Leila is best known for her large abstract paintings using mixed media, capturing her travels and surroundings in an intuitive way. Her eye for creating peaceful environments allows Leila to weave together harmonious color palettes into abstracted landscapes through rich layering.
As a multifaceted creative, she was formally trained at the prestigious ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and a professional certificate in design.
Wilson is a designer-turned-abstract artist who also enjoys art curation and consulting on residential and corporate projects in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Each piece that Leila creates breathes life. Her artwork invokes imagination and emotions. A gifted artist that sees into and beyond the canvas.
Leila’s art expresses layers of depth and fullness in her use of acrylic paint and mixed media. With an animated approach to her compositions, the artist weaves together natural landscapes and harmonious neutral color palettes to break down shapes and places.
Landscapes are brought to life through her intuitive approach of brushwork and mark-making techniques. Leila combines the spontaneous movement of acrylic paint with harmonious line work in charcoal and oil pastels. With a keen eye and masterful hand, she captures the essence of the natural landscape in impressionistic energy, telling a spirited story on each canvas.
Leila’s current body of work embodies the curious collision of calming neutrals disrupted by a hint of color, sparked by her discovery of natural habitats during her beloved travels.
2024 – Artscape, Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, TX
2024 – Arts in Bloom, McKinney, TX
2022 – Art Worth, Fort Worth, TX
2022 – Harvest Moon Festival of the Arts, Granbury, TX
2022 – Sedona Arts Festival, Sedona, AZ
2022 – Cottonwood Arts Festival, Richardson, TX
2022 – Redlands Arts Festival, Redlands, CA
2022 – Artscape, Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, TX
2022 – Arts in Bloom, McKinney, TX
2022 – Deep Ellum Arts Festival, Dallas, TX
2018 – King William Fair, San Antonio, TX
2017 – Cross Timbers Artist Guild, Open Studio Tour, Flower Mound, TX
2017 – ARToberFEST, Galveston, TX
2017 – Bayou City Art Festival Downtown, Houston, TX
2017 – Autumn and Art at Bradley Fair, Wichita, KS
2017 – MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival, Fort Worth, TX
2012 – Confluence of Art Biennial, Eau Claire Regional Arts Center, Eau Claire, WI
2005 – Parallels & Intersections: A Mother/Daughter Show, EOS Gallery, Redlands, CA
2017 – Current – Evergreen Staging & Design, Dallas, TX, Collection Paintings for Luxury Home Stagers & Interior Designers
2017 – Joeris General Contractors, Fort Worth, TX, “Architectural Celebration” Original Painting & 100 Signed Artist Prints
2012 – Caffe Tempo, Eau Claire, WI, Narrative Mural & Signage Paintings
1995 – BFA with Distinction, “Highest Honor”, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, California
1992 – 1995 – Merit Scholarships, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, California
2022 – Facebook Digital Marketing Certificate, Texas A&M, Reynolds Sales Leadership Institute
1995 – BFA Illustration, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, California
1988 – Certificate, Graphic Design, Cal State, Los Angeles, California
1986 – BA in Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California
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