S LeDonne creates work that highlights the novelty and profoundness of everyday life. Their recent bodies of work examine masculinity, reliance on technology, humankind’s relationship with the natural world, apocalyptic poetry, and mental wellness. Central to LeDonne’s work is providing the viewer with a point of relatability through warmth or humor. Their work advocates for the usefulness of reflection and self-expression as self-care tools.
S is inspired by the urgency of water-based mediums—and the inclusion of unconventional and commonplace materials create a link between the artwork and everyday life. Defying the rules and expectations for materials liberates LeDonne’s creative process from creative rigidity. Disdain for perfectionism is a thematic and aesthetic element of their work.
SOLO/ TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024 We Held Onto These Things, Union Hall, Pittsburgh PA
2023 Words of Love, Waterloo Arts, Cleveland OH
2020 This Anxious Earth, Online Exhibition
2019 Rolling Coal , with Derek Reese, The Highline, Pittsburgh PA
2019 Final Notice, Union Hall, Pittsburgh PA
2019 Earth Part II, Tomayko Gallery, Point Park University, Pittsburgh PA
2018 No End / No Beginning, Imagebox, Pittsburgh PA
2017 See Water Still, Flowering Rock, Boston MA
2017 How to Get Back, The Mine Factory, Pittsburgh PA
2016 Rock Flour, Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh PA
2015 Don’t Say It’s Over II, The Mr. Roboto Project, Pittsburgh PA
2013 Don’t Say It’s Over, Imagebox, Pittsburgh PA
2012 Old Enough to Behave, Image Box, Pittsburgh PA
2011 Cowboy Coffee, ICAG, Pittsburgh PA
2010 Dreams of Rust, Zombo Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Coveted III, Kaiser Gallery, Cleveland OH
2023, Make A Marc, Energy Innovation Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2023, Foot Squared, Yards Projects, Cleveland OH
2021, The Other Art Fair, Virtual Edition, Online
2019 Distilled, Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media, Pittsburgh PA
2018 The End, Jask Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
2017 106 Annual Exhibition, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
2017 Electric Koolaid, The Brewhouse Association, Pittsburgh PA
2016 AAP: New Members, The Mine Factory, Pittsburgh PA
2015 12x12 Rewind, Modern Formations, Pittsburgh PA
2009 Debut, Fast Forward Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
PRESS
https://www.creativenonfiction.org/online-reading/rejecting-perfectionism
http://theglassblock.com/2017/01/03/words-objects-paintings-punchlines-seth-ledonne/
http://www.tablemagazine.com/table_live_posts/moodboard/
LECTURES/ TEACHING
2023 Artist Talk - Waterloo Arts, Cleveland OH
2020 Mattress Factory Museum Teen Cooperative Workshop - Art Sprints and Creative Mail
2019 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh - Illustration to Object studio talk and workshop
2017 SIX X ATE: In Situ - Guest Lecturer, Pittsburgh, PA
2016 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh - Drawing and Zines studio talk and workshop
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Gone, CSA-PGH, Casey Droege Cultural Productions, Pittsburgh PA
2016 Creative Nonfiction Magazine - Childhood, #60 Summer 2016 - Illustrations
EDUCATION
2009 BFA Painting, California University of Pennsylvania
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
The Benter Foundation