She earned a BFA in Printmaking from Colorado State University and, after a 31-year career at National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Leslie devoted herself more deeply to printmaking and works on paper.

Her abstract works on paper combine layered forms, intuitive composition, and delicate mark-making. Her work has been exhibited throughout Colorado, is held in private collections, and includes the monoprint series Breath Is Life, permanently displayed at National Jewish Health.

2026 Exhibitions

ON EDGE 2026 Exhibition

Juror David Dadone, Executive Director + Chief Curator of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA). 

Edge Gallery
July 31 – Aug 16, 2026

6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO

D’art 360 Anniversary Show

D’art Gallery
July 16 – Aug 9, 2026

900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO

No Rules – 65 Women

NKollectiv Gallery at EASEL

July 2 – 26, 2026
3485 S. Broadway, Englewood, CO

POV, Points of View, Ideas in Conversation (Invited)
May 14 – June 14, 2026

Rolo Gallery
910 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, CO

Summer Abstractions – Works of Abstract Art (Invited)

RangeView Artists Group Show
May 15 – June 24, 2026
St. Andrew United Methodist Church

Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Purse As A Portal

A CHAC/WCACO collaboration
March 6 – April 19, 2026
CHAC Gallery

Denver, CO 80126

Pressed to Impress – A Community Print Exhibition
Feb 27 – April 11, 2026
Art Students League of Denver

Denver, CO 80126

FUTURES: 528.0 Juried Printmaking Exhibition (Juried)
Center for Visual Arts
Jan. 2 – March 21, 2026
965 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, CO