• Born in Chicago, IL

  • Lives in Brooklyn, NY

leighbklonsky@gmail.com

Education

  • Masters of Art in Education, Brooklyn College, 2007

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1998

Selected Exhibitions

  • The Art of the Educator, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY 2025

  • 20th Annual Small Works Show, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY 2024

  • Together We Will, Arts Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY 2023

  • Stratigraphy, Arts Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY 2023

  • Metamorphoses, El Barrio Art Space, New York, NY 2023

  • Hekate's Grove, participating artist with performer Kay Turner, Five Myles Gallery,

    Brooklyn NY 2022

  • Summer Open Call, The Curated Fridge 2021, Michael Behlen, curator

  • Long After Me, Spring Street Gallery, Block Island, RI 2019

  • Small Works, Materials for the Arts, Long Island City, NY 2014

  • Black & Blue, Just Arts Space, Chicago, IL, 2013

  • Paper Politics, Version>04: invisibleNetworks, Chicago, IL, 2004

  • Currents, AIR Gallery, New York, NY 2001

Teaching

  • Digital Art & Photography Teacher, East Side Community School, New York, NY 2007 - present

  • Teaching Artist, New York, NY 2002-2007

Collaborative Projects & Presentations

  • Community Weaving, Earth Day Celebration, Sea Breeze, Block Island, RI 2023

  • Panelist: Bronx Recognizes It’s Own, Bronx Council on the Arts, 2023

  • Teaching Creativity: A Case for Art Education, Photoville Educators Exhibition &

    Panel, Brooklyn, NY 2021

  • Apocalypso 2, local design project, Block Island, RI, 2015-present

  • Teaching Visual Literacy Through Photography, co-presenter, National Art

    Educators Association Convention, NY NY 2017

  • Grounders Documentary, still photographer, 2017

  • The Heart & Soul of Liberty City, Miami Workers Center, lead community muralist,

    Miami FL, 2006

Residencies & Awards

  • Artist in Residence, Arts Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY 2023

  • Artist in Residence, Sea Breeze, Block Island, RI 2023

  • Artist in Residence, Arts Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY 2022

  • United Photo Industries x Photo Wings Grantee, New York City, NY 2020

  • Artist in Residence, Maizie de Mar Salon, Block Island RI 2018

  • Fellow, Fund for Teachers, Maine Media, Rockport ME, 2013

  • Undergraduate Painting Award, UW Madison, 1997