John Leben’s formal training is in Painting having earned a BFA in Painting from the University of Illinois (Urbana) and an MFA in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was also a scholarship student at the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine.
He has exhibited widely in the U.S. including shows at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago’s Michael Wyman Gallery, Harris Bank in Chicago, the John Deere World Headquarters in Peoria, Illinois. After a move to Saugatuck, Michigan his work hung in the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Muskegon Museum of Art, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, South Haven Art Center, Lowell Arts Council and the Holland Area Arts Council as well as numerous group shows at galleries and museums around the midwest.
Leben’s media production company, Leben Productions, produced hundreds of films and videos for corporate clients and public television, including the hit PBS series Painting on Location with Bob Fagan and numerous documentaries on Michigan topics. John retired his production company in 2010 to focus on his first love, fine art.
In recent years Leben has turned to the computer as his medium of choice, exhibiting widely in Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Florida, Colorado, Wisconsin and Nebraska. His award-winning Environmental Series has won wide acclaim warning about the dangers of global warming and the unintended consequences of the rash pursuit of technological solutions to global problems. Leben resides in Saugatuck Michigan with his wife, Marcia and owns the LebenArt Gallery in nearby Douglas, Michigan.
Leben’s writing credentials include a self-published novel called “Speed Tile” about a mysterious artifact found in Michigan’s sand dunes. The novel is available on Amazon and at your request.
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College
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
MFA in Painting and Printmaking
College
University of Illinois (Urbana)
BFA in Painting and Printmaking
Nickname
John
Birth City
Chicago
Current City
Saugatuck, Michigan
Height
6 foot
Gender
Male
Married To
Marcia Leben
Children
Hannah and Hillary
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