Leslie Fry

1. North South. Ink on cast paper, epoxy, aluminum. 26” x 17” x 4”
2. Wanton Wahoo. Ink on cast paper, epoxy, aluminum. 30” x 12” x 2”
3. Bound to Imagine. Ink on cast paper, epoxy, aluminum. 20” x 22” x 3”
4. Pollination. Acrylic and gouache on cast paper. 15” x 10” x 1”
5. Act One. Acrylic and gouache on cast paper. 10” x 15” x 1/2”

The images in my art are inspired by basic human needs: shelter, food, clothing, work, and intimacy. They take the form of the human body, human artifacts and architecture, and vegetable and animal life. In my sculpture, prints, and drawings, the natural world connects with the human-made world. Reality and fantasy meld. I use traditional methods and materials – such as modeling and casting – to create nontraditional visions, employing clay, plaster, wood, paper, fabric, and plants to concrete, resin, metal, rubber, plastic, and video. The site is often the inspiration for my art.

Mark Flickinger, Director, Public Art and Design, Pinellas County Cultural Affairs, 13805 58th Street North, Suite 2450, Clearwater, FL 33760-3733, (727) 453-7869. mflickin@co.pinellas.fl.us 2007 Artist-in-Residence project for Boca Ciega Millennium Park, for which I created six sculpture installations integrated into a nature trail at the park; and involved the community through workshops and guided walks; as well as producing a book and a video to document the project. Jennifer McGregor, curator, Wave Hill, 6675 W. 252nd St., Bronx, NY 10471-2899, (718) 549-3200, x 204. jenniferm@wavehill.org The curator who commissioned my public site-specific installation, Quercus Emancipation, for Wave Hill, 2003. Michael Wisniewski, architect, Duncan/Wisniewski Architecture, 255 South Champlain St., Burlington, VT 05401, (802) 864-6693. michaelw@duncanwisniewski.com Architect of Mermaid House, for which I completed the commissioned sculpture in 2003.