Leslie Lesko – CV

Contact: (302)228-0020
Website: http://leslieleskophotography.com/ Email: [email protected]

About

My artistic journey began in childhood as I grew up with either a camera or sketchpad in my hand. Earning a graduate degree in psychology deepened my appreciation for introspection, discovery, and the healing power of creative expression. These insights helped shape my evolution into a dedicated visual artist and passionate advocate for the arts in coastal Delaware.

After retiring from a 37-year career as a school psychologist, I committed myself fully to expanding my artistic practice. I am a self-taught painter and photographer, continually refining my skills through workshops, mentorships, and active community engagement. My work—primarily watercolor paintings and fine art photography—has been exhibited in juried shows across Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic region.

Solo Exhibition

Dover Public Library, Dover, DE — Scheduled Sept 30 – Nov 29, 2025

Selected Juried Exhibitions

Delaware Watercolor Society, Lewes Library (2025) – “Baby Ballerina” and “Gladiolus in the Rain”
Biggs Shot, Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover – “Regret” and “Fisherman in the Fog”
Howard Schroeder Sketch Group, Rehoboth Art League (2023) – “Aspire,” “Regret,” and “The Warrior”
Art League of Ocean City, Maryland in various themed shows: “Rise”, “The Art of Ink”, “The Divine Feminine”, “Delmarva on View”
Rehoboth City Hall, 6-month Photography Exhibit
Pen Women & Friends, “Art & Poetry,” Dover Public Library
Delaware State Employee Art Exhibits, Delaware State University
Delaware Watercolor Society, Lewes Public Library and Nassau Valley Vineyard Gallery, Lewes
SBY Art Space, “Renewal,” Salisbury, MD
Mispillion Art League, Milford, DE – Multiple group shows
Millsboro Art League, Millsboro, DE - Multiple group shows

Awards

Merit Award – Delaware Watercolor Society (2025), “Baby Ballerina”
First Place – “The Art of Ink,” Art League of Ocean City
Second Place– “Delmarva on View,” Art League of Ocean City
Recognition - “Modern Women” – Rehoboth Art League
Third Place – “Dynamic Images,” Wyomissing, PA
Grand Prize – “Tulip Festival,” Lewes Public Library

Gallery Representation

Cape Artists Gallery, 110 3rd Street, Lewes, DE

Publications

Delaware Beach Life
News Journal
Lewes Life
Rehoboth and Dewey Life
Cape Gazette

Workshops and Mentorship (Selected)

Studied with nationally and internationally recognized artists:

Tom Lynch – Art League of Ocean City, Maryland
Janet Rogers – Millsboro Art League & Art League of Ocean City, Maryland
Walt Bartman - Rehoboth Art League & Delaware Watercolor Society, Rehoboth, Delaware
Sarah Yeoman - Delaware Watercolor Society, Rehoboth, Delaware
Alexis Levine - Delaware Watercolor Society & Art League of Ocean City, Maryland
Willie Crockett - Art League of Ocean City, Maryland
Birgit O’Connor - Cheap Joes, Boone, North Carolina
Susan Crouch - Cheap Joes, Boone, North Carolina
Sterling Edwards - Art League of Ocean City, Maryland
Brenda Kildera - Delaware Watercolor Society, Rehoboth, Delaware & Art League of Ocean City, Maryland
Mick McAndrews - Chesapeake Fine Art Studio, Stevensville, Maryland
Stan Sperlak - Art League of Ocean City, Maryland
Kathy Dewalt - Chesapeake Fine Art Studio, Stevensville, Maryland
Joanna Barnum - Delaware Watercolor Society, Rehoboth, Delaware & the Art League of Ocean City, Maryland
Jennifer Littleton - Art League of Ocean City, Maryland
Natalie Italiano – Studio Incamminati, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
David Lobenberg – Delaware Watercolor Society, Rehoboth, Delaware
Michael Holter – Nancy Couick Studios, Charlotte, North Carolina
Rosemary Connelly – Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth, Delaware
Kathleen Conover - Delaware Watercolor Society, Rehoboth, Delaware & Art League of Ocean City, Maryland
Roberto Osti - Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts & 14-day Art Tour in Rome & Florence, Italy
Bev Jozwiak - Cannon Beach, Oregon
Leo Kahl - Art League of Ocean City, Maryland
Joan Applebaum - Mispillion Art League, Milford, Delaware
Pat Southern Pierce - Mispillion Art League, Milford, Delaware
Pam Wenger - York Art Association, York, Pennsylvania
Mary Pritchard – Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland
Annie Strack - Delaware Watercolor Society, Rehoboth, Delaware
Ryan Fox - Art League of Ocean City, Maryland

Teaching

“Intuitive Watercolor Abstraction,” Rehoboth Public Library – June 18, 2025
“Sea Creature Totes!,” Rehoboth Public Library, - July 8, 2025

Professional Memberships

Rehoboth Art League – Sketch Group Coordinator
Delaware Watercolor Society
Developing Artists Collaborative
Art League of Ocean City
Mispillion Art League
York Art Association
Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD

Arts Community Involvement

Howard Schroeder Sketch Group Coordinator, Rehoboth Art League (2017–Present)