artist statement | BIO

My purpose as an artist is to render evocative concepts into visual forms. As a mixed media artist, the elements of earth, water, fire and air all play a role in my process. Sometimes the use of mixed media best supports the concept of a piece. In that case I might choose pyrography on wood, collaged fabric or painted details to enhance a piece. Authenticity of materials and functionality are core values I employ in my decisions in how to best express the purpose and utility of a piece. 

Leslie Jay Bosch is a classically trained American Fine Artist. Her education includes a Scholarship to the Ryman Arts Program, Los Angeles, CA. Leslie Jay also earned a BFA from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena CA, where her focus was painting, sculpture, and environmental design. Leslie Jay received an Alexa Rose Artist Grant in 2018 for the purchase of her kiln. In 2023 she received an Idaho Commission on the Arts and National Endowment of the Arts Grant to produce the art series “Heaven on Earth” at Initial Point Gallery. She is actively involved in the Treasure Valley Artist Alliance as President of the Board and art exhibitions Curator for TVAA at Nampa Civic Center. 

Her work has been published in various magazines including Western Interiors & Design, Garden Design, and Celebrated Living. It has also appeared in newspapers such as The Idaho Press Tribune,The Argonaut, The Santa Monica Mirror, and the LA Times.