LEANDRA SPANGLER
leandra@bearcreekpaperworks.com

Born: Kansas, 1951

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

FIBER : TWENTY TEN, The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO 2010
FIBER BY FIVE, Madden Gallery, Decatur, IL 2010
FIBER VIVE! Old Orchard Gallery, Webster Groves, MO 2009
WEB & FLOW, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN 2009
XTREME BASKETS, Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2008
BEYOND BASKETRY, Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH 2008
FIBER FOCUS, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 2009, 2007, 2003, 1999, 1995
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, National Basketry Organization Conference, 2007, 2005, 2002, 1999
INTERWOVEN : CONTEMPORARY BASKETS, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH 2007
BASKETRY AS AN ART FORM, The Fine Art Center/Bascom-Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC 2007
ROOTS, BRANCHES, TWIGS, Midwest Weavers Conference, Lux Art Center, Lincoln, NE 2007
TRANSVERSING FIBERS, El Centro College, Dallas, TX; Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, TX 2006
BASKETRY : NORTHWEST CONNECTIONS, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA 2006
CONTEMPORARY BASKETS, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002
SHAPE SHIFTERS, Spiva Art Center, Joplin, MO 2006
WOVEN MYTHS: CONTEMPORARY BASKETRY, Sabbatini Gallery, Topeka, KS 2006
RE:VISIONS, Fontbonne University Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2006
VISITING ARTIST BIENNIAL EXHIBITION, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO 2005
THIRD SCULPTURAL BASKET INVITATIONAL, The American Art Company, Tacoma, WA 2005
TRANSFORMATIONS, Woven Fiber Art House, West Chester, PA 2004
TRAIL MIX, Handweavers Guild of America's Convergence, Denver CO 2004
DON'T FENCE ME IN, Handweavers Guild of America's Convergence, Denver CO 2004
TRADITIONAL CRAFT/CONTEMPORARY ART, NH Institute of Art, Manchester, NH 2004
BASKETS NOW : 2003, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY 2003
BASKETS NOW : USA, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR 2002
OTHER MATERIALS : OTHER FORMS, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT 2002
FIBERART INTERNATIONAL, Pittsburgh Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2001
CONTEMPORARY BASKETS, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ 2001
FINE FIBER : ART FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL 2001
WOVEN CONSTRUCTIONS, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO 2001
SMALL EXPRESSIONS, Handweavers' Guild of America, 2001, 1997
WICHITA NATIONAL, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS 1999
SURFACE : NEW FORM/NEW FUNCTION, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN 1998
WOMAN'S ART WORKS, The Gallery at One Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 1998
FIBER ART : NATIONAL CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION, Foundation for the Visual Arts, Philadelphia, PA 1997
MATERIALS : HARD & SOFT, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX 1994
FIBER AT THE END OF THE CENTURY, Corvallis, OR 1994
PAPER : FIBER XVI, The Arts Center, Iowa City, IA 1993
FIBER DIRECTIONS, Wichita, KS 1993

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

ADJUNCT FACULTY: Central Methodist University, Fayette, MO Summer 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
FULL TIME FACULTY: Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, MO 1975-2000

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR:

Missouri Basketry Guild, 2008, 2006
Stowe Basketry Conference, Stowe, VT 2007
Eureka Springs School of Arts, Eureka Springs, AR 2009, 2006, 2005
Alton Weaver's Guild, Alton, IL 2006, 2005
St. Louis Weaver's Guild, St. Louis, MO 2006
Fall Fiber Weekend, CWSG, Columbia, MO 2006
Society of Layerists in Multi Media, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR 2005
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO 2005
Arkansas Art Education Association, Little Rock, AR 2004
Midwest Weavers Conference, Edwardsville, IL 2003, 2001
CityArts, Wichita, KS 2002
Missouri Fiber Artists Conference 2002, 1998, 1994
Career Center Adult and Continuing Education, Columbia, MO 2010, 2009, 2008, 2002
National Paper Doll Convention, Eugene, OR 2001
Kansas Association of Weavers and Spinners Conference, Wichita, KS 2001

VISITING ARTIST:

Ritenour Public Schools, St. Louis, MO 2010
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO 2010, 2001, 1996
Washburn University, Topeka, KS 2006
Rock Hill Public Schools, Eureka, MO 2006
University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO 2006, 2002
Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR 2005
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 2004, 2003, 2002
Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, MO 2002
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 2002, 1996, 1992
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO 2001
Columbia College, Columbia, MO 1999
Missouri River Festival, Boonville, MO 1998

LECTURE:

Arkansas Art Education Association, Little Rock, AR 2004
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 2001
National Art Education Association Convention, 2000, 1999, 1995
Best of Missouri Hands Conference, Jefferson City, MO 2000
Stephens College, Columbia, MO 1999
Columbia College, Columbia, MO 1999
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO 1995

EDUCATION

M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 1981
B.S. Education, Art (K-12), University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 1973

WORKSHOPS WITH:

Kim Eichler-Messmer, Donna Kallner, Judy Coates Perez, Charissa Brock, Joanne Kluba, Betty Curry, Jill Norsfor Clark, Polly Adams Sutton, Mary Merkel Hess, Jackie Abrams, Sandy Webster, Nancy Moore Bess, Dawn Walden, Robert Hillestad, Marilyn Moore, Judy Mulford, Lissa Hunter, Michael Davis, Dolph Smith, John Garrett, Judi Ross, Margaret Roach Wheeler, Jane Sauer, Luanne Rimel, Betz Salmont, Lynn Sures, Jo Stealey.