Leo Balzano

I am a Vietnam veteran with a Service Connected disability (Multiple Sclerosis). As a self-taught 79 year old artist, my work is both a passion and a profound source of personal fulfillment. Aristotle is quoted as saying, “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” Every production of my art is spontaneous and intuitive, yielding uniquely imaginative explorations of color, composition, and line. Viewers will easily establish a tapestry of my psyche. The acrylic materials used in my work have become tools for my ventures into visual abstraction. It is my main desire to provide maximum aesthetic pleasure for my audience and to touch the soul with human emotions. It’s a delicate balance between order and chaos, intention and intuition.
My disability as a result of my Multiple Sclerosis has resulted in my sometimes inability to duplicate a particular artistic methodology developed by me in past work. Therefore, each work is an island of itself.
My work has a soul with my efforts to put them down an absolute, visual experience. I create colorful powerfully engaging, abstract works that suggest a kind of kaleidoscopic stream of consciousness. The overall effect is of layered immed...

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2014 Manchester VA Facility
1986 BAE Systems, Nashua, NH, In-House Art Show
1983-1985 Bedford, NH Mall/Weekends
1984 Concord, NH, Society For the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
1984 Manchester, NH VA Outreach Facility
1983 Manchester Historical Society
1983 New Hampshire Historical Society
1983-1984 Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, Store
1983-1985 Manchester, NH Victory Park Annual Outdoor Shows
1983-1985 Bedford, NH Mall
1983 MSAA, Appeared in Periodical
2015-MAY One man show at Rivier University Gallery
2015-May One of my current works was selected to be in the permanent collection at Rivier University
Art Related Accomplishments