MELISSA LEANDRO (American, b. 1989 in Miami, FL) lives and works in Chicago, IL. She received her MFA in 2017 and her BFA in 2012, both from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Residencies include The Vermont Studio Center, The Atlantic Center for the Arts, The Ragdale Foundation, The Jacquard Center, and the Weaving Mill and was the recipient of the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation Artadia Award in 2021. Solo exhibitions include Waubonsee Community College (Waubonsee, IL), ANDREW RAFACZ (Chicago, IL), and the University of Nebraska (Omaha, NE). Group exhibitions include ANDREW RAFACZ (Chicago, IL), Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (Chicago, IL), The Peeler Art Center, DePaul University (Chicago, IL), Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago, IL), Soho House (Chicago IL), Dunedin Fine Art Center (Dunedin, FL), Kent State University Galleries (Kent, OH), Pentimenti Gallery (Philadelphia, PA), and The Arts Club of Chicago (Chicago, IL). She has exhibited at art fairs in Chicago, Houston, Miami, New York, and Toronto. Her work is included in numerous public and private collections.

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Melissa Leandro, Blue Slices, 2024, jacquard woven cloth, embroidery, stitching, yarn, foil, 41 x 31 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Jardín Morado, 2024, jacquard woven cloth, embroidery, stitching, yarn, foil, 44 x 34 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Blossom in View, 2024, jacquard woven cloth, embroidery, stitching, yarn, 41 x 32 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Fern Slices, 2024, jacquard woven cloth, embroidery, stitching, foil, 38 x 27 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Patch Field, 2024, jacquard woven cloth, embroidery, stitching, yarn,foil, 35 x 42 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Sunflower Glow, 2024, jacquard Woven cloth, embroidery, stitching, yarn, foil, 57 x 53 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Half Light, 2022, jacquard woven cloth, stitching, foil, 38.5 x 50 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Verde Palmas, 2022, jacquard woven cloth, stitching, embroidery, cyano type on fabric, foil, 37 x 55 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Noche Azul, 2021, jacquard woven cloth, stitching, foil, 46 x 54 x 1.5 in.
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Melissa Leandro, La Sala (RIGHT), 2021, jacquard woven cloth, foil, 46 x 54 x 1.5 in.
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Melissa Leandro, La Sala (LEFT), 2021, jacquard woven cloth, foil, 46 x 54 x 1.5 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Palm Lines, 2022, jacquard woven cloth, stitching, embroidery, cyano type on fabric, foil, 42 x 59 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Red Eyes, 2022, jacquard woven cloth, dyed cotton, stitching, foil, plastic, 34 x 23.5 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Palm Tree Blaze, 2022, jacquard woven cloth, dyed cotton, stitching, foil, plastic, 34 x 23.5 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Clippings, 2022, jacquard woven cloth, dyed cotton, stitching, yarn, plastic, 34 x 23.5 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Orchid Melt, 2021, jacquard woven cloth, stitching, embroidery, plastic, 46 x 54 x 1.5 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Chrome Flora, 2021, jacquard woven cloth, stitching, embroidery, foil, plastic, 46 x 54 x 1.5 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Naturaleza, 2022, jacquard woven cloth, embroidery, stitching, yarn, foil, 41 x 48 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Flora Blaze , 2022, jacquard woven cloth, cyanotype, stitching, plastic, foil, 41 x 51 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Chameleon, 2021, jacquard woven cloth, stitching, plastic, cotton, beading, 46 x 54 x 1.5 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Double Fish Face, 2020, jacquard weaving, cyanotype, plastic, stitching, 47 x 55 in.
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Melissa Leandro, mt., 2022, jacquard woven cloth, embroidery, stitching, yarn, foil, 29 x 29 in.
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Melissa Leandro, behind the fields, 2021, jacquard weaving, silkscreen on fabric, stitching, foil, 43 x 53 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Pescado con cara (fish with face), 2020, jacquard weaving, foil, embroidery, cyanotype on fabric, 48.5 x 55 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Fire Prairie, 2020, cyanotype on cotton, dye, embroidery, safety pins, fish lures, wood, 57.5 x 88.625 in.
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Melissa Leandro, Off-set, 2019, jacquard woven cloth, Batik dye, 48 x 32 in.
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Friendship’s Death, Installation View, 2023
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Friendship’s Death, Installation View, 2023
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Melissa Leandro, Paradiso, Installation View, 2022.
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Melissa Leandro, Paradiso, Installation View, 2022.
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Melissa Leandro, Paradiso, Installation View, 2022.
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Melissa Leandro, Paradiso, Installation View, 2022.
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Melissa Leandro, Prairie Dive, 2020, Installation View
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Melissa Leandro, Prairie Dive, 2020, Installation View

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