Lena Leitzke
 Artist
Statement
Russian born, Ukrainen citizen, I came to the US in 2000.
In 2001 I became a member of Parklane Gallery, which helped me to grow as an artist faster and discover myself in many different styles and technicques from large scale to miniatures, from abstracts to realism, from portraits to landscapes and from flowers to romantic couples, ballerinas and dancers.
I guess, I am that rare individual who likes to challenge oneself in all possible styles and themes just to prove that one can be self tought in everything.
While I am discovering art secrets and techniques on my own and finding that incredibly exciting and successful, yet I have my up and downs: I can be rejected from one show and sell my rejected painting almost right away from another show. Which keeps me going confidant. I love Art and Art loves me back
- 2004 Award from " Art of our Mothers", Edmonds, Washington
- 2008 Award from 16th International Miniature Show at Parklane Gallery
- 2008 Honorable Mention Award from 14th Annual Gateway to the Rockies Art Exhibit /The Aurora Artists Guild
- 2008 Honorable Mention Award from 75th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Arts Miniatures MPSGS
- 2008 Honorable Mention Award from Miniature Art Exhibition at Council for the Arts of Chambersburg
- 2009 EAFA award from 17th International Miniature Show at Parklane Gallery
- 2009 Second Place Miniatures Award from Edmonds Juried Gallery Show
- 2009 Best of Show 15th Annual International Miniature Art Show, Wyoming
- 2010 Second Place in Watercolors, MASF, Florida
- 2010 Second Place, Alabama Miniature Show
- 2011 Merit Award, Colorado Springs Miniature Show
- 2011 First Place, Westwind Gallery Miniature Show, Colorado
- 2011 Second Place, Ice House Gallery, Washington
- 2011 1st Place in miniatures at Gateway to the Rockies Art Show, Colorado
- 2012 Best of Show, Sulpher Springs Valley National Miniature & Small Works Show, Wilcox, Arizona
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