"Toti No. 1"
                                                       Acrylic on canvas
                                          H 36" X W 36" 

Grace Leal is a multi-media artist working across several disciplines: mixed media installations, sculptures, and 2-dimensional paintings, collages and monotypes. Leal works in several media because the content in her work needs to be expressed in different ways, at different times.
Sometimes narration takes precedence, sometimes it is a social or political commentary, and sometimes it is a sheer expression of passion in an abstract work that includes just shapes, forms and colors.
Leal's work often addresses the "point of transgression," the period of time when a choice is being made to displace oneself in order to evolve, change and reach another level.

     


  

                                                                                                                                                          

WORKS CURRENTLY ON EXHIBIT AT:

"40th Juried Exhibition"
The National Collage Society
Meyerhoff Gallery
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Baltimore, Maryland
November 8 - December 15, 2024


"Florida Artists Group"
Alliance for the Arts
Fort Myers, FL
November 1 - December 1

CONTACT:
       GRACE LEAL
         graceleal@aol.com
         GraceLeal.com

          GISELLE LEAL
         ellesigny@gmail.com

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CURRICULUM VITAE
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
"The Space Within," Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA 2022
​"Protection From Within," Outer Space Gallery, Winter Haven, FL 2017
"Grace Leal" Foosaner Art Museum, Education Center, Melbourne, FL 2016-2017
"Weeds,” Magasin, Aspen CO 2013
“Supplicants,” and Monotypes, The Village Culture Gallery, Aspen, CO 2010
“Monotypes,” McIntosh Art Center, Darien, GA 2008
“Monotypes,” Atlantic Center for the Arts, Harris House, New Smyrna, FL 2007
“One Thousand and One Nights and More”, Brevard Museum of Art, Melbourne, FL 2007
“One Thousand and One Nights,” Armory Art Center, Palm Beach, FL 2006
“One Thousand and One Nights,” Thomas Center Galleries, Gainesville, Fl 2006
“Monotypes,” Ridge Art Association, Winter Haven, Fl 2006
“In-Closures,” Brevard Museum of Art and Science, Melbourne, Fl 2002
“New Work,” Voila, Melbourne, Fl 2001
“Recent Works,” Voila, Melbourne, Fl 2000
Cover for SKIRT Magazine, Charleston, SC October 1998
“Tabula Rasa,” Eau Gallerie, Eau Gallie, Fl 1998
“Patterns Series,” Bernard Surf, Cocoa Beach, Fl 1996
“Freedom Seekers,” Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Eau Gallie, Fl 1995

