Art League in August

Written By: Zach Claxton - Highlands-Cashiers Art League | Issue: August 2024

The monthly meeting of the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers will be held on The Bascom Terrace at 5:00 P.M., August 26, following social time at 4:30 P.M.

The guest speaker will be Leslie Jeffery. Ms. Jeffery was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and became aware of “art” at a young age painting with her grandmother, an accomplished oil painter. She studied painting, art history and constructive design at Florida State University, and she holds a B.S. in Art Education.

Her paintings are widely exhibited and have received numerous awards. She is a member of the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) and NAWA-FL. She is a Signature Member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISAP); The Florida Artists Group (FLAG) and numerous other art organizations. She is a Member and Past President of Las Damas de Arte, a Tampa based group of women who exhibit together and raise money for art scholarships.

She was co-founder of Carolina Gallery of Fine Art in Highlands and is a member of the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers. She currently splits her time between North Carolina and Florida with a studio in each location.

While she is an accomplished artist in various genres, she is best known for her medium-to-large abstract work, much of which adorns regional businesses. To see much of her work, visit lesliejeffery.art. Her presentation will be centered on a special series of paintings she has undertaken in the past year that she calls “80@80.”

We hope you will be able to join us for both the social and the presentation.

For more information, visit artleaguehighlands-cashiers.com.