Leslie Elliottsmith grew up in the New Orleans suburb of RiverRidge. At that time this was a new area that
still had some farms and wooded areas to have many adventures. She lived in Baton Rouge for ten years, and then moved to Alexandria in 1983 to work as the education curator at the Alexandria Museum of Art. She always wanted to an artist or a veterinarian. Art was the stronger draw, but she has made up for not becoming a vet by rescuing many animals.
She attended LSU and received a BS in art education and a Masters of Fine Arts in printmaking with a minor in painting. For many years she taught in various capacities at LSU, UNO, LC, LSUA, and a series of artist in residencies throughout Louisiana. For the past twenty-two years she has taught online through Louisiana School for Math,Science, and the Arts, Louisiana Virtual School program.
In 1994, she received the Louisiana State visual arts fellowship for painting. Her works, painting, prints, and photography, are part of many private and public collections. She has created public art for the Baton Rouge Zoo, City of Alexandria, LSU, LSUA, Town Talk Newspaper Building, and Shreveport Arts council. Her work is in the public collection for LSUA, Louisiana College, the City of New Orleans, Alexandria Museum of Art, Masur Museum of Art, Beaumont Art Leaque, Nicolette College, University of Southern Mississippi, New Orleans Southern Baptist Hospital, and Calvary Baptist Church. She is represented by LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans.
still had some farms and wooded areas to have many adventures. She lived in Baton Rouge for ten years, and then moved to Alexandria in 1983 to work as the education curator at the Alexandria Museum of Art. She always wanted to an artist or a veterinarian. Art was the stronger draw, but she has made up for not becoming a vet by rescuing many animals.
She attended LSU and received a BS in art education and a Masters of Fine Arts in printmaking with a minor in painting. For many years she taught in various capacities at LSU, UNO, LC, LSUA, and a series of artist in residencies throughout Louisiana. For the past twenty-two years she has taught online through Louisiana School for Math,Science, and the Arts, Louisiana Virtual School program.
In 1994, she received the Louisiana State visual arts fellowship for painting. Her works, painting, prints, and photography, are part of many private and public collections. She has created public art for the Baton Rouge Zoo, City of Alexandria, LSU, LSUA, Town Talk Newspaper Building, and Shreveport Arts council. Her work is in the public collection for LSUA, Louisiana College, the City of New Orleans, Alexandria Museum of Art, Masur Museum of Art, Beaumont Art Leaque, Nicolette College, University of Southern Mississippi, New Orleans Southern Baptist Hospital, and Calvary Baptist Church. She is represented by LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans.
