I Dissent - A solo exhibition of six paintings celebrating dissent, free-speech, and the First Admendment

 I have six important artworks in my new exhibition at Black Iris Social Club in Richmond, Virginia opening Friday, June 5th as part of First Fridays. I hope you can make it out this weekend. I would love to see you there!

Learn more about Greig Leach at The Art of Cycling: About the Artist: Greig Leach

And learn about Leach's published books at The Art of Cycling: Cycling Books by Greig Leach

See one cycling painting being created in real-time at The Art of Cycling: Watch the Creation of Just One of the Cycling Art Watercolors Being Created 

Upcoming Exhibition at Kyo Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia

 2020 Artwork by Greig Leach Opening at Kyo Gallery, 111 S. Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA

October 20 from 5-8 pm

I'm thrilled to let you know that I will be exhibiting 10 paintings and 4 stained glass light boxes at Kyo Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia.  The show opens on the 20th of October with a reception from 5 until 8 pm.  The exhibition will be combined with a group show focusing on the theme of 2020 and all that surrounded that year both personally and politically.  The exhibition will run through late December.  Please go to the gallery's website at www.kyogallery.com   There are located at  111 S. Patrick Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.  Their phone number is 571-970-4388.

Bridget and I hope to see you there opening night!

Thank you for your support of my artwork over the years,
Greig

The paperwork side of being an artist

Thank you for applying for a VMFA Fellowship! Good Luck!  

To learn more about the Fellowship program and it's history we invite you to visit our dedicated 75th Anniversary Fellowship page. Let us know what you think of our online application process in this brief survey.

Expect to receive a letter in the mail notifying you of your application status the last week of January or the first week of February. Should you have any questions or concerns in the meantime, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Fellowship Office. 

Fellowship Program Coordinator
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N. Boulevard | Richmond, VA 23220
804.204.2685 | vmfafellowships@vmfa.museum

This is just part of what it takes to be able to keep making art.  Many years back, 1986-87 I was awarded one of these Professional Artist Fellowships from the VMFA.  I have continued to apply almost every year since.  The last thirty plus years have seen quite a bit of artwork come out of my studio.  The work is all clearly done by my hand, but media, techniques and imagery have evolved over the decades.  

This is one of the pieces that I had included in that 1986 application.

And this is one from this year's application.  

Happily, both of these pieces of artwork are sold and not cluttering up my studio.  You can see most of my artwork at my website, www.greigleach.com 

And remember, we are all stiving to make good work, get it seen, and make a living from our artwork.  So please buy some art from a living artist!

Newest Artwork (that isn't cycling)

Since I somehow managed not to make a still photograph of this piece, here is a video of the finished piece from my YouTube channel.  This is a combination of stained glass, wood and aluminum, with the addition of painted section created using Shiva Paintstiks (richesonart.com). 

This work is based on my painted interpretation of the scriptual stations of the cross.  I am hoping to be able to create all fourteen stations for a church in the coming years.  You can see the earlier paintings at my website, https://www.greigleach.com/thumbnail_list.php?mgd_id=7219. 

Here are some other time lapse videos of the final weekend of work on this piece.  I participated in a "48-to-Create" event at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, VA, taking the opportunity to work with other fellow art makers.

Be sure to visit my You Tube Channel and please subscribe if you like what you see.  In addition, you can see more of my art making life on Instagram

"The Look"

I have been working on this piece for a number of weeks now, and today I managed to finish it.  With the goal of getting the artwork done this week, I have not been able to paint the Criterium du Dauphine.  Although you may be able to tell in these photos that I am listening to/watching the race while I work.  Along with these photographs, I am including a video to give you more of an idea on how this piece looks in person.

Note that you can here stage three of the race playing while I am filming this.  

This piece is sold, but you can see other stained glass and painted sculptural pieces on my website at www.greigleach.com.  I do create works on commission as well.  Shipping is available worldwide.  You can email me through the website to get the wheels turning 

Craft Revolution Exhibiton at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art

I am thrilled to have my first stained glass and painted sculpture artwork, Delighted, included for exhibition at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art.  Since my artwork didn't make this emailed announcement here is the piece that will be on exhibition (should it have arrived safely today), I want to share it here.  I also hope those of you out in southern California will go see this celebration of creative work.

