Leone Anne Reeves

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Born: Wyanesville, North Carolina
Lives: Chicago, Illinois

Education
2007
Mater of Fine Arts, The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

2003
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri


Solo Exhibitions
2002
Brick Billboards, The Window Wedge Gallery, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California

Stay Golden, Kelvin Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri


Group Exhibitions
2008
The Art Parade, Deitch Projects, New York, New York

Whoop Dee Doo, The Bemis Art Center, Omaha, Nebraska

Y-Not performance with Jaimie Warren and Cody Critcheloe, Mail Order Monsters,
Curated by Kathy Grayson, AMP Gallery, Athens, Greece

A Giant Game of Hide and Seek, Looptopia, Downtown Chicago, Chicago, IL.

MFA Rave Party, SAIC MFA Thesis Show, G2, The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Movie Night, Elegant Mr. Gallery, Chicago, IL

2007
The Nashville Show, Elegant Mr. Gallery, Chicago, IL

The Dead Party, Revolving Door Gallery, Chiacgo, IL

Whoop Dee Doo, Kansas City Loves You, Getsumin Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

SAIC MFA Thesis Show, G2, The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, Chicago, IL

SAIC MFA performance Thesis Show, Columbus Building, The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

SAIC Performance Thesis Shows, Links Hall, Chicago, IL.

SAIC BFA Performance Thesis Show, Columbus Building, The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Soup and Tart, Elegant Mr. Gallery, Chicago, IL

2006
Convergence 2; Performance Graduate Students. Elegant Mr. Gallery, Chicago, IL

Whoop Dee Doo; Kans-a-can-can, House Of TINA, Greenlease Gallery,
Kansas City, MO.

Whoop Dee Doo; Kansas City's Big Night Out, House Of TINA, Rocket Projects,
Miami, FL

All Tomorrows Parties, House Of TINA, LazerHappy Gallery, Chicago, IL

BFA Show,Sara Thompsons "Nipple Beach", House Of TINA, Gallery 2, The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Akira Fashion Show, House Of TINA, night club?, Chicago, IL

House Of TINA, Irreversible Eye Gallery, Chicago, IL

Butoh Winter Class Performance, 012 Columbus building, The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2005
Convergence: Performance Graduate Students, The Spareroom, Chicago, IL.

Free Dance Alliance: A Dance Action, Michigan Art Walks for the October Arts Month, Michigan and Madison Ave, Chicago, Illinois.

Drawing with the VCR by Andy Maugh: Infinity part 1, Lincoln Road Arts Walk, Art Center South Florida, Miami Beach, Florida

2004
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Kemper Contemporary Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, Missouri

Artrageous!, Take One Film Archives, The Kansas City Artist coalition and the Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City, Missouri

Hip-Hop with Archive, Iced Titties, Eight Five One, Lawrence, Kansas

Video Group Show, Guild & Greyshkul gallery, New York, New York

Rah-Booty! In Love; A Documentary of Love Through Musical Verse, Davey's Uptown, Kansas City, Missouri

Iced Titties, The Grand Emporium, Kansas City, Missouri

American Extreme, The Daughters of Enduring Freedom, The Jewish Museum, Village Shalom, Overland Park, Missouri

2003
Rah-Booty! Salina Art Center, Salina, Kansas

Freak’n Fluffy! The Fluff Ball; Halloween party, performance, gallery opening, and music event by Rah-Booty! The Post Office Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

Rah-Booty! Well Bred, Cube Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

Chamber of Commerce Block Party, 18th Baltimore, Kansas City, Missouri

Recycled Sounds 25th Anniversary Party, The Madrid, Kansas City, Missouri

The SSION, Your Face Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

Senior Ceramics Show, Cube Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

Senior Ceramics Show, Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics Department, Kansas City, Missouri

Beaux Arts Fashion Show, Kansas City Art Institute Epperson Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

Ceramic Works, Window Display Box, Village Shalom, Overland Park, Missouri

2002
Spring Semester Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics Department, Kansas City, Missouri

Beaux Arts Fashion Show, Kansas City Art Institute Epperson Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

2001
Winter Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics Department, Kansas City, Missouri

Spring Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics Department, Kansas City, Missouri

Beaux Arts Fashion Show, Kansas City Art Institute Epperson Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

2000
Winter Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics Department, Kansas City, Missouri

Foundations Spring Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute Foundations Department, Kansas City, Missouri

1999
Foundations Winter Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute Foundations Department, Kansas City, Missouri


Bibliography
I love to dance, and I love to party.
Love
Leone

Grants/Awards
2006
Best Experminetal Show 2006, Whoop Dee Doo, Kansa-can-can, The Pitch Weekly, Kansas City, MO.

