EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts - 2003

Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in Semiotics and Textual/Visual Studies - 1997

University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Mathematics - 1996

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Walk My World, Prudential Unlimited Realty, Jamaica Plain, MA

July 2010    info    photos

KVB Partners LLC, New York, NY

November 2007 - July 2009

Five Years, Project 9494 @ Screwball Studios, Brooklyn, NY

November 2008

Salon de Quartier, New York, NY

December 2006 - March 2007

Beacons, 94 9th Street Project Space, Brooklyn, NY

December 2006

Salon de Quartier, Brooklyn, NY

August - December 2006

94 9th Street Project Space, Brooklyn, NY

December 2005

Water Street Lounge, Brooklyn, NY

June - July 2004

Singularity, Civic Square Building Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

March 2003

The Worrell Professional Center, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

August - December 1999

Central Carolina Bank Gallery, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC

February - March 1999

Afternoon Tea, The Wyoming, Washington, DC

February 1998

Personal Space, Scales Fine Arts Center, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

April 1996

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

SINGLE FARE, 224 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY

2010

Small Works Show, Sweet Lorraine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2010

FLOW, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY

2008

A.G.A.S.T. Artists Exhibition, 94 9th Street Third Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2005

Insights 2005, San Francisco City Hall Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005

Limit Edge Boundary Asymptote, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ

2004

Annual Fall Exhibition, Civic Square Building Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

2002

First Year Review, Civic Square Building Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

2001

Art-O-Matic 2000, Washington, DC

2000

Biennial Staff Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

1999

Invitational, The Arts Council Boardroom Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC

1998

Southeastern Spectrum, The Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC

1998

23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Shelby Art League, Shelby, NC

1997

Painting in General, The Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC

1996

The Other Self, Artspace Gallery, Raleigh, NC

1996

Annual Juried Exhibition, Scales Fine Arts Center, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

1996, 1995, 1994

Fragments: Self / History, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC

1995

PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS

George Maciunas’s Flux Mass, Voorhees Chapel, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

November 1, 2003

Wallflower, FiveMyles, Brooklyn, NY

May 30, 2003

Crowd 11/04/02, Civic Square Building Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

November 4, 2002

Die Flux Messe von George Maciunas, Kirche des Humors, Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany

September 20-21, 2002

COLLECTIONS

Novelis, corporate collection, Atlanta, GA

Acquired 2008

Burkhart & Company LLC, corporate collection, Knoxville, TN

Acquired 2001

Wake Forest University General Collection of Art, Winston-Salem, NC

Acquired 2000, 1996

Dublin University Graduate Students Union, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Acquired 1997

Wake Forest University Collection of Student Art, Winston-Salem, NC

Acquired 1996

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE

Project 9494 @ Screwball Studios, Brooklyn, NY

July 2008 - July 2009

Limit Edge Boundary Asymptote, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ

2004 - with Yukiko Nakashima

Annual Fall Exhibition, Civic Square Building Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

2002 - with Justin Adian, Jasmine Justice, and Wendy White

HONORS AND AWARDS

Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 2002

Winner, Open Studios 2002 MFA Competition, 2002

Peter Stroud Scholarship in Visual Arts, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, 2001

Anonymous Donor Scholarship in Visual Arts, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, 2001

Best in Show, Painting in General, The Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 1996

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, 1996

Departmental Honors in Studio Art, Wake Forest University, 1996

Presidential Scholarship for Distinguished Achievement, Wake Forest University, 1992

Congressional Art Award, 1992

PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS

Janet Testerman, “Center of attention.” Knoxville Magazine. August 2008.

Lauren Hansen, “Gowanus sheds its tough skin...” Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 19, 2007.

Annie Leist, “The Business: Human resources.” Arts Hub USA. July 3, 2007.

Annie Leist, “The Business: Fortune favors the prepared mind.” Arts Hub USA. June 14, 2007.

Annie Leist, “Closing the door.” Arts Hub USA. May 15, 2007.

“Gowanus Artist of the Day: Annie Leist.” Brooklyn Record. October 19, 2006.

Dan Bischoff, “Connecting art and the everyday.” New Jersey Star-Ledger. August 1, 2004.

Limit, Edge, Broundary, Asymptote: The Fine Lines of Human Space. City Without Walls. July 2004.

Steven T. Zevitas, ed., New American Paintings MFA Annual 2002. Open Studios Press. October 2002.

Blue Greenberg, “Artists take bold approach to color.” Durham Herald-Sun. February 26, 1999.

Danielle Deaver, “Lifelong resident paints...” The Winston-Salem Journal City Guide ‘96-’97. October 18, 1996.

Stephen Cass, “Portraits of the artist.” Aontas. October 17, 1996.

Kim Underwood, “Seeing the light...” The Winston-Salem Journal. May 5, 1996.

Cherin C. Poovey, “Portrait of an artist.” Family Ties. Spring 1996.

Cherin C. Poovey, “The vision of an artist...” Wake Forest University Magazine. March 1996.