S Ledonne

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.

LeDonne 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 their process from creative rigidity. Disdain for perfectionism is a thematic and aesthetic element of their work.

California University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Painting, Sculpture

2024 - We Held Onto These Things, Union Hall, Pittsburgh PA

2023 - Words of Love, Waterloo Arts, Cleveland OH

2021 - The Other Art Fair Virtual Editions: Global Launch

2020 - The Other Art Fair Brookyln - Online Edition

2019 - Rolling Coal, with Derek Reese, The Highline, Pittsburgh PA

2019 - Final Notice, Union Hall, Pittsburgh PA

2019 - Earth Part 2, 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

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,...