Phone: 708-309-3333
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1123, Woodstock, IL 60098
Website: www.bertleveille.com; Email: bert@bertleveille.com
BIO
Bert Leveille, born in Elmhurst, IL, currently resides in McHenry County, IL with an incubation, experimentation, installation, exhibition studio offering an art experience to visitors at Starline Studios in Harvard, IL. In addition to her exhibition and solo art installations, she assists art groups with graphics, communication support, and exhibition development.
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS
2020 "As It Happens" – "Synapse", vault installation and on-line video with Annie Hex and Jen May for Atrocious Poet’s; Old Courthouse Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL.
2015 "Exploring Relationships/Remembering 9/11", installation with sculptor Angela Swan, Sheriff’s House, Woodstock IL.
1992 "Tunnel" – art and dance performance with Shawn Coyle, choreographer:
• Chopin At The Gallery Theater, Around the Coyote (ATC), Chicago, IL.
• Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL.
• Bubotto, Elgin, IL.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS and/or INSTALLATIONS
2023 "DREAMS", installation; Starline, Harvard, IL
2023 "Waterfall", installation; Starline Main Gallery, Harvard, IL
2023 "Isolation", installation; Starline Upper Gallery, Harvard, IL
2023 "WALL", installation; Overland Gallery, Harvard, IL
2023 "WALL", installation; Starline Upper Gallery, Harvard, IL
2023 "Fractals", installation; Starline Gallery, Harvard, IL
2023 "END is the Beginning", installation; Starline Gallery, Harvard, IL
2023 "Connections after covid", Dole Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL
2020 "Ocular Fracture", installation; E* (E-artgroup), Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2019 "Streaming Reflections", front gallery installation, back gallery paintings; Curator, Caren Helene Rudman; The Art Center Highland Park (TACHP), Highland Park, IL
2019 "Streaming Reflections - Crossover", main gallery installation; “Streaming Reflections - Connecting”, upstairs gallery installation; Curator, John DePinto, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL
2019 "Crossover Bridge" installation, OCHAC, Woodstock, IL
2018 "Streaming Reflections", main gallery and vault installation; Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2018 "Nano Waves" installation; Wabi Sabi Gallery, Idaho
2017 "Exploring Consciousness" installation; Starline Gallery, Harvard, IL
2017 "Listen To Colour - Colour Voyage", vault installation; Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2017 "Imagine", miniature installation; Art Prize – Harris Building, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 "the END is the beginning" storefront installation; Curator, Elizabeth Chappell, Lake Geneva Art Museum; Lake Geneva, WI
2015 "the END is the beginning" installation; Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2015 "Connecting" installation; Starline Gallery, Harvard, IL
2014 "INTO the ELLIPSE", vault installation, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
2010 "EXPERIENTAL", installation; Schaumburg Prairie Center For the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
2004 "Bridging The Millennium" installation; Accelerator Art Space Gallery, Elmhurst College (now Elmhurst University), Elmhurst, IL
1995 "untitled"; Bubotto, installation; Elgin, IL
1994 "untitled"; Campbell House, Geneva, IL
1992 "Totally Tubular", installation; Schaumburg Prairie Center For the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
1992 "untitled"; Chopin At The Gallery Theater, Around the Coyote (ATC), Chicago, IL
1992 "untitled", installation; “America In Flux” - Elgin Art Expo; Elgin, IL
1992 "untitled"; Excalibur, Chicago, IL
1992 "untitled"; Norris Cultural Arts Center, St Charles, IL
1992 "untitled"; Bubotto, installation; Elgin, IL
1991 "untitled"; Barrington Area Arts Council (BAAC), Barrington, IL
1991 "untitled"; St. Luke’s Presbyterian Fine Arts Gallery, Chicago, IL
1990 "Totally Tubular", installation; Contemporary Center For the Arts of Arlington, Arlington Heights, IL
1988 "Experiment in Fantasy", installation; Judson College, Elgin, IL
1988 "Experiment in Fantasy", Elmhurst College (now Elmhurst University), Elmhurst, IL
1989 "Experiment in Fantasy", installation; LeAd, LeBel and Seri Graphics, South Elgin, IL
1985 "untitled"; Hemmens Auditorium, Elgin, IL
SELECTED JURIED and GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Absurdity"; CWCA; Stola Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL 2023 "Hot Pink Platter"; CWCA; AIR Gallery, Glencoe, IL
2022 "4th Friday Art Exhibition"; Dole Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL
