EXPRESSIVE GESTURE
BY LEONDA FINKE

a medallic sculpture retrospective
with selected drawings and sculptures

For the past five decades Leonda Finke has used her powerful and skillfully drawn and sculpted figures to make direct and evocative statements about human struggle, often portraying the female perspective. The medals of dishonor series is an effective example of such portrayals. She has been recognized nationally and internationally for her unique approach and capture of expression in human gestures. EXPRESSIVE GESTURE exhibits the complete collection of Leonda Finke's medallic sculpture, as well as a selection of drawings and sculptures. This exhibition coincides with the release of an image-intensive 200 page book published by Ruder Finn Press, titled leonda finke, celebrating her accomplished career as an artist.

May 3 through 31, 2006

GEORGIA O'KEEFE / ORCHID (1985)	SURVIVORS (1987)	EMERGING WOMAN (1988)

STORM / SHELTER (1991)	IN PRAISE OF LIFE DRAWING (1992)	MARTHA GRAHAM / CLYTEMNESTRA (1992)

SOLITUDE / LONELINESS (1992)	DEATH BY RANDOM GUNFIRE (1993)	HOMELESS / NAMELESS Medals of Dishonor Series (1993)

HUNGER / FAMINE Medals of Dishonor Series	RAPE / COMPANION OF WAR Medals of Dishonor Series (1993)	HANNAH - HER DESPAIR / HER DESIRE (1995)

LEONARD BERNSTEIN / ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (1995)	SONGS OF SONGS (1995)	AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY (1996)

ABYSS / RENEWAL (1999)	ANGEL OF DEATH / WITNESS (1999)	KATHE KOLLWITZ / WAR NO MORE (2000)

COME LIVE WITH ME AND BE MY LOVE (2001)	TIME OF TERROR / 9-11-01 (2001)