- Passages: A Collaborative Community Art Project
Inspired by hand painted and gilded manuscripts of the Middle Ages and Incunabula, or books printed before 1500, Leesa Haapapuro invited the community to participate in a series of free printmaking, painting and gilding workshops…
- Bridges
2021, mixed media, dimensions variable. There are many things that divide us, cause misunderstanding, or create conflict. But what are the things that bring us together? As artist-in-residence at the Dayton Metro Library, Haapapuro invited…
- Garden of Hope
2020, mixed media, dimensions variable. Leesa was artist-in-virtual-residence at Kennedy Heights Arts Center in Cincinnati, OH in April-May of 2020. Working from her studio, Leesa created four public art installations helping the community, isolated by the…
- Medallions
2017, glass mosaics on plastic; 4ʼx12ʼx1”. The mosaic medallions were made during free public workshops and open studio sessions while Haapapuro was artist-in-residence at the Vandalia branch of the Dayton Metro Library. Haapapuro’s studio was…
- Puppets
2017, mixed media. Working with the Zoot Theater Company gives Haapapuro the opportunity to use her extensive range of techniques to fabricate puppets and masks. I love that puppetry works to bring people together onto…
- We Wish You Well
2016-2017, glass mosaics on plastic; dimensions variable. Participants, given thank you cards with the artist’s website to follow the project, attached cards to their mosaics reading: “We wish you well! This mandala was made by…
- Reading Nook Window: A Childrenʼs Project
2015, glass mosaics (176) on plexiglass; dimensions variable. Haapapuro designed this installation for K12 Gallery/TEJAS. The individual elements were made by children, and strung to fill a large window. Observing the focus with which the…
- Caryatids
2014, clay, silicone mold, painted cement; 15ʼ each. These Caryatids were made with help of inmates from the Montgomery County Criminal Justice department. Inmates also made plaster casts of their faces which were cast in…
- Sideshow: An Interactive Carnival Game
2012, mixed media. Haapapuro invited attendees of the community based art festival Sideshow to spin awheel and enjoy a treat based on which color the pointer indicated. The correspondingly colored cake stands offered, for example,…
- Canal Men
2011, concrete and debris; dimensions variable. Haapapuro created massive figures in an open studio on Courthouse Square in Dayton OH to tell the story of those who died building the US canal system in the…
- Muñecas Quitapenas (No Worries)
2010, fiber and paper, 422 worry dolls; dimensions variable. Haapapuro’s open studio installation at the University of Dayton explored the idea of the studio as a space to share experiences, and of art making as…
- Memento/Mementos
2009, clay, cast paper and mixed media; dimensions variable. Haapapuro created a monumental portrait of her recently deceased brother while serving as the Sculptor in Residence at Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, NH. Returning…
- Portrait Project
2007-2016, clay, mixed media; dimensions variable. The portraits, which Haapapuro considered souvenirs of the experience, made up the ever growing traveling installation. They were given to the models during a celebration organized by the SID-funded…
Inspired by hand painted and gilded manuscripts of the Middle Ages and Incunabula, or books printed before 1500, Leesa Haapapuro invited the community to participate in a series of free printmaking, painting and gilding workshops…
2021, mixed media, dimensions variable. There are many things that divide us, cause misunderstanding, or create conflict. But what are the things that bring us together? As artist-in-residence at the Dayton Metro Library, Haapapuro invited…
2020, mixed media, dimensions variable. Leesa was artist-in-virtual-residence at Kennedy Heights Arts Center in Cincinnati, OH in April-May of 2020. Working from her studio, Leesa created four public art installations helping the community, isolated by the…
2017, glass mosaics on plastic; 4ʼx12ʼx1”. The mosaic medallions were made during free public workshops and open studio sessions while Haapapuro was artist-in-residence at the Vandalia branch of the Dayton Metro Library. Haapapuro’s studio was…
2017, mixed media. Working with the Zoot Theater Company gives Haapapuro the opportunity to use her extensive range of techniques to fabricate puppets and masks. I love that puppetry works to bring people together onto…
2016-2017, glass mosaics on plastic; dimensions variable. Participants, given thank you cards with the artist’s website to follow the project, attached cards to their mosaics reading: “We wish you well! This mandala was made by…
2015, glass mosaics (176) on plexiglass; dimensions variable. Haapapuro designed this installation for K12 Gallery/TEJAS. The individual elements were made by children, and strung to fill a large window. Observing the focus with which the…
2014, clay, silicone mold, painted cement; 15ʼ each. These Caryatids were made with help of inmates from the Montgomery County Criminal Justice department. Inmates also made plaster casts of their faces which were cast in…
2012, mixed media. Haapapuro invited attendees of the community based art festival Sideshow to spin awheel and enjoy a treat based on which color the pointer indicated. The correspondingly colored cake stands offered, for example,…
2011, concrete and debris; dimensions variable. Haapapuro created massive figures in an open studio on Courthouse Square in Dayton OH to tell the story of those who died building the US canal system in the…
2010, fiber and paper, 422 worry dolls; dimensions variable. Haapapuro’s open studio installation at the University of Dayton explored the idea of the studio as a space to share experiences, and of art making as…
2009, clay, cast paper and mixed media; dimensions variable. Haapapuro created a monumental portrait of her recently deceased brother while serving as the Sculptor in Residence at Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, NH. Returning…
2007-2016, clay, mixed media; dimensions variable. The portraits, which Haapapuro considered souvenirs of the experience, made up the ever growing traveling installation. They were given to the models during a celebration organized by the SID-funded…