Leslie Lambert
MEd, NWWS, CSPWC
Leslie Lambert, also known as Leslie Redhead, is an artist, teacher, illustrator, and author known for her dramatic watercolors. Her art focuses on the combination of spontaneity and detail that watercolor has to offer. She continues to explore the possibilities and pushes the medium beyond its limitations to achieve luminous and incredible results.
Leslie’s paintings are in private and corporate collections worldwide. Leslie is a Professor at University of Victoria, British Columbia. She has a Master of Education in Art Education and holds signatures with Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS) and the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC), Leslie conducts workshops in Canada, the U.S., and Spain. She currently resides near Spokane, WA.
Her work is featured in Splash 10: Passionate Brushstrokes from the Splash: Best of Watercolor series, Leslie Redhead: the life of an artist, and Making It! Case Studies of Successful Canadian Artists. She is the author of Watercolor 365 that has been translated into several different languages. Leslie was also the illustrator the children’s book, Island in the Salish Sea.
Leslie's Awards
2020 NWWS Membership Award, Northwest Watercolor Society 80th International Open Exhibition
2020 Merchandise Award, 1st Annual International Juried Competition, Women In Watercolor
2019 Best of Show/Juror’s Choice, 40th Annual Juried Exhibition, Idaho Watercolor Society
2019 Nomination for Island in the Salish Sea, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, Ontario Arts Council
2019 Best of Show/Juror’s Choice, 40th Annual Juried Exhibition, Idaho Watercolor Society
2019 Honorable Mention in Watermedia, Art & Soul of the Magic Valley Competition, Twin Falls, Idaho
2018 Awarded Installation of Art, Downtown Commons Northwest Wall, Urban Renewal Agency, City of Twin Falls, Idaho
2018 First Place in Watercolor, Art & Soul of the Magic Valley Competition, Twin Falls, Idaho
2018 Honorable Mention, Professional Category, Art & Soul of the Magic Valley Competition, Twin Falls, Idaho
2017 Second Place, 38th Annual Juried Exhibition, Idaho Watercolor Society , Boise, Idaho
2012 Award of Excellence, Abstract Show, Federation of Canadian Artists Juried Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2009 Honorable Mention, Autumn Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists Victoria Chapter, Juried Show, Victoria, BC
2009 Honorable Mention, Spring Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists Victoria Chapter, Juried Show, Victoria, BC
2009 Second Place, Landscapes, Federation of Canadian Artists Juried Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2009 First Place, Artist Choice, Federation of Canadian Artists Juried Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2008 Honorable Mention, Spring Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists Victoria Chapter, Victoria, BC
2008 Viewer’s Choice, Spring Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists Victoria Chapter, Victoria, BC
2008 Winner of the Michael Blake Award for Excellence in Watercolour, Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC
2006 First Place, American Mothers, Inc. National Arts Competition, Alexandria, VA
2005 Best In Show, Andover Artist Guild Annual Exhibit, Andover, MA
2005 First Place in Watercolor, Art in the Park, Manchester Artist Association, Manchester, NH
2005 Best in Show, Art in Greeley Park Annual Exhibit, Nashua Area Artists Association, Nashua, NH
2005 First Place in Watercolor, An Art Affair in the Country, Bedford, NH
2004 First Place in Watercolor, Art in Central Park, Andover Artists Guild, Andover, MA
2004 Second Place in Watercolor, Art in the Park, Manchester Artists Association, Manchester, NH
2004 Award of Merit, Art in Greeley Park, Nashua Area Artists Association, Nashua, NH
2004 First Place in Watercolor, An Art Affair in the Country, Bedford, NH
Other honors for Island in Salish Sea:
2020 Sierra Club of British Columbia Educator’s List of Favourite Books about Biodiversity
2019 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Books For Kids and Teens
Featured Articles & Notable Publications
-“Watercolor Essentials: Fix-It Guide”, Watercolor Artist, June 2017
-“Watercolor Pouring With Leslie Lambert Redhead”, Opus Art Supplies, May 2019
-“Working With A Medium That Flows and Glows”, Artists Network, February, 2017
-“How To: Introduction to Watercolour with Leslie Redhead”, Opus Art Supplies, September , 2013
-Leslie Redhead: the life of an artist, 2008
Reviews
-West, Bowen, “Artists of the Magic Valley Talk About Art & Soul, Their Techniques and Inspiration”, Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho, May 2, 2018.
