Leslie D. Boyd
(She/They - Denver, CO)
Practice Dissent
Fine Silver, Enamel, Crystal, Steel
4 x 3 x .5 in.
2017
Art Jewelry So White
Sterling Silver, Cotton Thread, Honesty
18 x 4 x .25 in.
2018
“Our field is too white we must create space and opportunities for POC”
Depending on How You Look At It
Silver, Acrylic, Corian, Rayon
4 x 3 x .5 in.
2018
Reflecting Poorly
Copper, Silver, Coral, Jasper, Mica, Acrylic, Rayon
3 x 4 x .5 in.
2018
Fuck, My Eye!
Silver, Copper, Acrylic, Corian, Rayon
3.5 x 5 x .5
2018
Leslie Boyd is an artist, jeweler, and educator whose practice sites itself on the body. Her research interests include cultural appropriation, social practice, gender and contemporary US political identities/affiliations. She studied Metalsmithing + Jewelry at Pratt Institute (BFA) and the Rhode Island School of Design (MFA). Leslie has exhibited throughout the US and in venues abroad such as Ghost Gallery in New York, the super+Centercourt Gallery in Munich, Germany and at Object Rotterdam in Holland. Leslie lives in Denver, CO where they are an Assistant Professor of Art and the Jewelry Area Coordinator at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
In 2018 Leslie established the database Making Progress: Resources for Social Justice in Craft, with the aim to compile a comprehensive collection of resources for artists, educators, and students interested in craft as activism or social practice.