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EDUCATION
MFA, Painting, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BA, Liberal Arts, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2010 "I'm A Stranger Here Myself," DD Art Enterprises, Ithaca, NY
2002 "Art in America," Plus Ultra/Winkleman Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1999 "Guest Room: Leslie Brack," Galerie Jousse Seguin, Paris
"Leslie Brack," Yearsley Spring Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Leslie Brack," Rosenberg Gallery at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
1997 PS122 Gallery, two-person show with Tony Gray, NYC
1996 Bronwyn Keenan Gallery, two-person show with Mark Bennett, NYC
Momenta Art, two-person show with Rico Gatson, Brooklyn, NY
EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED
2010 "Signs on the Road," co-organized with Michael Ashkin,

Winkleman CRL, NYC

2009 "The Mood Back Home," co-organized with Suzy Spence, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY

(NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship)

2000 "I Saw Stars," Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
1999 "Chocolate Kingdom," The Work Space, NYC
1995 "Lookin' Good, Feelin' Good," co-organized with Michael Ashkin, Mark Masyga and

Jeanne Tremel, Gallery 450, NYC

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 "The Mood Back Home," Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
"Twin Twin," Big and Small Casual Space, organized by Matt Freedman,

Long Island City, NY

Momenta Art Benefit Exhibition, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
2008 "Bornagain Again," curated by Eddy Steinhauer, Five Myles, Brooklyn, NY
Momenta Art Benefit Exhbition, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
2005 "The Expression of Elemental Passions," Plus Ultra/Winkleman Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"R3, Readin’, ‘Riting, ‘Rithmatic, 30 years later," curated by Susan Canning,

Castle Gallery at College of New Rochelle, NY

2004 Leslie Brack and Jeff Hand for Plus Ultra gallery, scope-Los Angeles art fair at the

Standard Hotel, LA

White Columns Benefit Exhibition, White Columns, NYC
2003 "Summer Reading," curated by Larry Walczak, Schroeder Romero, Brooklyn, NY
2002 "Next Next," curated by Dan Cameron, BAM Next Wave Festival, Brooklyn, NY
"2-D," organized by Eung Ho Park, Parker Gallery, Fort Lee, NJ
"Scratch," curated by Renee Riccardo, ARENA Gallery, NYC
Galerie Eric DuPont, three-person show, Paris
"Tricky Adios; Hello to Handmade Words," curated by David Humphrey, K.S. Art, NYC
Momenta Benefit Exhibition, Momenta Art and White Columns, NYC
2001 "kidsart," curated by Bradley Rubenstein, Clifford Smith Gallery, Boston, MA
Momenta Art Benefit Exhibition, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
FFWD Miami Art Fair, with Arena Gallery / Renee Riccardo, Miami, FL
"21st Century Suffragettes," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2000 "I Saw Stars," Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
"Thirtieth Anniversary Benefit Silent Auction and Gala," White Columns, NYC
1999 "Countdown," Boucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Outer Boroughs," curated by Lauren Ross and Paul Ha, White Columns, NYC
"Chocolate Kingdom," The Work Space, NYC
"Harum-Scarum," Marymount Manhattan College Gallery, NYC, three-person show,

curated by John Mendelsohn

PS122 20th Anniversary Exhibition, PS122 Gallery, NYC
1998 "Encyclopedia 1999," Turner & Runyon Gallery, Dallas, TX
Summer group show, Derek Eller Gallery, NYC
"Shake," curated by Jane Harris, PS122 Gallery, NYC
White Coumns Benefit Exhibition and Auction, White Columns, NYC
Momenta Art Benefit Exhibition, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
1997 "Road Show ’97," Bronwyn Keenan Gallery, NYC
"hold it now, hit it," organized by Derek Eller, 498 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY
"Kiss and Kill," organized by Jane Harris, MBM gallery, NYC
1996 "The Strange Power of Cheap Sentiment," curated by Bill Arning, White Columns, NYC
"Group Hanging," Griffin Linton Contemporary Exhibitions, Costa Mesa, CA
"The MTV Group Show," organized by Bronwyn Keenan, the green room at