-Crane, Melissa, “Local Artist Spotlight: Leslie Redhead”, Canyon Community Connector, Twin Falls, Idaho, February 2018. 14-15
-Tyrell, Chris, Making It! Case Studies of Successful Canadian Visual Artists, C.T. Publications, Vancouver, BC, 2011. 40-51.
-Splash 10: Passionate Brushstrokes, edited by Rachel Rubin Wolf, Published by North Light Books, F&W Media, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2008. 34-35.
-Curran, Michelle Xiarhos, “Intimate Portraits”, The Newburyport Current, Newburyport, MA, December 23, 2005.
-Morris, Jeanne, “Artful Gifts”, New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, NH, December 19, 2005.
-Fera, Michaeline Della,“Eyecatching”, The Nashua Telegraph, Nashua, NH, March 20, 2005.
Juried Exhibitions
2020 Northwest Watercolor Society 80th International Open Exhibition
2020 1st Annual International Juried Competition, Women In Watercolor
2020 Open Water, Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
2020 Watercolor USA, Springfield Art Gallery, Springfield, MO
2020 Online International Juried Exhibition, Society of Canadian Artists
2019 Idaho Watercolor Society Annual Juried Show and Traveling Exhibition, Idaho
2019 Idaho Watercolor Society Annual Juried Show and Traveling Exhibition, Idaho
2019 Idaho Watercolor Society Annual Juried Show and Traveling Exhibition, Idaho
2019 Art & Soul of the Magic Valley, Twin Falls, Idaho
2018 Art & Soul of the Magic Valley, Twin Falls, Idaho
2017 Idaho Watercolor Society Annual Juried Show and Traveling Exhibition, Idaho
2015 Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) Signature Medal Show, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2015 Northwest Watercolor Society 75th International Open Exhibition, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
2015 Sidney Fine Art Show, Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, BC
2014 Northwest Watercolor Society 74th International Open Exhibition, The American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
2013 Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolor Regional Exhibition, Leigh Square, Port Coquitlam, BC
2012 Northwest Watercolor Society 72nd International Open Exhibition, Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA
2012 Blossoms, Federation of Canadian Artists, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2012 Abstract Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2012 Works on Paper, Federation of Canadian Artists, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2010 Sidney Fine Art Show, Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, BC
2010 Capturing the Canadian Spirit, Federation of Canadian Artists, Juried Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2010 Autumn Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artist, Victoria Chapter, Victoria, BC
2010 Federation of Canadian Artists Butchart Gardens Show, Victoria, BC
2009 Sidney Fine Art Show, Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, BC
2009 Sooke Fine Art Show, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, Sooke, BC
2009 Fall Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Victoria Chapter, Victoria, BC
2009 Spring Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Victoria Chapter, Victoria, BC
2009 Landscapes, Federation of Canadian Artists, Federation Gallery Vancouver, BC
2009 Success, Federation of Canadian Artists, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2009 Northwest Watercolor Society 69th International Open Exhibition, Mercer Island, WA
2008 Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks Exhibition, Bellevue, WA
2008 Artist Choice, Federation of Canadian Artists, Juried Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2008 Fall Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Victoria Chapter, Victoria, BC
2008 Sidney Fine Art Show, Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, BC
2008 Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists National Competition, Calgary, AB
2008 Sooke Fine Art Show, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, Sooke, BC
2008 Spring Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Victoria Chapter, Victoria, BC
2007 Fall Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Victoria Chapter, Victoria, BC
2007 Sidney Fine Art Show, Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, BC
2006 American Mothers, Inc. National Arts Competition, Alexandria, VA
2005 New England Watercolor Society Regional Exhibition, Juried Show, Saco Museum, Saco, ME
2005 NHIA Biennial Exhibition, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
2005 Newburyport Regional Juried Show, Newburyport Arts Gallery, Newburyport, MA
2004 New England Watercolor Society 9th Biennial National Exhibition, The Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT
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