
Seana Leah
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EDUCATION
2023
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Studio Arts, Focus Areas: Photography, Ceramics, and Sculpture, Suma Cum Laude, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023-Present
Florida State University Ceramic Studio
Ceramics Lab Monitor
Functioned independently and as a team to keep the busy FSU ceramics studio operational. This included kiln firing and upkeep pugging, glaze formulation, regular studio maintenance, and assisting students with questions about materials or processes.
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2021-2023
Master Craftsman Studio
Internship & Volunteering
Working with a group to create high quality custom commission work consisting of a multitude of mediums in a fabrication environment. Included use of woodshop machinery, stained glass fabrication, and laser cutting equipment.
2023
Florida State University Photography Labs
Photography Lab Monitor
Actively helped students with problem solving, photoshop questions, technology troubleshooting, and ensuring properly mixed darkroom chemicals. Oversaw both computer printing labs and darkroom.
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SKILLS & STUDIO EXPERIENCE
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Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and Illustrator
Photography- Digital and Large Format Darkroom
Ceramics- Throwing, hand-building, glaze formulation, kiln work
Sculpture- Wood, metal, plaster, ceramics, soft sculpture and miscellaneous materials
Bookbinding- Including limited screen printing, linocuts, and intaglio
Acrylic painting
Charcoal, graphite, and ink drawing
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Bite From the Apple, Gadsden Arts Center & Museum, Quincy, FL
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38th Annual All Florida Exhibition, Juried, Alliance For the Arts, Fort Meyers, FL
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2023
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Photographs Were Never 2D, WJB Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
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Atlantic Center for the Arts 34th Annual University Student Exhibition, Pabst Visitor Center & Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL
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In Spite Of: BFA Thesis Exhibition, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
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HSF Excellence in Visual Arts Exhibition, Juried, First Prize, Shown for one year, Florida State University Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House, Tallahassee, FL
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Resting Proximity, Inaugural Exhibition, , F.A.B Gallery, Tallahassee, FL (Chloe Sailor- Curator)
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Flowing Substances, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
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PhotoFest, Tallahassee Regional Airport, Tallahassee, FL
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After the Imagination, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
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2022
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34th Gadsden Arts Juried Exhibition, Gadsden Arts Center & Museum, Quincy, FL
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THOM Collective Exhibition, Juried, Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomasville, GA
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FSU BFA Advancement Exhibition, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2021
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THOM Collective Exhibition, Juried, Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomasville, GA
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Florida State University’s BFA Babes show, Phyllis Straus Gallery. Tallahassee, FL
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NOMINATIONS
2023
Atlantic Center for the Arts 34th Annual University Student Exhibition, Pabst Visitor Center & Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHIES
2021
Sculpture “Human Spiders,” SIX Magazine, College Leadership Council, Florida State University College of Fine Arts. Tallahassee, FL
2019
Photography “Solemn Simian,” Eyrie Literary & Art Magazine, Tallahassee Community College. Tallahassee, FL