1970-1973 Master of Fine Arts: Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
1966-1968 Bachelor of Arts: Bethel College, B. Newton, Kansas
1964-1966 Associate of Arts: Hesston Junior College, Hesston, Kansas

1994- Professor, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
1988-1994 Associate Professor, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
1983-1988 Associate Professor, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
1978-1983 Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
1973-1978 Assistant Professor, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
1970-1973 Teaching Associate, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

1999 Lecture Melian University, Melian, PA
1997 Lecture and Workshop, Millersville State University, Millersville, PA
1996 Lecture, Edinboro State University, Edinboro, Pennylvanai
1993 Lecture, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Lecture, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Presentation, Panel Member, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Cincinnati, Ohio, Topic: "Future Educational Issues"
1992 Lecture, Bald Eagle Art League, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Lecture and Workshop, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
1991 Lecture, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
Lecture, Cleveland Art Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
1990 Lecture and Workshop, Millersville State University, Millersville, Pennsylvania
Lecture and Workshop, Southeastern Mass University, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Lecture and Workshop, College of Art and Design, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan
1989 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Summer Program
Lecture and Workshop, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1988 Lecture and Workshop, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
1987 Lecture, Wita Gardner Gallery, San Diego, California
Workshop and Lecture, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
1986 Workshop and Lecture, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
Lecture, Cabrillo Community College, Santa Cruz, California
Workshop and Lecture, Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio, Texas
Workshop and Lecture, Yuma Symposium Number 7, Yuma, Arizona
1985 Workshop and Lecture, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Workshop and Lecture, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
1984 Lecture, Nazrath College, Rochester, New York
1983 Lecture, Parsons School of Design, New York City, New York
1980 Lecture and Workshop, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Lecture, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
Lecture, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
1977 Lecture, Bethel College, N. Newton, Kansas

WORK NAMED, PHOTOGRAPHED OR REVIEWED IN PUBLICATION

Metalsmith, Summer 1996, Vol. 16, No. 3
Metalsmith, Fall 1994, Vol. 4, No. 4
One of a Kind: American Art Jewelry Today, Susan Grant Lewin, Abrams Press
American Craft Magazine, February/March 1994
Metalsmith, Winter, 1991, Vol. 11, No.
Ornament, Spring 1989
Ornament, Summer 1989
American Craft, February/March 1989
Metalsmith, Winter 1988, Vol.. 8, No. 1
Metalsmith, Spring 1988, Vol.. 8, No. 2
Artists Anodizing Aluminum, David La Plantz, Author, Press de La Plantz, Inc., 1988
Four Seasons of Jewelry, October 1987
Metalsmith, Summer 1987, Vol.. 7, No. 3
Metalsmith, Spring 1987, Vol.. 7, No. 2
Ornament, Spring 1987
Metalsmith, Summer 1986, Vol.. 6, No. 3
American Craft, October/November 1986
Ornament, Autumn 1986
Metalsmith, Spring 1985, Vol.. 5, No. 2
Southern Jeweler, January 1985
American Craft, Dec./Jan., 1984-85
I.D. Magazine, Sept./Oct. 1984
Houston Magazine, Sept. 1984, Vol.. 8, No. 1
Ornament, Fall 1984, Vol.. 8, No. 1
Metalsmith, Fall 1984, Vol.. 8, No. 1
Metalsmith, Fall 1983, Vol.. 3, No. 4
Jewelry Concepts & Technology, Oppi Untracht author, Doubleday Publishers, 1982
Jewel, Sept. 1982, Vol.. 10, No. 9
The Metalsmith, Spring 1982, Vol.. 2, No. 2
The Metalsmith, Winter 1981
Crafts, July/August 1980
Ornament, Vol.. 4, No. 3, 1980
Ornament, Vol.. 4, No. 2, 1979
Uhren and Schmuck, April 1979
The Mirror Book, Newman and Newman, Crown Publishers, 1978
Craft Horizons, August 1978
Goldsmiths Journal, December 1977
Craft Horizons, September 1977

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Society of North American Goldsmiths
American Crafts Council

1993 Juror, Central Pennsylvania Division, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts,State College, Pennsylvania
Committee Member, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Educational Selection Committee
1992 Grant, Equal Opportunity Planning Committee, Penn State University, Lecture Series,Topic: "Sexual Orientation and the Visual Arts," Sallie McCorkle, co-author
Juror, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1991 Exceptional Merit Award, The Dining Experience: A Craft Expression, Luckenbach Mill Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship
Faculty Research Grant, Penn State University
1990 Faculty Research Grant, Penn State University
1984-85 National Endowment for the Arts
1984 Ornament Magazine International Competition, Honorable Mention
1984 "New Faculty" Grant - Texas Tech University
1981 Ford Foundation Grant for Faculty Enrichment, New York City Museum and Gallery Visit and Study
1981 Creative Grant-in-Aid, Indiana University
1980 Ford Foundation Grant for Faculty Enrichment, Travel to England and Ireland for Study of Celtic Metalwork
1979 Platinum Workshop, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
1978 Indiana Crafts '78, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, Award: Museum Grant Prize
1977 Creative Arts Grant, Ball State University
Copper, Brass and Bronze Exhibition, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Honorable Mention Award
1976 Marietta College Crafts National '76, Grover M. Hermann Fine Arts Center, Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio, Award: Indiana Arts Commission
Outstanding Creative Endeavor Award, Ball State Univ.
1976-77 Creative Arts Grant - Ball State University, Title: Aluminum: Its Relevance to Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design
1975-76 Creative Arts Grant - Ball State University, Title: Container Form Series
1975 Beaux Arts Designer/Craftsman '75, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio, Helen Winnermore's Award

