"TROUBLED WATERS" OPENS AT NCCC

A NOTICE FROM ART CRITIC, COLIN DABKOWSKI, IN THE BUFFALO NEWS:
VORTEX VIEWS
There’s something both unsettling and alluring about the work of Elizabeth Leader, who combined small dolls with her own photography to create potent little tableaus now on view in the Western New York Book Arts Center, 468 Washington St., through Sept. 17. For a glimpse into another facet of Leader’s work, art fans can check out “Troubled Waters,” a series of paintings that deal with the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a sprawling mass of trash in the North Pacific Ocean. That show—which opens Thursday and runs through Oct. 15 in the Niagara County Community College Art Gallery, 3111 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn — is Leader’s modest attempt to bring attention to the huge ecological problem, also known as the Trash Vortex. “When I first heard of the ‘Trash Vortex’ it so disturbed me that I tried to immediately put it out of my mind. Too late,” Leader wrote in a statement. “My imagination slowly swirled and circled around itself into thoughts and dreams, gathering emotion and then congealing into images. They have come out on paper as figures— some human, some not — in postmodern seascapes, entangled in narratives with endings not yet known.” For more information on the show, call 517-1186 or visit www.elizabethleader.com.—Colin Dabkowski; Published: Sep 9, 2011 12:00 AM

SENSE OF PLACE

My reclaimed toy series of assemblages is now on view in the "Sense of Place" show at the WNY Book Arts Center.
"Sense" combines Amy Greenan's paintings of abandoned houses along with my work in an "ongoing conversation." The show runs from July 15 to Sept. 17 at 468 Washington St. in downtown Buffalo.

FREE FOURTH FRIDAYS AT THE TRI-MAIN

We artists at the Tri-Main Center are now opening our studios and inviting in the public every fourth Friday of each month. Between 5pm and 8pm we'll have special events, guest artists, demonstrations and other unique and creative happenings. The next date is July 22nd. Come visit the Tri-Main Center, 5th Floor, 2495 Main Street, Buffalo, NY and get creative.

SAVE THE DATE - TRIMANIA - MARCH 26

STUDIO VISIT & SPACE FOR RENT

Here are some views of my studio at the Tri-Main Center at 2495 Main Street in Buffalo, NY. It's a great location with plenty of space, light and heat. The fifth floor is a creative neighborhood and the Tri-Main has many great features including The Lunch Box and terrific security. I have a good chunk of space available in my studio. $150 per month covers everything including insurance. E-mail me at ealeader@verizon.net if you are interested.

'TROUBLE WATERS' Show at PCCS

A few images from my show at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies. Besides the paintings, it included a used fishing net with all sorts of plastic debris picked up on the beaches. The net draped over the doorway and proven to be a good conversation piece. The show coincided with the International Coastal Sweep.

BEYOND THE MULTITIDE

It's time again for the International Coastal Cleanup and coinciding with it is the 'BEYOND THE MULTITUDE' exhibit, curated by Jordan Dalton, at 464 Amherst Street, Buffalo. My assemblage piece features the doll that was dredged out of Scajaquada Creek during last Spring's cleanup. This baby's been cleaned up and dissected and given a new life.