Leslie was recently awarded an Artist Enrichment Grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. During 2018, Leslie will be studying the art of kintsugi, the art of mending broken pottery, and will prepare a series of new work based on her studies. For details of the grant award, visit the Foundation’s website.

Leslie’s mixed-media piece, “Homing Instinct,” was selected for the national juried exhibit Home at Arc Gallery in San Francisco, California. The exhibit runs from May 15 to June 12, 2021.