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Leah Hopkins Henry

United States

Born in 1958

Joined Artisor: March 2024

Bio

“The soul speaks in images” – Aristotle. “I paint everyday life, enjoying looking deeper to find the uniqueness that I know is there. I love the way light falls on the form – mystery in the shadows or a story to be told is what I want the viewer to find in my paintings.”

A graduate of University of Georgia, Atlanta artist Leah Hopkins Henry has also studied with internationally known artists including Burt Silverman and Daniel Greene. Leah has been creating art since childhood when she was drawing portraits of friends and family. Her art set her apart from her identical twin, who was more musical. She vividly remembers being asked numerous times to stand next to her sister so people could “see the difference”. This drove her to use her keen observation skills to find the subtle nuances that make people who they are. Leah is known for her portraits and figurative work, but she also does vivid award-winning landscape and captivating still life paintings. Henry’s paintings can be found in many collections across the country and have been exhibited in countless national and international juried shows, including the Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Allied Artists of America, Portrait Society of America, International Guild of Realism and American Artists Professional League. Her work has won many awards.

In 2005, Henry co-founded Atlanta Fine Arts League with 5 fellow artists as a catalyst for Art From the Heart, a nationally recognized program in which painters created portraits of Georgia’s fallen soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan and donated them to surviving family members. Leah and two founders were featured on an Emmy winning GPTV “State of the Arts” segment about Art from the Heart. The project has been honored by many businesses and organizations, including Coca Cola and The National Museum of Patriotism, as well as Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Senator Johnny Isakson.

Leah is a member of:

American Women Artists – Signature Member American Artists Professional League – Signature Member Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Artists Club – Juried Artist Member Portrait Society of America Atlanta Fine Arts League, co-founder National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society International Guild of Realism Oil Painters of America

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Juried Exhibitions & Awards 2020-2024

2024

Royal Purple Orchids, American Artists Professional League’s Realism on the Hudson Exhibition, Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main Street, Beacon, NY, March 2 – April 14, 2024
Mike’s All Stars, 18th Annual International Guild of Realism Exhibition,T. H. Brennan Fine Art, Scotsdale, AZ, April 10 – May 1, 2024

Libby, Virginia Avery Memorial “Reflections” Juried Art Exhibition, The Bowen Center for the Arts, Dawsonville, GA, March 9 – April 12, 2024
Wonderland, Virginia Avery Memorial “Reflections” Juried Art Exhibition, The Bowen Center for the Arts, Dawsonville, GA, March 9 – April 12, 2024

Alex and the Moon, Art Fields 2024 Competition, Lake City, SC, April 26 – May 4, 2024

2023

Merl and Esther, Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition, Dec.12, 2023 – 7th Place Winner
Girl with Black Shawl, NOAPS Fall International Online Exhibition, December 4, 2023 Merl and Esther, Richeson 75 International Animals, Birds and Wildlife Competition 2023 – Finalist

Mike’s All Stars, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Small Works Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club of New York, Nov. 27 – Dec. 8, 2023
Sandy and Steve, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 126th Annual Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club of New York, Nov. 27 – Dec. 8, 2023

Libby, Richeson 75 International Portrait/ Figure Meritorious Selection, 2023
Libby, American Women Artists 2023 Annual Online Juried Show, September 19, 2023 – Sept. 19, 2024
Libby, AAPL 95th Grand National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club of New York, Nov. 6 – Nov. 24, 2023
Joy, Realism on the Hudson, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY, Aug. 26 – Oct. 1,2023
Summer 1968, The 2023 NOAPS Associate Juried Online Exhibition, August 14, 2023 Merl and Esther, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art’s Metro Montage National Exhibition, Marietta, GA, July 1 – September 3, 2023
Sandy and Steve, Hudson Valley Art Association’s 90th Annual National Juried Exhibition 2023, Lyme Art Alliance Gallery, Old Lyme, Connecticut, June 23 – August 10, 2023
Tranquility, American Artists Professional Leaque Spring 2023 Members Show, online, April 26 – June 26, 2023
Mike’s All Stars, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s 2023 Members and Associates Online Show, May 1 – June 15, 2023

2022

A Cold Night in Chicago, American Artists Professional League 94th Grand National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club of New York, Nov. 7 – 18, 2022
Alex and the Moon, A Wonderful World, and Place Order Here, 2022 SAAG National Juried Show, Art Center, 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, GA, Oct. 15 – Nov. 12, 2022 Sandy and Steve, International Guild of Realism 2022 Fall Salon Online Exhibition, October 20 – December 20, 2022

Wonderland, Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, James R. Ross Fine Art, Indianapolis, IN – Oct. 6 -28, 2022
Sandy and Steve, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Online International Show, May 23, 2022 – May 23, 2023

Sandy and Steve, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art’s Metro Montage XXII Exhibition, 30 Atlanta St SE, Marietta, GA, July 9 – September 4
Giverny, Allied Artists of America Associates Online 2022 Show, May 15, 2022 – May 15, 2023

Sandy and Steve, American Women Artists 2022 Spring Online Juried Show, May 10, 2022 – May 10, 2023
Sandy and Steve, American Artists Professional League Spring 2022 Members Show, online April 26 – June 6, 2022

Wonderland, 125th Annual Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY, June 15 – July 3, 2022
Serenity, 16th Annual International Guild of Realism Exhibition, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland. June 10 – July 24

A Cold Night in Chicago, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Best of American Small Works 2022, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama, April 28 – May 27

2021
Selected to be part of the ModPortrait 2021 Special catalog
Serenity, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Fall International Online Exhibition, December 2021

Wonderland, American Artists Professional League 93rd Grand National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY,NY. November 8 – 19, 2021
A Wonderful World, “124th Annual Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Open Exhibition”, Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave, NY, NY, May 23 – June 4, 2021
Serenity, “American Women Artists 2021 Spring Online Juried Show”, April 4–March 2022
Sassy, “American Artists Professional League, National Online Show”,
Wonderland, Finalist, “American Women Artists National Juried Exhibition, Lifting the Sky: Elevating the Works of American Women Artists”, May 20 – August 21,2021

Wonderland, Finalist, “Portrait Society of America 2020 Members Only Competition”

Wonderland, “International Guild of Realism 2021 Spring Salon Online Exhibition” 2020

Wonderland, “National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, 2020 Fall International On-line” Serenity, Hudson Valley Arts Association Award, “American Artists Professional League Grand Nat’l Exhibition, 2020”

Serenity, “92nd American Artists Professional League Grand National Online Exhibition”, November 9, 2020 – Dec. 31,2020
Serenity, Honorable Mention, “SAAG National Juried Show,” Blue Ridge, GA, Oct. 3 – Nov. 13, 2020
Piggyback, “Oil Painters of America 2020 Eastern Regional Exhibition”, Reinert Gallery, Charleston, SC, Nov. 20 – Dec. 19, 2020
Butterfly, “Serenity” & “Moon Dance”, “2020 SAAG National Juried Show”, Art Center, 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, GA., Oct. – Nov. 12, 2020
Moon Dance, “Allied Artists of America 2020 Online Exhibit”, July 2020
Moon Dance, “American Artists Professional League, National Online Show”, June 2020 Giverny, “Metro Montage National Juried Exhibition”, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, June 2020

Professional Affiliations

American Women Artists – Signature Member
American Artists Professional League – Signature Member Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Artists Club – Juried Artist Member Portrait Society of America
Atlanta Fine Arts League, co-founder
National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society
International Guild of Realism
Oil Painters of America

Education

University of Georgia, Athens, GA – Bachelor of Arts American College of the Applied Arts, Atlanta, GA

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