MTV Studios, NYC

"Art Exchange Show," curated by Bronwyn Keenan, 60 Broad Street, NYC
"The L Word," curated by Larry Walczak, Eighth Floor Gallery, NY
"off the map...," curated by Curtis Smith and Eric J. Edler, Brooklyn Brewery,

Brooklyn, NY

Bailey House Benefit, Leo Castelli Gallery, NYC
1995 "Page 13," organized by Nick Tobier, 450 Broadway Gallery, NYC
"50," Storefront for Art and Architecture, NYC
"Lookin' Good, Feelin' Good," 450 Broadway Gallery, NYC
"Popular in New York," artist-organized show with Carie Lassman and Gina Manola,

Manhattan Mini-Storage, NYC

1994 "Regional Artists Biennial," curated by Terry R. Meyers and Emily Kass,

Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana

"The U-Haul Show," artist-organized, in rental truck in Soho, NYC
1993 Barneys New York Christmas window display featuring Chicago artists, curated by

Adam Brooks, sponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

"Girls! Girls! Girls!," Prairie Avenue Gallery, Chicago
"The Republic Reconsidered," Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago
"The MFA Exhibition," Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago
"The Spray Room Show," installation with Robert Hewitt, The Pakula Building, Chicago
"All Illinois Graduate Art Exhibition," Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (1st Prize)
BIBLIOGRAPHY/PUBLICATIONS
Winterton, Danielle, Ithaca Post, "Howdy, Stranger," 2010
Townes-Anderson, Nathan, Art21 Blog, "Bite Me," 2009
Butler, Sharon, The Brooklyn Rail, "The Mood Back Home," 2009
Katz, Vincent, Apollo, "The Women's Rooms," 2009
Gatson, Rico, Artinfo.com, Rico Gatson in New York, "Picks," 2009
Shaffer, Jessica, FemministBloggers@Brooklyn Museum.org, "Picks," 2009 (reproduction)
Miser & Now Magazine, issue #4, cover image, reproductions, published by Keith Talent Gallery,

London, 2005

Momenta 1999-2004, 2005 (reproduction)
James Wagner, The Group at Plus Ultra, jameswagner.com, 2005
Staff, Artsymag.com, "Leslie Brack," 2002 (reproductions)
Coates, Jennifer, Brooklyn Rail, "Art in America," Autumn 2002 (reproduction)
Manchester, Clare, Art Monthly, "Brooklyn a Paris," July/August 2002
"kidsart," edited by Bradley Rubenstein & published by Clifford Smith Gallery, 2001
Hyde, James, Burlington, "I Saw Stars," September 2000
Leacock, Victoria, Smock, "Vox Populi," Premiere Issue 2000, pg. 28 (reproductions)
Laster, Paul, Artnet.com, "Brooklyn Spice," June 29, 2000 (reproductions)
Cotter, Holland, The New York Times, "I Saw Stars," May 19, 2000, pg. E34
Momenta Art Exhibitions 1995 through 1999, (catalog with reproduction), 2000
Brown, Gerard, Philadelphia Weekly, "Wordsmith," April 15, 1999 (reproduction)
Williamsburg Weekly, five issues, 1996-1997
Saltz, Jerry, Time Out, "Mark Bennett and Leslie Brack," December 1996
Bretthauer, Laurie, NY Soho Arts Magazine, "The Politics of Emerging Artists," November 1996
"Time Capsule: A Concise Encyclopedia by Women Artists, Performers, and Writers,"

published by Creative Time Inc., 1995 (reproduction)

Servetar, Stuart, New York Press, "Popular in New York," March 22, 1995
Regional Artists Biennial Catalog, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 1994 (reproduction)
Calhown, Sharon L., Dialogue, "The 1994 Regional Artists Biennial," Sept/Oct, 1994
Chicago Reader, "Girls, Girls, Girls," reproduction, June, 1993