Lacy Lewis

Working mainly in oil, Lacey Lewis is an award winning contemporary realist figurative artist who paints in a classical style. Whether or not one is versed in the elusive language of visual design, Lacey’s paintings communicate to the viewer as she purposefully chooses recognizable aspects of reality to recreate on the canvas. It is vital to Lacey that her art at a minimum expresses the beauty that she observes in her subject,

“ I was born in Syracuse, NY, attended Onondaga Community College, and moved to Kansas City in my early 20s. This is where I developed my skills and voice as an artist while also taking workshops and classes at The Art Student’s League of NY and Studio Incamminati, with artists including Steven Assael, Max Ginsburg, Robert Liberace, and Daniel Sprick. In 2009 I opened my first independent studio in Downtown KCK, moved it to the West Bottoms a year later, and finally in 2019 moved to my current location in Overland Park, KS as Lacey Lewis School of Realist Art. Here I teach private lessons, classes, and workshops. Online classes are also offered. Check out my teaching studio at SchoolofRealistArt.com . I also regularly teach at InterUrban ArtHouse and occasionally at the Kansas City Art Institute in the Illustration Department ”. In 2009 I opened my first independent studio in Downtown KCK, moved it to the West Bottoms a year later, and finally in 2019 moved to my current location in Overland Park, KS as Lacey Lewis School of Realist Art. Here I teach private lessons, classes, and workshops. Online classes are also offered. Check out my teaching studio at SchoolofRealistArt.com . I also regularly teach at InterUrban ArtHouse and occasionally at the Kansas City Art Institute in the Illustration Department ”.

Education

2014 Figure Painting with Rommel de la Torre
2013 Portrait Painting Workshop with Daniel Sprick
2012 Figure Drawing Workshop with Robert Liberace
2012 Figure Painting Workshop with Max Ginsburg
2010 Portrait Drawing Workshop with David Kassan
2010 Portrait Drawing Workshop with Graydon Parrish
2010 Figure Painting Workshop with Steven Assael
2000 – 2002 Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY
A.A.S. in Art, Summa Cum Laude
Phi Theta Kappa

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2013 Burlesque, Strecker-Nelson Gallery Manhattan, KS
2011 Identity/Duplicity, Hilliard Gallery Kansas City, MO
2010 Sideshow – Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS
2009 Sirens – Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2008 Feminae – Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2008 Façades – Nudes and Narratives – Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS
2007 Allegory and Allusion – Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS
2007 Portrait of a Survivor on Display – Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute, Kansas City, MO
2006 “Repression and Revelation” Solo Show – Pi Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2006 One Woman Exhibition – H&R Block World Headquarters, Kansas City, MO

Selected Group Exhibitions

2015 Non-Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY The Lollipop Guild, Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK The Human Form, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO Art at the Center, Tomahawk Ridge, Overland Park, KS

2014 Peopled, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS

2013 Women Painting Women (R)evolution – Townsend Atelier, Chattanooga, TN Art at the Center Juried Exhibit, Overland Park, KS

2012 Special Feature – Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO Nude: An Invotational Exhibition – Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2011 More Real Than Real; Realism from the USA and Canada – Peter Walker Fine Art, Adelaide, AU Summer Group Exhibition – Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2010 Women Painting Women – Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

2009 Masquerade – Fantasy, Reality, Illusion – 1109 Gallery, Lawrence, KS 32nd Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition – Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY Testament and Transgression 3 Artist Show – CityArts, Wichita, KS Group Figurative Show – Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO 13th Annual Heartland Artist Exhibition – Irene B. French Community Center, Merriam, KS

2008 Favorites – Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS National Small Oil Painting Exhibition – Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS Human Form Exhibition – Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, KS 31st Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition – Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY Lawrence Art Guild’s All Member’s Show – Hobbs Taylor Lofts, Lawrence, KS Figurative Works Juried Exhibition – Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

2007 Winter Open House – Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO Beyond Mimesis – Contemporary Realism -Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS Erotica 2007 Juried National Exhibition – Museum of Contemporary Art DC, Washington, DC Art at the Center Juried Exhibition – Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, KS 11th Annual Heartland Artist Juried Exhibition – Irene B. French Community Center, Merriam, KS

2006 Back to the Future – Holiday Retrospective – Pi Gallery, Kansas City, MO Governor’s Invitational – The Kansas Statehouse, Topeka, KS MAPS Juried Exhibition – South Wind Gallery, Topeka, KS Art Westport – Westport, Kansas City, MO Art at the Center Human Form Exhibition – Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, KS The Lawrence Art Guild’s Art in the Park – South Park in Lawrence, Lawrence, KS

