Leah Wilson

Leah Wilson received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Art Institute of Southern California. After earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute, she moved to Nevada City in the Sierra Nevada foothills to pursue making art and teaching whitewater kayaking. In 2008, Wilson moved to Eugene, Oregon. A 2012 artist residency at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest introduced her to ecologists working on long-term studies in the forest. Wilson’s interaction with the forest and its associated ecologists led her to realize that science in general, and ecology in particular, seeks to identify patterns, and changes in patterns, over time. Often, in terms of process and product, the most evident element of her work is repetition, rhythm, and pattern related to water in general, and rivers and streams in particular. Leah is a founding member of Gray Space, a group of Oregon artists, based in the Corvallis, Eugene, and Roseburg areas, that fosters creative strength, exchange and exploration. Gray Space explores how art influences place and place influences art. Leah Wilson’s artwork has been exhibited at galleries throughout the West Coast including the Hult Center Plaza in Eugene, Oregon, the Roger W. Rogers Gallery at Willamette University, Cascade Gallery at Portland Community College and Guardino Gallery in Portland, Oregon, the Arts Center in Corvallis, Oregon, and Julie Baker Fine Art in Nevada City, California. Her work is in the collections of Oregon State University, Umpqua Community College, Adobe Systems Inc., eBay, Inc., and other corporate and private collections. She teaches at Oregon State University.