1993 Sculptural Concerns: Contemporary American Metalworking. Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
1991 Wichita National '91, Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas
Materials: Hard & Soft Exhibition, 1991, Meadows Gallery, Center for theVisual Arts, Denton, Texas
Crafts National 25, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, State College, PA
The Dining Experience: A Craft Expression, Luckenbach Mill Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
1990 Metals Now, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
Wichita National 1990 Exhibition, Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas
Materials: Hard and Soft, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
1989 United States Metal, San Francisco State University,Art Department Gallery (travelling exhibition), San Francisco, California
1988 Lubbock Arts Festival, Lubbock Civic Center, Lubbock, Texas
1987 Contemporary Metals Exhibition, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon
1986 Contemporary Metals U.S.A. II, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California
1985 Merritt '85, Merritt Gallery, Rochester, NY
The Crafts: National, Upton Hall Gallery, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY
Contemporary Metals U.S.A., Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California
1984 Jewelry USA, American Craft Museum, New York City, 2 year traveling exhibition throughout USA
1983 Hand of Man, Indianapolis Art League, Indianapolis, Indiana
1982 Art League Regional, Indianapolis Art League, Indianapolis, Indiana
1981 Lake Superior '81, 5th Biennial National Craft Exhibition, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota
68th Indiana Artists Show, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
1980 The Second Copper, Brass, Bronze Exhibition, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1980 The 6th Rocky Mountain Metalsmithing Symposium Metals Slide Competition, Colorado Mountain College, Vail, Colorado
1979 Beaux Arts Designer/Craftsman Exhibition, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio
1978 Indiana Crafts'78, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, Award: Museum Grand Prize
1978 Copper, Brass and Bronze Exhibition, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Honorable Mention Award
3rd Profile of U.S. Jewelry 1977, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Lake Superior '77 Craft Exhibit, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota
Beaux Arts Designer/Craftsman '77, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, OH
1976 Intent: Jewelry/Metal, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro State College, Edinboro, PA
Marietta College Crafts National '76, Grover M. Hermann Fine Arts Center, Marietta College, Marietta, OH
1975 Forms in Metal: 275 Years of Metalsmithing in America, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, Finch College Museum, New York City, NY
Lake Superior Craft Exhibit, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota
Objects and Crafts, 1975, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
Beaux Arts Designer/Craftsman '75, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, OH, Helen Winnemore's Award
Kansas Designer Craftsman Show, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Miniature Works Exhibition, University of Texas Tech Museum, Lubbock, TX
1974 Small Sculpture and Drawing Show, Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie, Indiana
The Goldsmith, The Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
Minnesota Museum of Art, The Goldsmith, St. Paul, Minnesota, Two Year Traveling Exhibit
1973 Profiles in Jewelry '73, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Objects and Crafts '73, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
Marietta College Crafts Regional '73, Grover M. Hermann Fine Arts Center, Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio
1973 Beaux Arts Design Craftsman Exhibition, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, OH
3rd Creative Arts Festival, Town Hall Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
1972 Louisville Art Center Association Regional Craft Biennial, J. B. Speed Museum, Louisville, KT
500 Fine Arts Exhibit, Indiana Exposition Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
Second Biennial Lake Superior National Craft Exhibit, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota

