| Artist | Lesley Thiel | Resides | Ireland |
| Website | lathiel.com | Mediums | Oil |
| Representing Gallery | Sol Art Dublin, Ireland RJD Gallery Bridgehampton, NY. USA | lesley@lathiel.com | |
| Follow the Artist | Instagram | Facebook | Themes | Connection to earth Women as leaders Nature Mother Earth Symbolism Spirituality Ecological Revolution |
| Press | lathiel.com/bio |
About the artist
Lesley Thiel is an international award winning, figurative artist known for her highly detailed surrealistic and photorealistic paintings. Working in oils, she focuses on highly symbolic narrative pieces designed to tell a story of our relationship with the earth and the future of our species. Lesley’s work has been included in numerous exhibitions, including at the Museum of Modern European Art (MEAM), in Barcelona; Bantierra Palace, Zarazoga; Einaudi Palace, Turin; Sotheby’s, New York; Wassau Museum of Contemporary Art; The Mall Galleries, London; The Salmagundi Club, New York; Zhou B Art Center, Chicago. Her work has been sold at auction at Sotheby’s in New York. She has been in receipt of awards from the Art Renewal Center, International Guild Of Realism, Portrait Society of America, and International Artist Magazine. Her work is part of both the Art Renewal Center Collection and the Bennett Collection of Women Artists. Born in England, she now lives and works in Ireland.
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Lesley Thiel’s work explores our connection to, and dependence upon, Mother Earth and nature. She paints the young women she sees as our future leaders and saviours into organic forms that grow out of trees, rocks, and plants. Depicting the landscapes, flora, and fauna of the surrounding countryside, her pieces are imbued with traditional symbolism that she uses to weave a story. Lesley has chosen surrealism as a way to show the complexity of the natural world and our relationship to it.
Press
Lesley Thiel’s works has been featured in notable magazine and online sources Art Renewal Center, Masterpieces Volume 1, The Guide Artist, ModPortrait, Museu Europeu d’Art Modern, Artelibre, Hyperrealism Magazine, American Art Collector Magazine, International Artist Magazine, The Book Of The Horse: Horses In Art, Artmoire, and, Poets Artists Magazine.
CV
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Lesley Thiel, Art Culture, Marlow,United Kingdom
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
Contemporary Discoveries, Sotheby’s New York, New York, NY. United States
ModPortrait 2021, Sala Arte Roma, Zaragoza, Spain
ModPortrait 2021 MEAM Museum, Barcelona, Spain
2021
Great Painters Of International Realism in 20 x 20, Einaudi Palace, Chivasso, Italy
Art Renewal Centre 15th International Salon, Sotheby’s New York, New York, NY. United States
ModPortrait 2020, Bantierra Palace, Zarazoga, Spain
ModPortrait 2020, European Museum Of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
Women Painting, European Museum Of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
Animalia, Curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Haven Gallery, Newport, New York, NY. United States
2020
Neoclassicism, Haven Gallery, Newport, New York, NY. United
International Guild Of Realism Annual Exhibition, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC. United States
14th ARC International Salon Exhibition, European Museum Of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
14th ARC International Salon Exhibition, Sotheby’s New York, New York, NY. United States
2019
Uninterrupted, RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY. United States
20 Years, in 20 x 20, Sala Bantierra, Zaragoza, Spain
20 Years, in 20 x 20, European Museum Of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
Spring Ahead, RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY. United States
2018
Women Painting Women | Men Painting Men, RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY. United States
13th ARC International Salon Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY. United States
Painting The Figure Now, Wausau Museum Of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI. United States
Hamptons Juried Art Show, RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY. United States