Here is a detailed picture of the work as well.

You can see all of my artwork (both cycling and non-cycling) at www.greigleach.com.

Exhibition "Craft Revolution"

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) is pleased to invite you to the Opening Reception of CRAFT REVOLUTION Juror: Staci Steinberger, Associate Curator, Decorative Arts and Design, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Exhibition dates: Feb. 2-March 23 Gallery hours: Thurs. - Sun. noon to 5 pm

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 2, 2019, 6 to 10 pm at OCCCA, in conjunction with the Santa Ana Art Walk

About the Show  Craft Revolution shows works with the unity of inspiration and skill philosophers call “craft” --- in drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, ceramics, weaving, architectural plans and maquettes, interior design, furniture design, fashion design, photography, video, installation art, and objets d’art in all mediums, including wood, metal, stone, clay, paper, textiles and glass. Craft is the bond between concept and technique, the link between hand, mind, and heart. Our juror selected unusual, avant-garde, hybrid artworks that merge together, in a single piece, elements of fine art and the traditional crafts. Craft Revolution illuminates an important truth about contemporary art: we can no longer categorically separate craft, fine art, decorative art, and utilitarian, designer objects.  Sophisticated, well-crafted objects --- no matter the medium --- inevitably elicit un frisson of desire.

Bibi Davidson

Wen Redmond

Mary Heebner

Diana Maria Rossi

Ryan Mennealy

Noriho Uriu

Featured Artists  Randy Au, Linda Belden, Lorraine Bubar, Juan Cabrera, Bibi Davidson, Virginia Davis, Priscilla Dobler, Janet Dreyer, Bret Englander, Karen Feuer-Schwager, Ddiana Ghoukassian, Mariano Gonzales, Sonya Hammons, Sharon Hardy, Matthew Hebert, Mary Heebner, Mark Hendrickson, Gina Herrera, John Hogan, Allison Holland, Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Rachel Kaster, Amy Keeler, Liz Koerner, Greig Leach, Lily Martina Lee, Zoey Lin, George Marlowe, Karena Massengill, Ryan Mennealy, Arny Nadler, Ted Ollier, Brad Pettigrew, Wen Redmond, Jay Reed, Robin Repp, Stephanie Robison, Sheila Rodriguez, Scott Rogers, Diana Maria Rossi, Angela Sanders, Aneesa Shami, Young Shin, Kristin Skees, Melinda K.P. Stees, Heidi Tarver, Stephen Thornhill, Ruby Troup, Mariah Tuttle, Carlos Ulloa, Noriho Uriu, Maureen Vastardis, Nikki Vismara, Jake Weigel, Lyz Wendland, Danielle Wood, Ben Zask, Jana Zimmer, Susan Zimmerman.

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art MAP Begun by artists in 1980 with exhibitions free to the public, OCCCA, the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, is a 501(c) 3 non-profit, all-volunteer, artist-run gallery located in the heart of the Santa Ana Artists Village. OCCCA presents exhibitions of contemporary art, along with concerts, performances, art classes, symposiums, and publications.

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An Artist Is Always Working

Just because the Tour Down Under is over, and the Classics haven't yet started, doesn't mean I don't have anything going on in the studio.  I make art because I love to, and because I can't imagine doing anything else (with the possible exception of riding my bike). 

This is an 8"x10" piece of stained glass that I created for our grand daughter who should be born in the next couple of days.  Her name is Alister Violet, so I thought creating an image of stars and violets was appropriate.  The skull goes with the tattoos that adorn both of her parents.  And I see the skull as a symbol of power and longevity.

You can learn more about this piece, see others and purchase work at my Etsy site, https://www.etsy.com/shop/ColorLineGlassPaint 

I'll be back in the studio tomorrow.  And I'll be back painting cycling in March.