MELISSA LEANDRO (b 1989, Miami, FL) MFA Fiber & Material Studies department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA, 2012, SAIC. Leandro attended ACRE Wisconsin Residency, Roger Brown House Residency, TextielLab, The Netherlands Her work has been exhibited at Chicago Cultural Center, Efrain Lopez Gallery, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago Artists Coalition (CAC), the Bridgeport Art Center, Arts Incubator, University of Chicago, Plaines Project, The Franklin, Gallery 400, Doc6, Lula Café, Intelligentsia Café, Flex Space (SAIC), Sullivan Galleries (SAIC), Autotelic Studios, Both Sides Gallery, Union League Chicago, Lillstreet Art Center, Sulzer Regional Library Chicago, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI, Fiber Arts Club, University of Missouri, Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, IN, N A W A , New York, NY, ArtSeen Gallery & Flagler Art Space, Miami FL, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Art, Colorado, Middle Tennessee State University, Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland, Golden Parachutes Gallery, Berlin.
Tokens,Tropicana, 2017, Jacquard weaving, mercerized cotton, embroidery, gradient stitching, 34" x 50"
Tokens,Tropicana (DETAIL), 2017, Jacquard weaving, mercerized cotton, embroidery, gradient stitching, 34" x 50"
Un jardín_Vienna, 2016, Jacquard weaving, mercerized cotton, embroidery, gradient stitching, dye, 34" x 46"
En el camino_Prague, On route_Prague, 2016, Jacquard weaving, mercerized cotton, embroidery, gradient stitching, 34" x 43.25"
Fuzz top, 2015, Wall tapestry based on watercolor and pen collage, 6-weft construction, 55" x 67”
