The Artist's Guide to the L.A. Galaxy

 
Leah Tinari
Lives and works in New York, NY

EDUCATION
1998
BFA, painting, Rhode Island School of Design
1997
Semester at Instituto de San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Leah Tinari, Mixed Greens, New York City
Leah Tinari, ROJO Artspace, Barcelona, Spain
Leah Tinari, ROJO Artspace, Milan, Italy
2009
Sneak a Peek, Mixed Greens, New York City
Masquerade Madness, District Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
2008
Leah Tinari, NuLu Gallery, Louisville, KY
Wet Paint, EO Gallery, Chester, CT
2007
Leah Tinari, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT
We Could Definitely Run for the Presidency, Mixed Greens, New York City
2006
Summer Space, Henri Bendel, New York, NY
Cliques and Corsages, Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005
Lovely Days and Rowdy Nights, Mixed Greens, New York City
2003
Leah Tinari: New Work, Mixed Greens Gallery, New York City
Leah Tinari, Fishtank Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Surface Tension, South Bend Art Museum, South Bend, IN
The Artist’s Guide to the L.A. Galaxy, West Los Angeles College, Los Angeles, CA
2009
X: Tenth Anniversary Show, Mixed Greens, NYC.
Group Show, La Surprise, Paris, France
Group Show, ROJO Artspace, Barcelona, Spain
2008
Metropolis Apocalypse, Supreme Trading, Brooklyn, NY
Hit Me With Music, Bloomingdales, Chevy Chase, MD
2007
Hit Me With Music, District Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
2006
Seeing is Believing, Bronx River Art Center, Bronx, NY
Witch Hunt: From Salem to Guantanamo, Bronx Academy of Art and Dance, Bronx, NY
2005
Group Show, CVZ Contemporary, New York City
Group Show, Benevento, Italy
2004
Ice Cream Social, Mixed Greens, New York City
Scope Artfair with Mixed Greens, New York City
CMYK, Price Cave, New York City
Heroes, Villains and Ordinary Joes, Dumbo Art Center, Brooklyn, New York
2003
Motion and Memory: The art of silence, New Yorker, New York
City
Wildlife, 77 White, New York City
2002
Friends and Family, Lombard-Freid Gallery, New York City
Modern Living, Minima, Philadelphia, PA
Modern Living, Paint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Field Trip, School House Gallery, Croton Falls, NY
2001
Leah Tinari, solo show, Bingo Hall Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Postcards from the Edge, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York City
Collaboratory, GAle GAtes et al, Brooklyn, NY
Group Show, Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2000
Live Painting Show, Shine, New York City
Group Show, 601 West 26th Street, New York City
1998
The Arts America, Creativity and Controversy, List Art Gallery, Providence, RI

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009
Meli, Laura, All Tomorrow’s Parties: Leah Tinari Sets the Scene, NY Art Beat, February 14, 2009.
GenArt, February 2009.
Washington Blade, January 30, 2009.
“Exhibit puts ‘Masquerade Madness’ on display,” The Georgetown Current, January 21.
2008
Sanchez, Maru. “Cuentos De Treintaneros,” Clone, September-October.
“Metropolis Apocalypse,” ICP/A Backstage, September 28, 2008.
“Leading Contemporary Artists Donate Work to Raise Funds for the Children’s Cancer & Blood Foundation,” The Wall Street Journal, September 8.
Von Speidel, Krystian. “Social Studies: Ladies Who Lunch. Power lunching at The Hartford Club and an evening of art in Chester,” Hartford Advocate, August 5.
Brothers, Stephanie. “Explore: Leah Tinari,” Underwired. April.
Parentela, Claudio. “Interview with Leah Tinari,” the thermostat&the green dragoon, April 16.
2007
“Dancing Queens,” Washington Post, December 20.
Adbusters, Issue # 7.
May, Whitney. "Leah Tinari Could Definitely Run for The Presidency," NY ARTS, Vol. 12 no 5/6, p. 12-13.
West, Paige. The Art of Buying Art: Demystifying the Process of Finding, Appreciating, and Buying Contemporary Art on Any Budget, Harper Collins, New York.
“Leah Tinari at Mixed Greens,” Jameswagner.com, February 6.
“Art Review: John Currin, John Wesley, Leah Tinari and Sam Gibbons- Contemporary Paintings,” NYC.COM, January 24.
“The AI Eye: Editor’s Picks of Art for Sale,” ArtInfo.com, January.
2006
“Passport to the Art World,” The New Yorker, November.
2005
“Voice Choices,” Village Voice, November 9-15, 2005, p. 86.
2003
“Arts and Crafts: Painter Leah Tinari’s Ever-Changing Canvas is Her Color-Filled Wardrobe,” Elle Magazine, July, p. 37.
Flesh, Henry, “Pastel Princess,” Paper Magazine, April, p. 56.
Spence, Rebecca, “Arts and Crafts,” L Magazine, July, p. 37.
“Urbanists: A Life of Colour,” Mini International Brooklyn, March, p. 22.
“Lucky Girl,” Lucky Magazine, March, p. 64.
2002
Rudolf, Peter, “A Life of Colour,” Mini International, Volume 6.
2001
Hamburger, Susan, “Leah Tinari,” Waterfront Week, Volume 12-10.
Laub, Gillian, “Leah Tinari in Ho Ho Kus, NJ,” New York Times Magazine, August 19.
Kula, Marisa, “Imitation of Life,” Spin Magazine, July.

SPECIAL PROJECTS
2009-2010
Paintings for Nike's Delicious campaign
2009
Animation for The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, motion picture