Leann Marie Zafuto, is a self-taught artist who’s contemporary mixed media works of acrylic, oil, spray paint, fabric and photography, evoke imagery from both “the city and high fashion” for an modern, abstract-pop feel.   She began painting at age five and concentrated in art throughout high school, college and beyond with continuing course work at the Fashion Institute of Technology (NYC) and Atlanta College of Art/SCAD in Atlanta, GA.  

Since 2001, Leann has participated in many gallery shows and solo exhibitions throughout New York City, Brooklyn, Long Island City, NY, Atlanta, GA, Southern CA and Miami, FL.  Her work has also been prominently displayed and sold to a variety of collectors through alternative spaces such as Starbucks, Tischman Speyer, the former Swiss Hotel Group, Georgia Pacific, AT&T Corporate, Bo Concepts NYC and New York and Atlanta area galleries, restaurants and boutiques. 

Her past series included mainly abstracts and abstract florals  and can be still viewed throughout Atlanta, GA.  Leann’s recent mixed media series, since 2008 to present include “Changing The Art of Fashion,” and “Subscribe” - entourages of the most contemporary, edgy fashion magazine covers with a chic “before and after” adorned them.  “I try to portray a ‘fine art, yet pop’ take on couture designs and covers by Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Lee Alexander McQueen, D&G, Marni and Balenciaga.  These photos of elaborate gowns may be distorted and painted over various paints, mediums and fabrics.   My love of the obvious (city and fashion), all blend together providing viewers with new, interesting things to grasp, over and over again.” 

Her photography series are entitled “Extreme Fashion Window Design In NYC” which pays the upmost respect to the most mind-blowing, stunning, creative window designers/designs in Manhattan from a passer-by’s point of view, portraying the glamour and grit of the city. A second photo series entitled “My Street Art” documents some of the recent popular (Sheppard Fairy and Mr. Brainwash), and not so popular street artists found on buildings from NYC to CA and many stops in between.

Leann also has a 16 year background in sales and marketing and fashion styling for J.Crew in NYC (Ugly Betty & Pat Field team & The Good Wife), Anthropologie, The Today Show and currently runs her own art and personal shopping business and brand.

BOOKS!  Her upcoming books are currently in copyright publication entitled “Changing the Art of Fashion,” “Extreme Fashion Window Design in NYC,” are scheduled for release in Summer and Fall 2011.  The anticipated Atlanta Street Style publication will be released in Winter 2011 or early 2012.

Works can be viewed at select galleries and special events in Atlanta and New York City and is currently represented by Muse & Company Fine Art in Atlanta, GA.   

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