Carolyn Leigh (artist) explained

Carolyn Leigh (born 1945) is an American artist, author, and art dealer based in Tucson, Arizona. She works in mixed media, primarily working in paints, prints, and book art, and is influenced by the art of Papua New Guinea, Sonora, Mexico, and Arizona.

Biography

Carolyn Leigh Fulton was born in 1945 in Wichita, Kansas to Dr. Albert Edwin Fulton and Faye Fulton.[1] She attended Wichita State University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature, with a minor in Anthropology in 1967.[2]

She married Douglas W. Shakel, a geologist, and followed him to Tucson. They were married from 1967-76.[3] While there, she worked as a scientific illustrator and photography instructor at the University of Arizona.

In 1985, she met husband Ron Perry, who deals in tribal arts from Papua New Guinea, and accompanied him on his travels. They were married in 1991.[4]

They currently exhibit and sell tribal art from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia with partner Doug Mehaffey[5] from their Tucson home.

Work

Leigh's work uses intense colors and are often influenced by the architecture of the areas she's lived and traveled,[6] such as the urban streets and neighborhoods of Alamos, where she and her husband had a home for many years. She was also inspired by the colors of Rufino Tamayo.[7]

Selected exhibitions and examples

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary for Dr. Albert Edwin Fulton - WICHITA, KS. www.downingandlahey.com. March 30, 2018.
  2. Web site: Low and Leigh - (2008) Summer 2008 - THE SHOCKER. wsu.wichita.edu. en. March 30, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173216/http://wsu.wichita.edu/the-shocker/story.php?eid=16&id=305. dead.
  3. News: Geologist, environmentalist Doug Shakel dies. Star. Tony Davis Arizona Daily. Arizona Daily Star. March 30, 2018. en.
  4. News: How Ron Perry became a world-renown expert on New Guinea artifacts. Peachin. Mary. Inside Tucson Business. March 30, 2018. en.
  5. Web site: Art-Pacific.com - New Guinea tribal art and Indonesian folk art. www.art-pacific.com. March 30, 2018.
  6. Web site: Barrio y Calle, a series of artist's books by Carolyn Leigh (CarolynLeigh.com). www.carolynleigh.com. March 30, 2018.
  7. News: Carolyn Leigh – Artist Extraordinaire. February 8, 2012. Women of Alamos, Sonora, Mexico. March 30, 2018. en-US.
  8. Web site: Carolyn Leigh. www.vampandtramp.com. March 30, 2018.
  9. Web site: TCA Gallery-2008 Biennial: Paper. September 2009. City of Tempe. March 30, 2018.
  10. News: Sculptural Desire: Memory and Desire - The University of Arizona Museum of Art and Archive of Visual Arts. The University of Arizona Museum of Art and Archive of Visual Arts. March 30, 2018. en-US.
  11. Web site: AERIES CYCLE (1973-1975). March 2010. Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson. March 30, 2018.
  12. Web site: Extended Horizons catalog. www.abecedariangallery.com. March 30, 2018.

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