1997 Mentor/Mentee, Calder Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
1996 3 Generations, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
"Issues and Intent," Contemporary American Metalwork, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Chromatic Essays, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
1995 National Jewelry Invitational, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Jewelry: Varied Visions, Artables Gallery, Houston, TX
METALS: Form in Chaos, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
"One of a Kind: American Art Jewelry Today," Joanne Rapp Gallery, The Hand and the Spirit, Scottsdale, AR
1994 One of a Kind: American Artists’ Jewelry, Mobilia Galery, Cambridge, MA
Metals Invitational ‘94, Emily Davis Gallery, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
1993 Contemporary Metal: Form and Narrative, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, I-Space, Chicago, IL
Contemporary Crafts: Indiana’s Connection, Fine Arts Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1992 Fabulous Fibers, Marvelous Metals, Coburn Gallery, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso,TX
2nd Australian International CraftsTriennial, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Things to Come, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York City, New York
Expressions : Jewelry in the 1990's, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
1992 Brooch Exhibition, Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan
1991 The Fortunoff Silver Competition, Silver: New Forms and Expressions III, Fortunoff, New York City, NY
Gold at Taboo, Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA
Hesston College Alumni Exhibition, Hesston College, Hesston, Kansas
1990 Table & Jewelry, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, California
1989 Jewelry Exhibition, Taboo Gallery, San Diego, California
Art - Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Gallery 181, Design Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Metaphor In Metal, Associated Artist's Gallery, Carbondale, Illinois
Ten Years After, Yuma Art Center, Yuma, Arizona
1988 Mennonite Artists Crafts Exhibit, Fine Arts Center Gallery, Bethel College, N. Newton, Kansas
Metals, Visual Arts Resources, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Objects in Metal, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University Park, PA
1987 Bethel College Alumni Art Exhibition, Bethel College, N. Newton, Kansas
Craft Today: Pottery of the Physical: New Work, Wita Gardner Gallery, San Diego, CA
Primary Objective: Color, Quadrum Gallery, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Clay and More, Focus on Jewelry, Wita Gardner Gallery, San Diego, CA
1987 American Craft at the Armory, New York City, NY
Mainstreams in Metal, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
National Metals Invitational, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA
Contemporary Crafts: A Concept in Flux, New York City, NY, Pittsburgh, PA
1986 Contemporary American Metals, Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, TX
Poetry of the Physical, American Craft Museum, New York, NY, U.S.A. Traveling Exhibit
Spectrum, Lubbock Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX
Small Sculpture Invitational, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
1985 Texas Designer/Craftsman Invitational, Museum, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
USIA Jewelry Exhibition, 2 year traveling exhibition throughout Asia
Reactive Metals, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
1984 S.N.A.G. Distinguished Member Exhibition, Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, Illinois; Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City
For Your Ears Only, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Metal, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
PLATTERS, Annie Hawkins Gallery, Houston, Texas
National Jewelry and Unique Objects Invitational, Fine Arts Center of Tempe, Tempe, Arizona
1984 A MANO - National Metals Invitational, State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
1983 From Iron Age to Space Age, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
1981 S.N.A.G. Pro-Member Exhibition, Metalsmith '81, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1980 Fiber Metal Invitational, Grossmont College Gallery, El Cajon, CA
Off the Body, Metals/Enamel Invitational, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
1979 All That Glitters . . . Metals Invitational, Lafayette Art Center, Lafayette, IN
Society of North American Goldsmiths European Show, 2 years on tour in Europe
Invitational Metal Show, Ball State University, Muncie Indiana
LSU Metalsmithing Invitational: Indiana University, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
1978 National Metalsmithing Invitational Exhibition, State University College at Brockport, Brockport, NY
Invitational Metal Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY State University College, Oneonta, NY
The Metalsmith, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, Henry Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
1976 Fibers and Metals, An Invitational Exhibit, Davis Gallery, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Third Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry, Gallery of Art Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Bicentennial Craft Invitational, Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN
1975 Mennonite Artists Contemporary, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana
1975 The Second Annual Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition, Georgia State University Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Invitational Jewelry Exhibition, Epply Gallery, Morningside College, Sioux City, IA
1974 Profile '74, Society of S.N.A.G. Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology, McGuire Gallery, Rexdale, Ontario
1973 Murry State Invitational Show, Murry State College, Murry, Kentucky
Rich's National Invitational Craft Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia
1972 Third National Invitational Student Metal Exhibit, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1971 Second Invitational Student Metal Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

1991 Leslie Leupp, New Art Forms, Owen/Patrick Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1991 Leslie Leupp, One-Person Exhibition, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
1990 Owen/Patrick Gallery, Philadelphia (Manayunk), PA
Extension Exhibition, Sheetz Gallery, Penn State, Altoona Campus, Altoona, PA
1989 Four Traditions, Southwestern College Art Gallery, Chula Vista, CA
1986 Perspectives, Quadrum Gallery, Chestnut Hill, Maryland
Crafts Biennial Exhibition, University Museum, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Reflections, The Inner Image, Reflections Gallery, La Mesa, CA
Yuma Symposium#7, Yuma Fine Arts Center, Yuma, AZ
1984 Merritt-Frederick Gallery, Rochester, NY
1983 Precious Sculpture, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN
Convergence Gallery, New York City, New York
1981 One-Man Exhibition, Leslie Leupp, Davis Gallery, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
1978 Creative Arts Grant Show, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Two Person Exhibition--Metal and Clay, Bethel College, N. Newton, Kansas
Leslie Leupp--Metalsmith, University Art Gallery, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
1976 Two Person Creative Arts Grant Show, Ball State University Art Gallery, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
1975 Forms in Metal and Porcelain, One-Man-One Woman Show, Ball State University Gallery, Muncie, IN
1974 One Man-One Woman Faculty Show, Forms in Metal and Clay, Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie, IN

1988- Faculty Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University Park, PA
1987 Faculty Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
1985 Faculty Exhibition, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
1983 Faculty Exhibition, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
1979 Faculty Exhibition--Indiana University Art Museum, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Fine Arts Faculty of Indiana University, The Sheldon Swope Art Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana
1978 Faculty Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
1974-77 Ball State University Faculty Show, Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie, IN

October 1997