Beverly
Leesman
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Beverly Leesman grew up in the
Midwest in an area of family farms where any kind of city
life was an hour or so away. She went to school in a small
town of about 600 people where very few women went to college
and only a handful actively pursued a career. Because she
knew that she had to be an artist, Leesman left her hometown
to follow her dream. She persevered and graduated from Illinois
State University as a jeweler, painter, art historian and
graphic designer. For the last fifteen years, Leesman has
devoted her talents to the exploration of realistic watercolor
based on her own photographs.
Although born and raised in the flat plains of central Illinois,
Leesman has lived in Paris, France; Liverpool, NY; Merrmack,
NH; and in 1998, settled in Albuquerque, NM. After all these
moves, she reopened her studio in May of 2002 and returned
to full time painting. Leesman has won awards for her realistic
watercolors in National, Statewide and Regional Art Exhibits
since 1992. The artist is an elected member of American Pen
Women in Arts (painting) and Letters (writing), a juried artist
member of American Artists Professional League and a signature
member of the National Association of Women Artists. Her biography
is listed in Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in America,
Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in the West and Who's Who
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