<B><font style="font-size: 11px;" face="Verdana">September 12, 2005 ~ Review-Journal</B> [<A HREF="reviews/photos/Kalinowsky-web.jpg" Target="_blank">Review Photos</A>]<BR><BR> Outspoken Art<BR> by Jane Kalinowsky<BR><BR> An artist's reception took place recently in the rotunda gallery of the Clark County Government Center for Leslie Rowland's exhibit "If These Drawers Could Talk." Rowland uses ordinary furniture as a canvas to show images and quotations from famous people. Clockwise from top, Rowland places a rhinestone on her forehead that she removed from a humorous piece called "Elvis the Pelvis." Rowland chose who she considers heroes to display on drawers, with photos and phrases relevant to their lives. Rowland points to a piece called "My Father's Hero," which shows words and pictures of comedian W.C. Fields. The exhibit runs through Oct. 7. </Font><hr> <B><font style="font-size: 11px;" face="Verdana">September 1-7, 2005 ~ Las Vegas Weekly</B><BR><BR>[Calendar] Picks ~ ART<BR><BR> Naked ladies. Got your attention, huh? You'll be glad to know we weren't reeling you in with such tasty bait to leave you hanging on the hook. Naked Lady [featuring Leslie Rowland's "What the Gypsy Knows"] is an exhibit of First Friday art with two criteria: There must be a lady, and she must be naked. The show also includes video by Inaqui Munoz and sound by Anamorphosis.<BR><BR> September 2<BR> MTZC<BR> 1551 S. Commerce Street<BR> </Font><HR> <B><font style="font-size: 11px;" face="Verdana">September 1, 2005 ~ CityLife</B><BR><BR> Pick of the Week / ART ~ Fri Sept 2<BR> by Kelle Schillaci<BR><BR> ...Still busy raising eyebrows (and libidos) in their Commerce Street Studio, the folds at MTZC (formerly Gallery MTZ) are offering up some good old-fashioned T&A - all in the name of art, of course. Two major criteria were stipulated on the artists' call: "1. There must be at least one lady. 2. She must be naked." The theme proved fruitful, as many of the city's most prominent underground artists offered up a wide variety of pieces, including [Leslie Rowland]...<BR><BR> Naked Lady<BR> MTZC<BR> 1551 S. Commerce Street<BR> <hr> <B><font style="font-size: 11px;" face="Verdana">August 25-31, 2005 ~ Las Vegas Weekly</B><br><br>[Calendar] Picks ~ ART <BR><BR> Have you ever thought "Guernica" would make a good coatrack or the "Mona Lisa" a nice place to store underthings? Sure, we all have, but only Leslie Rowland had the chutzpah to do it. Her show, If These Drawers Could Talk, features furnitart-painted drawers and coaches featuring quotes and images often in tribute to classic personalities like Mae West and W.C. Fields. A neat idea and it's fu to say "funitart" - kinda rolls off the tongue doesn't it? <BR><BR> Through October 7<BR> Clark County Government Center<BR> 500 S. Grand Central Parkway<BR> </Font><HR> <B><font style="font-size: 11px;" face="Verdana">August 25, 2005 ~ CityLife</B><BR><BR> ART / Sadistic, Surreal Playgrounds<BR> By Kelle Schillaci<BR><BR> ...For those who would opt against a goat-headed Lolita garden ornament, but who like the idea of usable art, check out the work of Leslie Rowland, which is currently furnishing the Government Center's spacious rotunda. (Through Sept. 30. See "Art" listings) Equal parts whimsical, sentimental and practical, Rowland's work taps an unsaturated market, and her unique furniture creations are designed to be used. No, really. Look closely at the Mae West desk and you may find lingering coffee rings made by the artist herself.<BR><BR> The dozen pieces range from celeb-styled desks and bureaus (spot homages to Einstein, W.C. Fields and Elvis' swiveling pelvis) to idea-themed designs coated with carved bits of poetry, painted quotes, texturized designs and suggestive subtexts (clue: read the upper-case letters). Eastern, western and pop-culture philosophies clash and overlap, only to be neatly wrapped in very unique home furnishings. Go ahead, peek in the drawers. The artist encourages it.<BR><BR> Weekend Warriors<BR> Through Sept. 16<BR> CCSN Fine Arts Gallery<BR> 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. </Font><hr> <B><font style="font-size: 11px;" face="Verdana">August 18, 2005 ~ CityLife </B> [<A HREF="reviews/photos/Schillaci3-web.jpg" Target="_blank">Review Photo</A>]<BR><BR> Pick of the Week / Art ~ Mon Aug 22<BR> by Kelle Schillaci <BR><BR> ...There are plenty of stupid furniture trends better off forgotten: Wicker, futons and beanbags come to mind. Don't even get me started on Ikea. I once saw fistfights breakout in the parking lot when the Swedish do-it-yourself empire opened a warehouse in the Bay Area. Otherwise intelligent people nearly imploded with stupid excitement over corkboard CD racks you need an engineering degree to construct. I don't get it.<BR><BR> Artist Leslie Rowland has the right idea - and her distinctive designs are kind of the couture of the furniture world. No two pieces are alike - and they ooze personality. Rowland's lofty creative goal is to "Get art off the walls and pedestals and into our daily existence." Ironic humor , powerful memory and authentic sentiment are the glue that quite literally fuses function and frivolity in her work. The furniture items themselves are largely utilitarian in nature - desks, ironing boards, lawn chairs - but generally contain clever quotes, colorful photographs, and messages equal parts clever and cognitive. Some pieces, like the W.C. Fields desk, even offer words to live by: "I believe in the marriage knot," it says over one drawer, "as long as it's around the women's neck." No sirree, you won't be finding gems like that at Ikea.<BR><BR> If These Drawers Could Talk<BR> Clark County Government Center<BR> 500 South Grand Central Pkwy. <HR> <B><font style="font-size: 11px;" face="Verdana">March, 31, 2005 ~ CityLife</B> [<A HREF="reviews/photos/Schillaci2-web.jpg" Target="_blank">Review Photo</A>]<BR><BR> Judgment Day<BR> CAC's 16th Annual Juried Show reveals breadth of local talent<BR> By Kelle Schillaci<BR><BR> ...Leslie Rowland's beautifully refinished antique buffet, "My Father's Hero" contains and artistic homage to W.C. Fields...<BR> "There are a lot of high-quality pieces on display," says Natalia Ortiz, CAC's Gallery Director. "As we continue this event, we really get to see the variety of art and artists that Las Vegas has to offer."<BR><BR> CAC 16th Annual Juried Show<BR> Contemporary Arts Collective (in the Arts Factory)<BR> 101 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 101 </Font><hr> <B><font style="font-size: 11px;" face="Verdana">March 24, 2005 ~ CityLife</B><BR><BR> Ladies Night<BR> By Emmily Bristol<BR><BR> ...[Leslie Rowland's] images of Las Vegas women are nuanced and pronounced, from a weathered ironing board to the cliche' showgirl...<BR><BR> The 100 Years of Influence combined exhibit is scheduled at the Las Vegas Art Museum (9600 W. Sahara Ave.) through May 22. Those interested in more information on the exhibit can visit www.womenofdiversity.org. </Font> </Font>
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