LESLIE SMITH

Bio

Leslie Smith makes drawings, prints, and books based on her interest in mind, body, and the way we think about the self. She holds an MFA in Book Arts from the University of Iowa Center for the Book, an MLS in Library Science, and an MA in Spanish and Latin American literature from UNC Chapel Hill. She is currently the Printmaking Artist-in-Residence at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Artist's Statement

Often my practice begins with historical primary sources, which help to ground me in distant yet familiar thought patterns, experiences, and emotions. In turn, these frequently offer better understandings of the accounts we have long been telling ourselves. Sometimes these stories are useful and sometimes they are not. From them, I suggest new possible accounts as an invitation to relate and think in new ways.