LEE ANN CONLAN
Visual Artist | Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, Collage, Sculpture, Digital
515.491.8248
leeann@leeannconlan.com
www.iamsorryifuckedup.com
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026
Every Step Has a Story — 7 Legged Spider Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Beneath the Surface — Steinfeld Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2025
What I Wish You Knew: The Stories We Carry — 7 Legged Spider Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Tucson Erotica Art Show — Tucson, AZ
WAMO Gala Fundraising Exhibition — Steinfeld Warehouse Gallery, Tucson, AZ
An Artistic FEAST — Feast Restaurant, Tucson, AZ
Renewal — Tucson Jewish Community Center, Tucson, AZ
2024
Inside Out, Outside In — SAACA, Roche Tissue Diagnostics, Oro Valley, AZ
Desert Dream & Day of the Dead Celebration — Mariana de la Vega Art Gallery & Studio, Tucson, AZ
ROTica — Subspace, Tucson, AZ
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
You’re Finally Here and I’m a Mess — Art Obscura, Las Cruces, NM
2012
Souvenirs — Permanent Collection Gallery, Fort Dodge, IA
Souvenirs — Thee EYE, Des Moines, IA
2009
Flutter — Fitch Gallery, Des Moines, IA
2008
Art Stop — Lee Ann Conlan Studio and Gallery, Des Moines, IA
Play Dead — Gateway Lofts, Des Moines, IA
2007
Lee Ann Conlan — Dubays, Des Moines, IA
2006
Lee Ann — Fitch Gallery, Des Moines, IA
COLLECTIONS
DMU Art Collection — Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA
ICOM Art Collection — Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meridian, ID
SELECTED EARLIER EXHIBITIONS
VAULT — Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA (2011)
Sea of Faces — Thee EYE, Des Moines, IA (2010)
Sensory Overload — Instinct Gallery, Des Moines, IA (2010)
Sedition! — EVAC, Des Moines, IA (2009)
Femme Fatale — Instinct Gallery, Des Moines, IA (2009)
Sub Ritual — EVAC, Des Moines, IA (2008)
SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2012
Look: Lee Ann Conlan — Christine Riccelli, DSM Magazine
The Year of Exalted Memories — Jim Duncan, Cityview Magazine
Life is an Open Painting — Jim Duncan, Cityview Magazine
Lee Ann Conlan: Sou.ve.nir — Art Beacon Des Moines
2009
Haute and Low Culture- More Than Coincidence — Jim Duncan, Cityview Magazine
A Season for Contemplation — Art in Des Moines, Iowa Artists
2008
Women in Business — Cityview Magazine
ABATON Issue Two Fall 2008 — Des Moines University Literary Review
Des Moines Sharpens its Edge — Jim Duncan, Cityview Magazine
What I'm Into — Juice Magazine
2006
Thou Art: The Best of 2006 — Jim Duncan, Cityview Magazine
The Bearable Lightness of Being — Jim Duncan, Cityview Magazine
The Daily Palette — University of Iowa
AWARDS
Best Local Artist — Cityview Magazine, Best of Des Moines (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
Best Exhibitions of the Year — Cityview Magazine (2012)
Grand Prize Winner — Eye on West Des Moines Photo Contest (2012)
Top Ten Breakthrough Artist — Cityview Magazine (2010)
Artistic Life Award — Iowa Artists (2008)
Edgiest Show — Iowa Artists (2008)
Best Gallery Exhibitions — Cityview Magazine (2006)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Accenture (formerly Meredith Xcelerated Marketing) — Des Moines, IA
Creative Director | 2020–2024 (Retired)
Art Director | 2015–2020
Associate Graphic Designer | 2014–2015
Lee Ann Conlan Fine Art
Visual Artist | 2001–Present
Judge & Curator
National League of American Pen Women Biennial Art Awards | 2018
Viaduct Gallery, Des Moines Social Club, Des Moines, IA
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Drake University, Des Moines, IA
Drawing Major, Sculpture Minor | Magna Cum Laude
Associate in Applied Science
Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA
Graphic Design | Graduated with Honors
Study Abroad
Institute of Italian Studies, Florence, Italy
Drawing & Sculpture
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
Industrial Design & Sculpture Studies