Photos created with spirit & heart

leslie j yerman has been making photos most of her adult life. Created through the prism of spirit and heart, her images focus on portraying the essence of her subjects — people, places and things, ordinary and extraordinary — capturing them in the present moment.

Artist’s Statement

I find myself drawn to settings where natural and man-made worlds meet. I am especially moved by trees and the sky, by how nature can make even the most frenetic environment peaceful and healing, by how something ordinary can be beautiful. I have chosen black and white to create a sense of gentleness, as well as to see things more clearly. I think I seek out this type of scene, because in making these images, I am trying to heal myself.

Juried Exhibitions

30 OVER 50: IN CONTEXT
Series of 10 images
Center for Fine Art Photography
(Juror: Arnika Dawkins)
Online exhibition (2021)

TREES
"Nighttime Tree"
New York Center for Photographic Art
Juror's Selection (Juror: Traer Scott)
Jadite Galleries, New York City (2019)

PIMA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY  Call to Artists Solo Exhibit (15 images)
(Jurors: Representatives of the Arts Foundation of Tucson and Southern Arizona, local arts community, and Pima County Library)
Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson, AZ (December 2018)

IN THIS TOGETHER: Sixty Years of Daring to Create a More Perfect Arizona
ACLU of Arizona
"Demandamos Justicia"
(Jurors: Shelley Cohn, Eric Faulhaber, Robert Reveles)
Touring Exhibit/Arizona (October 2018 – 2019)

WATER
"Arroyo"
PhotoPlace Gallery
(Juror: Ann Jastrab)
Online Exhibition (2018)

PRIMARY COLORS 2016
"Lightning Through the Window"
New York Center for Photographic Art
Juror's Selection (Juror: Ann Jastrab)
Jadite Galleries, New York City (2017)

the spiritual gift
"The Heavens"
(Judges: Douglas Beasley & Laura Valenti)
Sage Gallery
Portland, OR (2016)

RURAL IMPRESSIONS
"Lake Atitilán, Guatemala"
New York Center for Photographic Art
Honorable Mention (Judge: Frank Meo)
Online Gallery (2015)

BLACK AND WHITE 2014
"Baseball in a Tree"
New York Center for Photographic Art
Juror's Selection (Judge: Dan Burkholder)
New Century Artists, Inc.
Chelsea Art District,  New York City  (2015)

CAR CULTURE
"Car Reflection"
(Juror: David H. Wells)
PhotoPlace Gallery Online Gallery Annex (2013)

Curated Exhibitions

#ICPConcerned
"Health Workers Rock"
Online & at the International Center for Photography (ICP)
New York, NY (2020)

X is for XENOPHOBIA
"Demandamos Justicia"
Tucson, AZ (2017)

IN FULL BLOOM
"Ocotillo"Tohono Chul Gallery
Tucson, AZ (2016)

Library Collections
University of Arizona Special Collections Library
Two series: "Life in the Time of Coronavirus" & "After George Floyd"
Tucson, AZ (2021)

Online Curatorial Collaborative
A Journal of the Plague Year
Two series: "Life in the Time of Coronavirus" & "After George Floyd"
A Curatorial Collaborative Initiated by the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State University (ASU)
Tempe, AZ (2020)

Commercial Exhibits

MOROSO MEDICAL CENTER  (15 images), Tucson, AZ (2021-present)
RIZZA SALON (11 photos) Greenwich Village, New York City (2011-2012)

Group Exhibitions

FIFTH ANNUAL EXPOSURE AWARDS: Black & White Collection
"Mother & Child"
Digital Exhibition
The Louvre, Paris (July 13, 2015)

PHOTOGRAPHERS/ARTISTS FOR NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
"Buddha by Candlelight"
Tibet House, New York City (2015)

POSTCARD FOR HUMANITY: Exhibition and benefit sale of original postcard-sized works of art with proceeds going to the anti-trafficking work of the Boston Initiative to Advance Human Rights (BITAHR)
Four photos (2012)

EAST MIDTOWN PARTNERSHIP
"Central Synagogue "
New York Public Library, 58th Street Branch (2012)

IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO BE ME...
"Buddha with Spider Web"
Office of The Manhattan Times, New York City (2011)

Online

"Arroyo" (October 2017)
The Passporte Prize for Surreal Photography exhibition
(Juror: Sarah Sudhoff)

"Antigua Sky Through Ruins" (August 2017)
The Passporte Geometry Salon

"Baseball in a Tree" (2015)
Your Daily Photograph
(YourDailyPhotograph.com)

Awards

salann Magazine, premier issue (winter 2019)

BLACK & WHITE Single Image Contest 2019: Single Image Award
"Arroyo" (2018)

FAMILY OF MAN: Old Age — Honorable Mention: “Abuela"
International Photography Awards (2016)

RURAL IMPRESSIONS — Honorable Mention: "Lake Atitilán, Guatemala"
New York Center for Photographic Art (2015)

BLACK AND WHITE 2014 — Juror's Selection: “Baseball in a Tree”
New York Center for Photographic Art (2014)

NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Times Square Photo Contest — Semi-finalist: “Little Brazil" (2011)

Catalogues

#ICPConcerned: Global Images for Global Crisis (2021)
BLACK & WHITE COLLECTION, Fifth Annual Exposure Awards (2015)
RURAL IMPRESSIONS/New York Center for Photographic Art (2015)
BLACK AND WHITE 2014/New York Center for Photographic Art (2015)
CAR CULTURE /PhotoPlace Gallery (2013)
EXPOSURE 2011/See Me Group (2012)

In Print

WEST TRADE REVIEW,  Volume 11/Spring 2020, "El Tiradito Shrine III & V (2020)
BLACK  & WHITE  Magazine, Issue 131/Special Issue: 2019 Contest Winners, "Arroyo" (2017)
LIGHT,  Issue 09/Winter 2018/Begin, "Budding" (2018)
LIGHT, Issue 07, Summer 2018/Neglect[ed], "Puddle" (2017)
SHOTS, Issue 137, Autumn 2017/TRANSITION, "Arroyo" (2017)

Photo Shoots

All Souls Weekend/Media Circle (Tucson, AZ)
Artisan Bread School (New York City)
Bent on Learning (New York City)
Blue Lotus Acupuncture Center (New York City)
EPIPHANY, Inc./Little Brother Chapter V Film Shoot (Tucson, AZ)
Free Arts NYC
James Howe
Pando Projects (New York City)

Photos are available in limited edition, museum quality prints with or without framing.

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