
2004My Hair will be Longer Then, Francis Colburn Gallery, Burlington, VT
2003Your Heart the Moon Clouded, La Corte Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
2002My Heart the Red Sun, SACI Gallery, Florence, Italy GROUP

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

200720th National Juried Art Exhibition, Mable House Arts Center, Mableton, GA.
Juror: Bruce Bobick
31st Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY.
Juror: Amy Smith-Stewart
IJAYA, Christies, London England.
Juror: Gill Hedley
200614th Annual College Juried Exhibit, The Art Place-Mountain View, Marietta, GA (honorable mention)
Juror: Kip Rogers
2006-07Spring Open Studio, Alexander Gallery, Savannah, GA
2005-06Fall Open Studio, Alexander Gallery, Savannah, GA
2004Senior Show, Francis Colburn Gallery, Burlington, VT
2003Batik and Serigraphy Show, SACI Craft Gallery, Florence, Italy Photography in Firenze, SACI Gallery, Florence, Italy
2002Advanced Painting, SACI Gallery, Florence, Italy
2001Painting, Ecological Theory, and Perception, Francis Colburn Gallery, Burlington, VT
2000Life Drawing, Francis Colburn Gallery, Burlington, VT

PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2007Adjunct Professor, George Washington University, DC
2006-presentGraduate Painting Administrative Assistant, Savannah, GA
2005-presentWoodshop Technician, Savannah, GA
2000-04Williams Hall Art Assistant, Burlington, VT
2001Renaissance Art School Art Teacher, Lake Zurich, IL

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Allison Hersh "A Stitch in Time," Savannah Morning News, May 17, 2007.
Ally Hughes, "Thesis Exhibition All Sewn Up," The Chronicle, May 18, 2007.
Susan Kane-Parker, "Artist Literally Pieces Family Together," Buffalo Grove Countryside, May 30, 2007.
Reena Kazmann, "Recycled Remnants," Eco-Artware, July 15, 2007.