Leslie Fandrich is a visual artist who makes textile sculptures and paper collages. Drawing from the traditions of sculpture, painting and photography, their studio practice is also deeply informed by feminist art history. At the core of her work is a desire to break down images and objects into parts that can be stitched and merged back together into new forms that carry an essence but become stronger and often stranger. Flat paper colleges are translated into low-relief textile sculptures and the metamorphosis invites glitches and mistranslations that allow the work to evolve and feel alive.
Leslie’s work has been shown extensively in the New York and Boston areas and in addition to Saltonstall, they have been awarded fellowships to attended residencies at The Studios at MASS MoCA and the Chautauqua School of Art. She teaches Visual + Critical Studies I in the Low Residency Graduate program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and Visual Arts Portfolio, 2D Design and Digital Photography in the Visual Arts Department at Dutchess Community College.
Leslie grew up in Alberta, Canada and currently lives in the Hudson Valley with her family.