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Alice Leese
Lives & works on the YT Ranch, Winkler County Texas
Associations
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Past member the Artist’s League of Texas, Abilene, TX
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American Plains Artists.
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Co-publisher of Tumbleweeds Press, an imprint of Coldwater Press
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Outdoor Painter's Society
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Artist's League of Texas
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Odessa Art Association
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Midland Art Association
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Plein Air Artist Colorado (PAAC)
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Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
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Andrews Art Guild
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Signature Member: American Plains Artists
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Winkler County Historical Commission
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NPAF Artist in Residence, Fort Union National Monument, NM
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NPAF Artist in Residence, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Awards
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2015 Silver Davey Award (Big Machine Label Group): A Thousand Horses Cover Promotional - Covers (all inclusive)
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Best in Show, Odessa Art Association
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Best in Show, Andrews Art Guild
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First Place, Midland Art Association, Odessa Art Association, Andrews Art Guild
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Texas Award from American Plains Artists Annual Show
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“In a Garden” opera set, 2nd place in Division 1 of the 2011 Opera Production Competition, sponsored by the National Opera Association
Residency
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National Parks Arts Foundation Fort Union National Monument Artist in Residence, Oct., Nov., 2018
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Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Artist in Residence, July, 2019
Illustrated and published children's book Tumbleweeds.

Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1986 from Abilene Christian University. Juanita Tittle Pollard scholarship for 2 years.
W.B. Grant cash award for outstanding academic studies
Currently an MA student at Sul Ross, Alpine, TX
Corporate Collections
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Southwestern Bell Corporation
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Steak and Ale
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AT&T
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Duke Windpower
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Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art, David City, Nebraska
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Waste Control Specialist, Andrews, Texas
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Hi Crush Sand, Houston, Texas
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Black Mountain Sand, Fort Worth, Texas
Exhibitions & Festivals
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Abilene Fine Arts Museum annual competitions.
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The Artwest Open Competition, Jackson, WY.
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The Amarillo Competition, Amarillo, TX.
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Women Artists of Three States, Dallas, TX.
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All On Paper, Buffalo, NY.
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Midland Art Association, Midland, TX.
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Odessa Art Association, Odessa, TX.
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Hunterdon Art Center 32nd annual National Print Exhibit, Clinton, NJ.
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Several solo and group exhibits in Abilene, TX.
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Knoxville Museum of Art 20th Dulin National Works on Paper Exhibition, Knoxville, TN.
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Rutgers National Works on Paper, Camden, NJ.
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Lubbock Christian University, Solo Show
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Driggs Digs Plein Air 7th Annual Festival 2018, Driggs, Idaho
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Plein Air Artists Colorado 22nd Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition and Sale, Sorrel Sky Gallery, Durango, Colorado
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Solo Show at the Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa, Texas
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American Plains Artists Signature Shows 2014-2019
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Outdoor Painters Society Annual Associate Show
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Western Gallery New Western Talent Show 2020
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Texas Women Western Gallery 2020

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