EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Fine Arts, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
1986 Otis/Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, CA

EXHIBITIONS
2006 "Duet," Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2004 “Elements”, Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2001 Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 “2000”, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 “Recent Paintings”, Chac-Mool Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
1998 “20th Century and Contemporary Art”, Wednesday October 14, 1998
1998 Auction Christie’s, Los Angeles, CA
1998 “Auction 1998”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
1997 “Flowers and Sunspots”, Jan Abrams Fine Arts, New York, NY
1997 “Portraits & Still Life”,Michael Klein Curates at Jan Abrams Fine Arts,NY
1997 “Oceans and Galaxies”, Karen McCready Fine Art, NY
1996 “Recent Works in Oil”, Sulkin Studio, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
1996 “Small Scale”, Joseph Helman Gallery, NY
1996 “Artists Choose Artists”, Hello Artichoke Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1996 “Art Auction”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
1995 “Hodgepodge Lodge”, The Art Store, Los Angeles, CA
1994 “High Camp”, Brookside Gallery, Yosemite, CA Curator: Denis O’Neill
1994 “Sixth Biennial Art Auction”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
1994 “Ink & Clay”, Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Ponoma, CA
1993 “A Dialog of Artworks by Mid-Career Artists”, Architecture/Design Studio of Sulkin & Mills, Santa Monica, CA
1993 “Mimosa”, Food House, Santa Monica, California Curator: Leonard Seagal
1992 “MOCA Art Auction ‘92”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
1992 “Frantisek Drtikopl: Vintage Nudes”, Turner/Kroll Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
1991 “Eight Abstract Variations”, Turner/Kroll Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
1990 “Cal-Arts at Art Center”, Art Center College of Design, Curator: Pae White, Pasadena, CA

REVIEWS
San Francisco Chronicle, May 6, 2000: Art Review by Kenneth Baker
LA Weekly, November 1-7, 1991: “Art Pick of the Week: Eight Abstractions Variations”, by Peter Frank

AWARDS
1994 Purchase Award: “Ink & Clay”, Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Ponoma, CA
1989 Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship for the academic year 1989-90

COLLECTIONS
Leighnor’s work is in numerous public and private collections including the Banana Republic and the Gap Collections in San Francisco and the collection of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Los Angeles.