2022 "Best of Women"; CWCA; Stolla Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2022 "Winter Exhibition 2022"; Chicago Alliance For Visual Artists; Peabody Mansion, OakBrook, IL
2020 "XrE*al"; E* (E–Artgroup); Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2019 "E*Bridges"; E* (E–Artgroup); Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2018 "Women Of Courage"; Curator, Caren Helene Rudman; The Art Center Highland Park (TACHP), Highland Park, IL
2018 "#NakedTruth"; Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art (CWCA); Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2018 "Electron Salon"; Curator, Rex Bruce; LACDA Los Angeles Cntr for Digital Art, LA, CA
2017 "Undefineable: Women’s Health In America"; Curator, Caren Helene Rudman; Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
2017 "Layered"; Curator, Sergio Gomez; ZhouB Art Center, Chicago, IL
2017 "Unpresidented"; Fulton Street Collective Gallery, Chicago, IL
2017 "Transmogrifications"; CWCA; Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
2017 "Listen"; E-artgroup; Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock IL
2016 "13th Regional Exhibition"; Juror, Sergio Gomez; Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
2016 "Women’s Works"; Juried; Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock IL
2016 "Connections"; CWCA; Mayslake Peabody Mansion, Oak Brook, IL
2015 "End”; Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2014 "Ellipse”; Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2013 "FLY”; Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2013 "SPACE 900 group exhibition; Schaumburg Prairie Center For the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
2011 "E/GLUED”; Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock IL
2011 "Elmhurst College Alumnae exhibition"; Barbara A Kieft Accelerator Art Space, Elmhurst, IL
2010 "E-FIVE”; Schaumburg Prairie Center For the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
2009 "Down to There: Women and their Relationship to Hair”; Juried - Koehnline Museum of Art, DesPlaines, IL
2009 "smallEr works”, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock IL
2008 "Real People”; Juried; Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2008 "E/GO”; Dole Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL
2008 "E/mersion”; Sage Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL
2007 "Every-Body, A Figurative Exhibition”; Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
2007 "1-Nite Stand”; Starline Gallery, Harvard, IL
2006 "Connections”; Norris Cultural Arts Center, St Charles, IL
2006 "Transformations”; Art Encounter, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
2006 "20/20”; Artistic Bits, Dundee, IL
2006 "Now and Then”; Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
2006 "Chicago Art Open”; Chicago Artist’s Coalition, Chicago, IL
2005 "Real People”; Juried; Old Courthouse Gallery, Woodstock, IL
2005 "Chicago Art Open”; Chicago Artist’s Coalition, Chicago, IL
2004 "Visions”; Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
1992 "Women’s Works”, Juror - Mary Phelan, Old Court House Arts Center (OCHAC), Woodstock, IL
1992 "untitled"; Around the Coyote, Chicago, IL
1991 Juror - Joy Horwich, Contemporary Center For the Arts of Arlington, Arlington Heights, IL
1991 "untitled"; Osterle Library Gallery, North Central College
1990 "Chicago Show”; Jurors - Neal Benezra, Kenneth Burkhart, Marva Pitchford Jolly, Paul Sierra and, LynneWarren, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Continental Bank (Sponsor of Chicago Show) award – art to be used for Show poster
1990 Jurors - Ralph Arnold and John F. Miller, Norris Gallery, St Charles, IL
1990 Juror - Jane Neville, Contemporary Center For the Arts of Arlington, Arlington Heights, IL
1988 Juried - ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
1987 Juror - Marianne Philbin, Contemporary Center For the Arts of Arlington, Arlington Heights, IL
1987 "untitled"; The Limelight, Chicago, IL
1986 Juror - Ann Nathon, Contemporary Center For the Arts of Arlington, Arlington Heights, IL
1985 Juror - Ralph Arnold, Contemporary Center For the Arts of Arlington, Arlington Heights, IL
1979 "IDEA Exhibit"; Juried - , Triton College, Chicago, IL
1971 "untitled"; George Williams College, IL
RELATED PROFESSIONAL WORK / COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
present– (since 2009) CWCA (Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art): Exhibition Facilitation and Planning; Exhibition and Logo Graphics; Web Graphics and Design; Catalog Design and Production; initiated the use of ZOOM – pre-COVID 19 to facilitate meetings, during COVID 19 to connect CWCA artists, and host artist presentations, record and share on VIMEO; exhibiting artist.
