MARCH 4 – APRIL 22
Galusha Gallery
Virtual Tour available March 9
Credit: Courtney M. Leonard COURTNEY M LEONARD | BREACH: LOGBOOK 21 | HYPOXIC, August 23 – December 11, 2021 – RESEARCH: Initiated Virtually Due to Covid 19 & Onsite During Installation with Staff & Students of FSU CERAMIC, WOOD, ACRYLIC, VIRGINICA OYSTER, VIDEO PROJECTION INSTALLATION IMAGE OF “BREACH: LOGBOOK 21 | HYPOXIC” Florida State University’s Museum of Fine Arts | Exhibition Visit with Environmental Studies Students Engagement in and Dissemination of Scholarly and Artistic Work: Research for the color field study chosen for this work is in reference to the green algae blooms and colors of the where the Apalachicola River fresh waters meet the salt waters of the Gulf of Florida and explores the effects of runoff which have led to die off and toxicity in the Virginica Oyster, a staple of the lifeways and economy of the people of the area. The exhibition was curated from inspiration of an expert from Heid Erdrich’s poem “Ways of Water/Wash Over”. Erdrich is an Ojibwe poet from Turtle Mountain. An Artist Talk & Virtual Graduate Studio Visits was hosted by Florida State University November 4 – 5, 2021 
Credit: Courtney M. Leonard BREACH: Logbook 2021 | COLLIDER | Installation Image | – RESEARCH IMAGE: Inverted video projection shape of Long Island as that of the whale, including documentation of whale fall & poppies DUAL VIDEO PROJECTION, SHIPPING PALLETS, VIRGINICA OYSTERS, QUAHOG SHELLS, SODA FIRED CERAMIC Engagement in and Dissemination of Scholarly and Artistic Work: Research of and a counter painting and installation to the “American” landscape painter William Merritt Chase, inclusive of Indigenous knowledge systems and documentation of the ecological cycle and symbiotic relationship of whale fall as a record of our pandemic times and cross-cultural influences. The work referencing a juvenile humpback whale named Tofu who passed away from a ship strike, in June 2007, off of the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts as it migrated north to feed and the import and export of historical and contemporary trade of opium. The work was featured as a part of the solo exhibition, BREACH: Logbook 21 | COLLIDER at New York University’s Gallatin Galleries, NY, NY | November 1, 2021 – January 22, 2022. Programming included site visits with a gallery installation visit to campus with graduate students.
CARRIERS | COMMUNITY featured vessels created by community members as an offering. With Leonard as our guide, NCC collaborated with local organizations that serve Indigenous youth through educational, social, economic, and cultural development programs. Through our collective work efforts, youth and other community members were introduced to clay as an art medium while they explored multilayered conversations about local water practices and awareness. The youth’s work in clay culminated with the creation of vessels and other clay objects which were part of CARRIERS.
As of press time, NCC confirmed the following outreach partners as part of these exhibitions: Anishinabe Academy, Dream of Wild Health, and MIGIZI. Learn more about each organization via the links below.
Learn more about each organization:
Anishinabe Academy: https://anishinabe.mpls.k12.mn.us/Home
Dream of Wild Health: https://dreamofwildhealth.org/
MIGIZI: https://www.migizi.org/
Related Events
Artist/Curator Talk: Courtney M. Leonard
BREACH: LOGBOOK 23 | CARRIER and CARRIERS | COMMUNITY artist/curator Courtney M. Leonard presented an in-person talk about her work and progress.
Public Vessel-Making Workshop
CARRIERS | COMMUNITY featured vessels created by community members as an offering. With Leonard as our guide, people explored multilayered conversations about local water practices and awareness. The work in clay culminated with the creation of vessels and other clay objects which were part of CARRIERS.