Honors and Awards

2015 Residency at The Art Students League of NY at Vytlacil
2015 Ruth Katzman Scholarship
2015 2nd Place, Art at the Center, Overland Park, KS
2015 Rehs Galleries Finalist ARC Salon
2014 Art Renewal Center International Salon Finalist
2014 Portrait Society of America Members Only Merit Award
2014 Inclusion in Strokes of Genius 7
2013 2nd Place, Art at the Center, Overland Park, KS
2010 Cover Competition Winner, Drawing Magazine
2010 Pitch Magazine Best of Kansas City: Best Painter
2009 Award of Merit 13th Annual Heartland Artist Exhibition
2007 Mini Fellowship Grant in Visual Arts Kansas Arts Commission
2006 Governor’s Invitational The Kansas Statehouse
2006 Honorable Mention Grant The Lawrence Art Guild Association Career Opportunity Grant
2006 3rd Place in 2D The Lawrence Art Guild’s Art in the Park
2001 Angie Sue Weisman Art Scholarship
1999 3rd Place in Art Group II 44th Annual Poetry/Art Contest CNY National League of American Pen Women
1998 2nd Place in Art Group II 43rd Annual Poetry/Art Contest CNY National League of American Pen Women
1997 3rd Place in Art Group II 42nd Annual Poetry/Art Contest CNY National League of American Pen Women

Bibliography

Menendez, Didi. “Lacey Lewis.” Poets & Artists. Issue 40. November, 2012: 1-6.
Winter Stern, Kimberly. “Our Town Kansas City: Art Matters.” Kansas Magazine. Vol. 67, Issue 2, Summer, 2011: 36-39.
“Best of Kansas City 2010: Best Painter.” The Pitch. Vol. 30, No. 14, October 7-13, 2010: 31. “Cover Competition Winners.” Drawing Magazine. Issue 26. Summer 2010: 37.
Menendez, Didi. “Lacey Lewis.” Poets & Artists. Vol. 3 Issue 8. Fall 2010: 12-16.
Weibe, Mark. “KCK’s Downtown Arts Scene Blossoms.” The Kansas City Star. October 10th, 2008, Kansas City Edition, B1.
Boynton, Barbara. “Classical Painting, Contemporary Painter: Lacey Lewis.” Review Magazine. August 2008: 20-21.
Sequeira, Mario. “Cancer Patient’s Courage Inspires Young Artist.” The Olathe Sun. Vol. 57, No 8. Community Section, February 22, 2007: 2C.
Malewski, Nick. “Lacey Lewis: Repression and Revelation.” Review Magazine. #85, Vol. 9, No. 3. January 2007: 44-45.
Sherwin, Brian. “Art Space Talk: Lacey Lewis.” My Art Space. December 7, 2006 http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2006/12/art-space-talk-lacey-lewis.html.
“Closing this Week.” The Kansas City Star. November 19, 2006, Kansas City Edition, I7.
Ramos, Santiago. “Lacey Lewis: Repression and Revelation.” The Pitch. Vol. 26, No. 18, November 9-15, 2006: 16.
“Opening Exhibitions.” Review Magazine. #82, Vol. 9, No. 1. November 2006: 16-17.
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Fischer, Annie. “It’s That Time Again.” The Pitch. Vol. 26, No. 17. November 2-8, 2006: 21.

Selected Private Collections

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Kansas State University
Howard Tullman, Chicago, IL
Diane Gall, Adelaide, Australia
Steven Bennett, Miami Beach, FL
Wayne and Cindy Sloan, Manhattan, KS
Regina Nouhan, Mission Hills, KS
Heather Thompson, Dallas, TX
Steve Saroff, Manhattan, KS
Bob Edwards Manhattan, KS
Pat and Dee Dee Caldwell Tucson, AZ
David and Amy Mitchell Overland Park, KS
David and Laura Brain Cary, NC
Eugene and Elaine Parkerson Lisle, IL
Marlowe and Joyce Villnave Cicero, NY
Michael and Alexandra Davis Goose Creek, SC
Mrs. Kathleen Lester Baldwinsville, NY
Jonathan and Susan Neff Olathe, KS
Victor and Danette Velez Olathe, KS

Current Gallery Representation

Lovetts Gallery 6528 East 51st Street
Tulsa, OK 74145
p. 918.664.4732

Strecker Nelson West Gallery 406 1/2 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502-6039
p. 785.537.2099
f. 785.539.2139

2015 Painting and Drawing Demonstrations Blick Art Materials, Kansas City, MO
2009 – Pres. Founder/Operator Red Door Studios
2008 Speaking Engagement
Lawrence Art Guild
2008 – Pres. Instructor of classes and workshops Carnegie Arts Center Leavenworth, KS
2008 Juror Lawrence Art Guild’s Art in the Park
2007 OPAL Presentation: Marketing for Artists Johnson County Libraries
2004 – Pres. Instructor of private art lessons to various students.
2006 Speaking Engagement H&R Block World Headquarters
2006 OPAL Presentation on Art Education Johnson County Libraries
2006 OPAL Presentation on Choosing Realism Johnson County Libraries