Lesley Thiel

Lesley Thiel is an international award winning, figurative artist known for her highly detailed photorealistic paintings. Working in oils, her pieces focus on narrative portraiture and magical realism. Her paintings contain imagery designed to tell a story of the fate of our species and our relationship to the earth. They include feathers, flowers, and animals as a sign of hope for our collective future. They speak of the strength of the upcoming generation of young women and girls, who may well be our saviors. They question the accepted narrative of the female voice in society and the myths attached to this. Her paintings have been included in numerous exhibitions, and are represented in collections throughout the world.

Lesley’s work has been included in numerous exhibitions, including at the Museum of Modern European Art (MEAM), in Barcelona; Bantierra Palace, Zarazoga; Sotheby's New York; Wassau Museum of Contemporary Art; The Mall Galleries, London; The Salmagundi Club, New York; Terminal 5 Heathrow (as part of the Olympics), and Zhou B Art Center, Chicago. She has received a Certificate of Excellence from the Portrait Society of America, and awards from the Art Renewal Center and International Guild of Realism. Her work is part of both the Art Renewal Center Collection, and the Bennett Collection. Born in England, she now lives and works in Ireland.

"Lesley gives us a piece of existence, of hope, of dreams, of desires – all encapsulated in her art work.  Intrinsically stating the obvious that is commonly mistaken for acceptance and normality.  Her art has the power to devour you with an insatiable hunger, with a need to recognize the purest form of human existence, the call for truth, for innocence, to revert to that state of mind where all was fine, all was good, all was perfect…because you knew no better.  But it’s a better that can be achieved with a collective attitude of care, of hope, and of love.  Lesley’s art works penetrate your subconscious knowingness, distracting your current reality, throwing you back to what you and I want.  To bring out the child within, with no restrictions or inhibitions, with no ill intentions, with the purity only a child can contain." Artmoire

Awards and Publications
Finalist ARC Salon 2018 with 'Bird In The Hand'
The Guide Artists Issue 11 pages 47 - 59. Cover story with interview https://theguideartists.com
'Moonchild' selected as on of '50 Great Figurative Artworks 2017' by PoetsArtists Magazine in their issue 89, curated by Steven DaLuz. The issue can be found at https://www.poetsandartists.com/download/50-great-figurative-artworks-2017.
'August' was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the Portrait Society of America in 2015

Select Exhibitions
'Visions Of Venus/Venus Visions'
Zhou B Art Center
Chicago
20 April - 8 June, 2018

Women Painting Group Exhibition
Dacia Gallery 
New York City 
20 February - 3 March, 2018

Belgravia Gallery
Christmas Exhibition
Albemarle Street, Mayfair
London
December 2014 - January 2015

American International Fine Art Fair
Palm Beach County Convention Center
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
4 February - 9 February, 2014

Belgravia Gallery
Two woman show with Susan Swartz
Albemarle Street, Mayfair
London
7 October - 28 October, 2013

LAPADA
Berkeley Square 
Mayfair 
London 
25 September - 29 September, 2013

Art Trove
The Royal Show
Waterloo Street
Singapore
22 August- 30 September, 2012

Belgravia Gallery
Christmas Exhibition
Albemarle Street, Mayfair
London
December 2011 - January 2012

Fine Art Asia
Hong Kong
3 - 6 October, 2011

Frost and Reed
King Street, St. James's
London
16 September - 20 October, 2010

Arabian Fine Art
Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
11 - 21 February, 2010

The Bronze Gallery
Sporting LIfe Exhibition
Hartley Wintney
11 September, 2008

Square 1 Gallery
Kings Road, London
25 October, 2007

Forest Gallery
"Elegance" exhibition
Guildford, Surrey
28 September, 2007

Society of Equestrian Artists Autumn Exhibition 
Two originals accepted by jury.
Palace House, Newmarket
28 Sept.ember - 16 Oct.ober, 2006

Society of Equestrian Artists Summer Exhibition 
Two originals accepted by jury.
Mall Galleries, London
17 July - 22 July, 2006

Art Culture
Two woman exhibition together with Penny Warden, figurative artist.
Art Culture, Marlow
19 May - 21 May, 2006

Art Culture
One woman show of 26 originals.
Art Culture, Marlow
3 March - 5 March, 2006

Society of Equestrian Artists Autumn Exhibition 
Three originals accepted by jury.
Palace House, Newmarket
29 Sept.ember - 15 Oct.ober, 2005

Horse in Art Exhibition 
A series of original drawings and paintings
Obsidian Art, Princes Risborough
2 Sept.ember - 16 Oct.ober, 2005

Society of Equestrian Artists Summer Exhibition 
Three originals accepted by jury.
Mall Galleries, London
21 June - 26 June, 2005

Horse in Art Exhibition 
A series of original drawings and paintings
Obsidian Art, Princes Risborough
4 Sept.ember - 28 Oct.ober, 2005