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
"Florida Artists Group" Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL 2024
"40th Juried Exhibition" The National Collage Society, Maryland College of Art, Baltimore MD 2024
"135th Exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY 2024
74th Annual Members Exhibition, Florida Artists Group-FLAG-Wilson Center Art Gallery, Jacksonville FL 2024
73rd Annual Members Exhibition, Florida Artists Group-FLAG- Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL, 2023
"38th Annual Juried Exhibition" National Collage Society (NCS) The Coburn Art Gallery, Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio, 2022
"133rd Annual Exhibition" National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), New York, NY, 2022
"Juror's Choice Winners" Florida Artists Group, A.H. Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2022
"72 Celebration of Art" Florida Artists Group Virtual Exhibition, 2022
"Florida Palette," Florida Artists Group Area5 at Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL, 2022
"Hispanic Heritage Art Exhibition" at Terrace Gallery,  Orlando City Hall, Orlando, FL, 2021
"Layering: Collage/Mixed Media" National Association of Women Artists, Virtual Exhibition, 2021
"37th Juried Exhibit" The National Collage Society, Virtual Exhibition, 2021
"Melange" Florida Artists Group at CityArts Gallery, Orlando FL, 2021
"Spring New Members Exhibition" National Association of Women Artists, Virtual Exhibition, 2021
"The National Collage Society" Small Format Virtual Exhibition, 2021
"71st Juried Exhibition," Florida Artists Group, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL, 2021
"The National Collage Society" 36th Juried Virtual Exhibition, 2020
"Florida Artists' Group 69th Annual Exhibition," Ringling College of Art, Sarasota FL 2019
"Vision 2019," Foosaner Art Museum, Melbourne, FL 2019
"Florida Artists' Group," Naples Art Association, Naples FL 2019
"The National Collage Society, 34th Juried Exhibit,"on line, 2018
"Ten Women in Art at Derek Gores Gallery," Melbourne FL 2016 
"Monotypes in Red," Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL 2016
“The National Collage Society, 31st Annual Juried, Exhibit” on line, 2015_2016
“The National Collage Society Postcard Show,” Jewish Art Gallery, Tucson AZ 2015-2016
"Ten Women in Art at Laserchrome," Melbourne, FL 2015
“The National Collage Society, 30th Annual Juried Exhibit", Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO 2014
"Personal Baggage, Ten Women in Art,” Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, FL 2014
“Flor 500,” Simpson’s Stopper, on line, 2013
“The National Collage Society, 29th Annual Juried Exhibit", on line, 2013
“The National Collage Society Annual Postcard Collage Show,” Kent St. University, OH 2013
"4TH Annual Juried Exhibition", Florida Museum for Women Artists, DeLand, FL 2013
“Exhibit No Fear.” Art from Taranaki, New Zealand 2013
“The National Collage Society Signature Member Show.” Mesa Arts Museum, Mesa AZ 2012
“The National Collage Society 28th Exhibition,” Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA 2012 
“The National Collage Society,” Wish You Were Here, Bellevue Arts Museum, WA 2012
“Witness to Creativity II,” Florida Museum for Women Artists, DeLand, FL 2011
“2ND Juried Exhibition,” Florida Museum for Women Artists, DeLand, FL 2011
“Out My Back Door” Ten Women in Art at Gateway Center for the Arts, Debary, FL 2011
“The National Collage Society 27th Juried Exhibition,” on line
“Time Still,” Waihi Arts Centre and Museum, Waihi, New Zealand, 2011
“Time Still,” The Learning Connexion, Taita, New Zealand, 2011
“60TH Annual All Florida Juried Competition, Boca Raton Museum, Boca Raton, FL 2011
“Jurors Choice Award Winners,” Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, FL 2011
“Collages,” The Learning Connexion, Taita, New Zealand 2011
“Collages,” Percy Thomson Gallery, Stratford, New Zealand 2011
“Texas National 2011,” Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 2011
“1st Juried Exhibition,” Florida Museum for Women Artists, DeLand, FL 2010
“Ten Women in Art,” Grey Robinson, Melbourne, FL 2010
“Ten Women in Art-Personal Baggage,” Seminole State College of Florida, Sanford, FL 2010
“Witness to Creativity,” Florida Museum for Women Artists, DeLand, FL 2011, 2010
 “Wish You Were Here,” NCS, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH 2010
“Musee d’Art Colle, Plemet, France 2010 (in collection)
“Art Colle,” Museum of Collage, Britanny, France 2010
“2010 Biennial: Florida Installation Art, Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL 2010
