About

Originally from the nation of Texas and an inhabitant of San Francisco for 20 years, Leslie now lives sandwiched between hippies and monks in the South-facing Sangres of Colorado. He was trained in interdisciplinary art, receiving a Master of Creative Arts from San Francisco State University (2001) and a BA from Williams College (1994). Approaching art as a way of learning, Leslie works in a variety of mediums to manifest playful explorations of themes – from sculptures of fast food chains to paintings and comics about the metaphysics of place. His style has been described as conceptual popfolk earthwork.

For 10 years, Leslie ran frankenart mart, a participatory, always in progress, crudely hewn, conceptual art-in-practice store with tool wielding cats, hot dog days, and changing themes in San Francisco. His current series of paintings explores local places not just as exterior spectacles or consumed experiences, but as vibrant sites of inclusive, ongoing creation.