Leonora Retsas

PATERSON
JUNE 2 - JULY 14, 2007

Leonora Retsas is a New Yorker of Greek decent. These dual identities have shaped her approach to art and design. She holds a Bachelor’s in Architecture from New York institute of Technology and a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Syracuse University’s program in Florence, Italy. She has worked on a variety of public projects throughout the five boroughs, including a proposal for the World Trade Center Memorial competition. Leonora currently works an assistant architect for the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation.

In addition to her training and her career in architecture, Leonora is an accomplished artist who has had her work displayed throughout the United States. Through her prints, she explores the relationship between structure and nebulousness, repetition and spontaneity, and the ordered and the organic. She is a member of several art organizations: Long Island City Artists, Salmagundi Center for American Art and The National Art League.