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education
Cal.State Fullerton. BFA Art. Dean’s List 1989-1992
Mt.San Antonio College. Art & English Emphasis 1986-1989
professional practices
07/2008 Freelance Art Writer. THE Magazine, Sep. Los Angeles
07/2008 Curator's Assistant, Preparator. RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM
03/2008 - present Preparator's Assistant. L. A. DEPT. of CULTURAL AFFAIRS
11/2003 - 06/2008 Curator. Owner. GALLERY REVISITED. Los Angeles
Sole owner and curator of self-sustaining art gallery.
Conceived and promoted over 35 group and solo exhibits.
Developed media relations with a wide range of sources.
Catalogued and appraised artwork for fair market values.
Wrote press releases and artists statements.
Ensured acquisition placement including provenance.
Developed relationships with collectors and organizations.
Oversaw website management and provided images and texts.
Maintained Blog relevant to the greater artistic landscape.
2005 Invited Juror.
Tarfest
Los Angeles Art Association
1998 - 2003 Commercial Commission Painter
02/1992 - present Freelance Curator / Co Curator
Conceived, executed, wrote press releases and promoted exhibitions in and around the Los Angeles area:
02/2003 - 08/2003 Co-Curator. SELECTED COLLECTIVE
04/1997 - 09/1997 Co-Curator. ELIXIR.
02/1996 - 09/1996 Co-Curator. COLLECTIVE SAMPLING
06/1996 - 12/1996 Curator. RUST
02/1992 - 06/1992 Curator. STRENGTH QUILT
1991 - present Exhibiting and Commission Artist/Conceptual Painter
selected exhibitions
2008
"101 Portraits" curated by Marla Koosed & Mat Gleason. Los Angeles
"$2 bill show". organized by Mat Gleason. Los Angeles
"Double Up/Double Down" Joint Custody Project. curated by Shana Nys Dambrot & Tad Beck.Found Gallery. Los Angeles
"Artist/Gallerist".another year in la. Los Angeles
2007
solo show “Uber Urban” neue transit studio. Santa Ana
“Pick of the Harvest Chicago Invasion”. dva gallery. Chicago
“Little Squares” Project. ISM magazine projects. Variable cities
“Summer Group Show” Lawrence Asher Gallery. Los Angeles
“CaBoom” architecture and design trade show. Santa Monica
2006
“Group show” Chango. Curated by Paige Wery. Los Angeles
“Small Wonders” Pharmaka. Curated by Tyler Stallings. Los Angeles
“Gift Shop” another year in l.a.. Los Angeles
“Back in the Day” (back room) L street Gallery. San Diego, CA
“The New Warhol” Scottsdale Museum of Fine Art. Scottsdale, AZ
“FreshstART” Santa Monica.
2005
Venice Art Walk Auction. Venice, CA
"Urban Landscape" Lawrence Asher Gallery. Los Angeles
"art 2 art" Beep Gallery. Los Angeles
press
Excerpted media coverage for Gallery Revisited

AWOL blog by Ezhra Jean Black for Artillery Magazine May 2008
Christopher Russell for ArtUS Jan 2008
NBC 6pm news Sep 2007
Around the galleries by Holly Myers for LA Times May 2007
Mario Cutajar for Artscene Mar 2006
Around the galleries by David Pagel for the LA Times Aug 2005
LA Weekly Pick of the Week by Peter Frank Apr 2005
Charlene Roth for Artweek Aug 2004

Leora Lutz Artist Press coverage:
Uber.com. Shana Nys Dambrot Jul 2008
The Joint Custody Project. White Hot Magazine Jul 2008
Genlux. Editor’s Picks Dec 2005
"Chinatown" LA Downtown News. paintings at Realm Dec 2005
Elle Girl. Editor's Pick "City Silhouettes" Mar 2005
alloy online. feature article illustration Feb 2005
Daily Candy_dot_com "LA Lady" Nov 2004
Sierra Madre News .cover story. "Collective Sampling" Sep 1996
Pasadena Weekly "Art of the Heart" Gallery News Feb 1993
Pasadena Star News. cover story. "Client Gifts AIDS Center" Jun 1992
affiliations
Board of Directors; Communication. MoCA Contemporaries. 2003 – present
CV and/or references available upon request