“Spring Into Art,” A. H. Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA 2010
“Mind, Body, Soul Exhibition, Thomas Center, Gainesville, FL 2010
“Ten Women in Art,” Terrace Gallery, at City Hall, Orlando, FL 2010
“Personal Baggage,” Ten Women in Art, UCF/BCC Library, Cocoa, FL 2010
“International Collage Exhibition,” New Plymouth, New Zealand 2013, 11, 10, 09, 08
“Ridge Art Fine Arts Exhibitions,” Winter Haven, Fl 2011, 10, 09, 08, 07, 06, 05, 04, 01
“Thomas Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition,” Gainesville, FL 2010, 08, 07, 06, 05
 “International Collage Collection,” Tsanko Lavrenov Arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2009 
“Good Angel/ Bad Angel,” Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL 2009
“Getting Hammered,” Brevard Art Museum, Melbourne, Fl 2009
“Inaugural Exhibition,” Florida Museum for Women Artists, DeLand, Fl 2009
“Latin American Painting Now,” Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL 2010
“The National Collage Society 25th Juried Exhibition,” Manson Murer, Atlanta, GA, 2009
“Take Out,”at BAM and Traveling Exhibition, Brevard Art Museum, Melbourne, FL 2009
“Wish You Were Here,” The Art Center, Grand Junction, Colorado, 2009
“Wish You Were Here,” Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 2009
“Florida Contemporary: Paintings and Photographs,” Naples Museum of Art, 2009
“Personal Baggage,” Ten Women in Art, Tampa International Airport, FL 2008-2009
 “The National Collage Society 24th Annual Juried Exhibit,” Longmont Museum, CO 2008
“International Collage Exhibition,” Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX 2009 
“The Tallahassee International,” FSU Museum of Fine Arts, FL 2008
 “Juried Exhibition,” Brevard Museum of Art & Science, Melbourne, FL 2007
“100% Pure Florida,” Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL 2007, 2006
“Affaire D’Arte,” Armory Art Center, Palm Beach, FL 2008, 2006
“Holiday Exhibition,” The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Fl 2006
“For the Love of Art,” Museum of Art and Science, Melbourne, Fl 2006
“One Image Portrait,” Comune di Cortona, Cortona, Italy, 2006
“Juror’s Choice: The Select 2005 Winners,” Thomas Center Galleries, Gainesville, Fl 2006
 “Fifth Ave. Art Gallery Anniversary,” Brevard Museum of Art and Science, Melbourne, Fl, 2005
 “Vision” Strawbridge Art League, Melbourne, Fl 2004, 2003, 2001
“Chaos: Let’s Face It,” Brevard Museum of Art and Science, Melbourne, Fl 2003 
“52nd Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition,” Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Fl 2003
 “IV International Symposium of Digital Art,” Bellas Artes Museum, Havana, Cuba 2002
“Juried Exhibition,” DeLand Museum of Art, Deland, Fl 2001, 1999
“Harris House Invitational,” Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna, Fl 2001
“Stretchmarks,”Wednesday Group,  Melbourne, Fl 2001
 “Wednesday Group Exhibit,” Cocoa Beach Library, Fl 1999, 1998
“Wednesday Group Exhibit,” Henegar Center, Melbourne, Fl 1999
“Florida Biennial III,” Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Bellaire, Fl 1998
“Juried Artists Forum,” Brevard Museum of Art and Science, Melbourne, Fl 1998, 1997, 1995, 1992
“EXPTL Tensity,” La Maison Gallery, Melbourne, Fl 1998
 “Gallery Exhibit,” Central Brevard Art Association, Cocoa, Fl 1996
“Wit and Wisdom,” Evans Library, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fl 1996
“WFIT Art Showcase,” Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fl 1996
“Holidays,” Dragon Point Gallery, Indian Harbour Beach, Fl 1995
“The Women’s Caucus for Art,” Juried Exhibition, Orlando, Fl 1995
“The Wednesday Group Exhibits,” Dragon Point Gallery, Indian Harbour Beach, Fl 1995
“Florida Watercolor Society 23rd Annual Exhibition,” DeLand, Fl 1994
“Threads,” Gurri Gallery, Indian Harbour Beach, Fl 1994
“George Plimpton All Star Space Coast Art Open,” Melbourne, Fl 1994
Albertson-Peterson Gallery, Inc.,” Winter Park, Fl 1993
“Portraits of Women,” ArtWorks Orlando, Orlando, Fl 1993
“Self Portraits & Other Work,” Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Eau Gallie, Fl 1993
“Center for the Arts Juried Exhibition,” Vero Beach, Fl 1992
“Visual Expressions,” King Center for the Arts, Melbourne, Fl 1992

Collections
Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, Texas
Tsanko Lavrenov National Fine Arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Museum of Collage, Brittany, France
The Learning Connexion, Taita, New Zealand

Art Memberships
Florida Artist's Group (FLAG)
National Association of Women Artists (NAWA)
National Collage Society (NCS) Signature Member

Represented by
Magasin, Aspen CO
​Venvi Art Gallery, Tallahassee FL