– CWCA is a chapter of WCA (the national Women's Caucus for Art). The mission of the WCA is to expand opportunities and recognition for women in the arts. The CWCA works to advance the concerns of women artists, art historians and museum professionals. Its goals are consistent with the policies of the national WCA.
present– (since 2007) E* (E–Artgroup): Exhibition Facilitation, Artist Selection and Planning; Exhibition and Logo Graphics; Web Graphics and Design; Catalog Design and Production, initiated ZOOM meetings to plan and connect; created an on-line presence for our physical exhibition XrEal during COVID 19; exhibiting artist.
– E* (E–Artgroup) is an eclectic group of professional artists dedicated to exhibiting and growing artistically – planning and presenting exhibitions since 2007 throughout the Chicago area.
2019 Artist talks to Stevenson HS students, teachers and parents during Artist Of The Month Residency concurrent with two gallery art installations exhibitions.
2018 Presentation on Installation Art and Workshops – Community Unit School District 300; Starline, Bert Leveille’s incubation, experimentation, installation, exhibition studio – 204F, Harvard, IL.
2017 Presentation on Installation Art – McHenry County HS students; Starline, Bert Leveille’s incubation, experimentation, installation, exhibition studio – 204F.
2016 Juror for “Fearless”, E-artgroup 2016 national juried exhibition with catalog; catalog design; OCHAC, Woodstock, IL.
2005 Presentation on Installation Art and Workshops – Elgin Academy, Elgin, IL.
1992– 1995 BUBOTTO: Played a role in developing salon style exhibits including artists of all skill levels and career stages. These became cultural events including music, dance, poetry, theater... . Procured funding from the Elgin Cultural Commission. – BUBOTTO was an all inclusive salon style exhibition community group dedicated to give all artistsan opportunity to share their art.
AWARDS and HONORS
2022 Dole Gallery 4th Friday; Best of Show – Solo Exhibit Award; Crystal Lake, IL.
2019 Residency, Artist of the Month, Curator – John DePinto, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL.
2016 Starline Gallery 4th Friday; Best of Show – Solo Exhibit Award; Harvard, IL.
2014 Starline Gallery 4th Friday; Best of Show – Solo Exhibit Award; Harvard, IL.
1995 Cultural Arts Commission; Award for the Arts; Elgin, IL.
1990 "Chicago Show"; Jurors: Neal Benezra, Kenneth Burkhart, Marva Pitchford Jolly, Paul Sierra and, Lynne Warren; Chicago Show sponsor, Continental Bank award for art to be used on the Exhibition poster; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.
1988 Nominated for Margaret Hillis Award for the Arts.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts – "Field of Vision" semi–permanent loan.
Elgin Community College Collection.
Elmhurst College Permanent Collection – first student art purchased by college.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS and PROFESSIONAL WRITINGS
2023 "Hot Pink Platter" catalog, Photographs and statement, ISBN 9798377599203
2022 "The Best of Women" catalog, photographs, ISBN 9798414028444
2021 Review by Lori Waxman 2021–01–19, Newcityart, 60wrd/min COVID Edition – Bert Leveille, “synapse”.
2019 Essay by Ann Landy – Bert Leveille, "streaming reflections".
2019 Curator’s Statement by Caren Helene Rudman – Bert Leveille, "streaming reflections".
2017 "Transmogrification" catalog, Photograph and statement, Elmhurst Museum Guild Gallery, Elmhurst, IL, CWCA.
2016 "Connections" catalog, Photograph and statement, Mayslake Peabody Exhibition Space, Oakbrook, IL, CWCA.
2015 "Connecting" catalog, Photographs, statement and essay, “Human Nebulae” by B David Zarley, Starline Gallery, Harvard, IL, leAD design.
2015 "Beyond the Studio" catalog, Photographs, North Shore Senior Center Gallery, Northfield, IL, CWCA.
EDUCATION and SKILL SETS
Software: Adobe Photoshop, Animate, Illustrator, In-Design, Acrobat; Final Cut Pro; Cinema 4D
2005 Northern Illinois University, Graduate Studies, Art.
1971 Elmhurst College (now Elmhurst University), BA – Art.
MEMBERSHIPS
• CWCA, Officer – Media Coordinator; Exhibition Committee – Chicago, IL.
• Founding Member of E* (E–Artgroup) – McHenry County, IL.
• Past Commissioner on the Elgin Cultural Commission – Elgin, IL.
• Past Board Member of Contemporary Arts of Arlington – Arlington Heights, IL.
• Founding Member and Past Board Member of Bubotto – Elgin, IL.
LETTERS OF REFERENCE UPON REQUEST