2005
SAIC grant, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

2004
Artist in Residence, Art Center South Florida, Miami Beach, Florida

Studio in The Bank, Urban Culture Project, Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri

2003
Best Purveyors of Cheer as Rah-Booty! The Pitch Weekly Best of Kansas City Awards, Kansas City, Missouri

Mckeowen Grant, Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics Department, Kansas City, Missouri

2002
Student Exchange recipient, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California

2001
Ceramics scholarship, Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics Department, Kansas City, Missouri

2000
Foundations Scholarship, Kansas City Art Institute Foundations department, Kansas City, Missouri

1999-2003
Merit based Scholarship, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri

1999
American Movie Classics, After School Activity award winner, American Movie Classics, Time Warner Cable, South High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota


Projects
2008
Road Trip Project, with Julianna Beckert a Former Member of the Rah-Booty! Independent Cheerleading Squad, Kansas City MO, Chicago, IL, Tulsa OK, and Route 66.

Throwing HUGE parties at the BEST galleries in town.

A Giant Game of Hide and Seek, Elegant Mr. Gallery, Looptopia, Chicago, IL

2007
Neptunes Pollywogs, House OF TINA, Whoop Dee Doo Kansa-a-can-can, Rockhurst Greenlease Gallery, Kansas City, MO.

Zombie Feminist Rap Video, House Of TINA, Whoop Dee Doo: Kansas City's Big Night Out, Rocket Projects, Miami, FL.

Butoh Burlesque, House Of TINA, All Tomorrows Party; LazerHappy Gallery, Chicago, IL, Whoop Dee Doo: Kansas City's Big Night Out; Rocket Projects, Miami, FL.

2004
Equestrian Jewelry Designs, Van Dell Jewelers, West Palm Beach, FL.

Curator and co-creator, Chartwells dining services art gallery, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri

Art director, curator, Ice Titties. at Hip-Hop with Archive. Eight One Five, Lawrence, Kansas, and at The Grand Emporium, Kansas City, Missouri.

Art director, The Daughters of Enduring Freedom, at American Extreme, The Jewish Museum, Village Shalom, Overland Park, Missouri

Art director, curator, Rah-Booty In Love; A documentary of love through musical verse, at Artrageous! Take One Film Archives, and at the Post Valentines Day Show, Davey’s Uptown, Kansas City, Missouri

2003-2004
Fine arts event coordinator, curator, choreographer, costume and makeup designer, public relations, and financial advisor, Rah-Booty! Kansas City, Missouri

2003
Art Director, cooperative event coordinator, and cooperative curator, Freak’n Fluffy! The Fluff Ball; Halloween party, performance, gallery opening, and music event by Rah-Booty! The Post Office Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

Curator, Art Director, Rah-Booty! Well Bred, Cube Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

Art Director, curator, Street performance, at the Senior Ceramics Show, Cube Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

Art Director, Thriller Rah-Booty, at the Beaux Arts Fashion Show, Kansas City Art Institute, Epperson Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

2002
Art Director, Flag Performance, at the Beaux Arts Fashion Show, Kansas City Art Institute, Epperson Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

2001
Art Director, Britney Spears; Oops I Did It Again, at the Beaux Arts Fashion Show, Kansas City Art Institute, Epperson Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri


Publications
2006
Best Experimental show, The Pitch Weekly, Fall 2006, Kansas City, MO.

Bad To The Bone, Carlos Suarez De Jesus, Miami New Times, Summer 2006, Miami, FL.

.......: When Performance art is good it can be transcendant, can't remember the whole title, or the aithor, The Reader, date date date,Chicago, IL

2004
30 Under 30; Kansas Citians who are making their mark in local arts and culture, Brian McTavish, The Kansas City Star, Nov. 11, 2004, Kansas City, MO.

Make a Wish, Annie Fischer, The Pitch Weekly, v. 24, no.12, Kansas City, Missouri

From Womyn to Grrrls: Fostering understanding between feminist generations, Maria Elena Buszek, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the College Art Association, Feb. 19, Seattle, Washington

Prairie Dogg, Nathan Dinsdale, The Pitch Weekly, v.23, no.34, Kansas City, Missouri

In The Rah, Sherwood Goodenough, Art magazine, v.3, no.3, Kansas City, Missouri

2003
Got Milk? Evaporated Milk Society’s got all that and more, Steve Walker, The Pitch Weekly, v.23 no.17, Kansas City, Missouri

Just How Good is That Best Rating? Hearne Christopher jr. The Kansas City Star, Wed. Oct. 22, Kansas City, Missouri

Best Purveyors of Cheer, Rah-Booty! Gina Kaufmann, The Pitch Weekly, The Best of Kansas City issue: v.23 no.13Kansas City, Missouri

Rah-Booty! adds some boys and broadens perspective, Hearne Christopher jr. The Kansas City Star, Sun. Oct. 26th, Kansas City, Missouri

Booty ‘n’ Art; We’ve Got Spirit, Gina Kaufmann, The Pitch Weekly, v.23 no.8, Kansas City, Missouri.

Rah-Booty! Cheerleaders, GenderGappers.com, internet website

We’re Here and We Cheer: Rah Rah Bold, These Cheerleaders Break the Mold, Brian McTavish, The Kansas City Star, Wed. May, 28th, Kansas City, Missouri