LENI NEWELL: PRESS RELEASE
LENI NEWELL IS AN AWARD WINNING
PROFESSIONAL ARTIST CONCENTRATING ON
ABSTRACT MIXED MEDIA AND COLLAGE SINCE 1986.
SHE MAINTAINED A STUDIO AT ARTSPACE IN
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA FOR 20
YEARS BEFORE MOVING TO EMERALD ISLE, NORTH
CAROLINA IN 2006.
NEWELL’S AWARD WINNING, THOUGHT
PROVOKING WORK IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE
LAYERING OF SUBTLE COLLAGE ELEMENTS WITH THE
TEXTURED APPLICATION OF ACRYLIC PIGMENT.
NEWELL IS THE RECIPIENT OF MANY ARTIST
GRANTS FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA ART COUNCIL.
HER INNOVATIVE WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED IN
MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES AROUND THE COUNTRY
AND CAN BE FOUND IN MANY CORPORATE
COLLECTIONS. NEWELL RECENTLY WON A PUBLIC
ART GRANT FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA ART
COUNCIL FOR A LARGE INSTALLATION IN EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.
NEWELL IS ALSO A POPULAR RESIDENCY AND
WORKSHOP LEADER KNOWN FOR ENCOURAGING
OTHERS TO THINK ABSTRACTLY OUTSIDE THE BOX.
SHE IS PART OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ARTS
COUNCIL’S TOURING ARTIST PROGRAM THAT BRINGS
OUTSTANDING ARTS PROGRAMS ALL OVER NORTH
CAROLINA.