UPCOMING EXHIBITS
December 2012
The End of the World Show, Panza Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.


INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2000
SURRENDER, I wanna give you devotion, Nimm hin es ist mein Geist und Sinn, AEROPLASTICS Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium.

Ode aan de goden, Zone 5300, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

1999
Edifying Sappho and Socrates, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Curated by Rafael von Uslar


SELECTED NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2010
Found on Facebook, Arthur M. Berger Art Gallery, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY http://www1.mville.edu/gallery/exhibits/2010-facebook/2010-facebook.htm

The Thursday Group Life - Drawing Show, Panza Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. http://web.mac.com/panzagallery/Panza_Gallery/LeRoy_King_of_Art.html

The 12th Annual Postcards from the Edge, A Benefit for Visual AIDS, ZieherSmith Gallery, NY,NY. http://www.thebody.com/visualaids/current/postcards2009.html

2009
The 11th Annual Postcards from the Edge, A Benefit for Visual AIDS, Metro Pictures Gallery, NY, NY.

Lonesome LeRoy as Little Evie Sedgwick in remembrance of Eve Kofosky Sedgwick, Brillo Box Discotheque, Pittsburgh, PA.

2008
Paid Sick Days, Panza Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. http://oranje.susanconstanse.com/?p=168

2007
Face Control, La Vie Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.

Andy Warhol’s Dead, Wax Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.

Work and Pray: The Quilt Show, Gallery M, NY, NY. Curated by Tod Roulette

Lush Life, Digging Pitt Gallery, Pittsburgh PA.

Funny Business, Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 2006
i~~we: i is not not we, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana PA.

Points of View, Graduate Art Association Annual Student Exhibit, Indiana University Museum, Indiana PA. Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Juror.

Adding Insult to Imagery? Artistic Responses to Censorship in the Media. Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. Curated by Dr. Bob Sweeny.

Engendered Species, Gatov and Merlino Galleries, California State University, Long Beach, CA. http://engenderedspeciesart.com/Gehres.html

National Psyche Pandora Box DVD Collection, The LAB, San Francisco, CA. Curated and developed by Elliot Lessing.

Go Figure, Panza Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.

Carnivalesque A Grim Guignol, Digging Pitt Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.

2005
Holla Back Exclamation Points: Finding Humor in the Darkness of the Gay 90’s, Robert Shaw Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.

An Installation to Illustrate The Photos Are Us, An Essay by Susan Sontag Miller Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.

New Work, The Hoyt Institute of Fine Art, New Castle, PA.

The Beatles Generation, Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Graduate Art Association Annual Student Exhibit, Indiana University Museum, Indiana, PA. Chakaia Booker, Juror.

2004
The Sprout Fund Juried Show, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA. Tom Sokolowski, Juror.

She Sells Sea Shells, Barbara Ann Levy Gallery, Fire Island, NY.

Illustration Showcase, Juliette Borda and LeRoy “King of Art” Panza Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.

2000
Not Without Laughter, Gallery M, NY, NY. Curated by Tod Roulette.

Charles McGill’s "Playing Through" Site specific photography/video performance collaboration with Artist Charles McGill at Gallery M and throughout Harlem for Harlem Week, NY, NY.

1999
Young Guns 2, The Art Directors Club, NY, NY. http://www.adcyoungguns.org/home/

Pet Shop, Nicolas Davis Gallery, NY, NY.

1997
Home Is Where The Heart Is, Gay & Lesbian Family Values, White Columns, NY, NY. Curated by Dr. Cassandra Langer.

What a Wonderful Life, Unfinished Gallery, Brooklyn NY. Curated by Lithgow Osborne III.

Styles and Aesthetics, La Mama La Galleria, NY, NY.

Sex/Industry, Stefan Stux Gallery, NY, NY. Curated by John Yau.

No Small Feat: Investigations of the Shoe in Contemporary Art, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL. Curated by Monique Meloche.

1996
The Most Important Thing in the World, The Art Exchange, NY, NY. Curated by Bill Arning.

1994
Stonewall 25, White Columns Gallery, NY, NY.

1993
Dog Show, Public Image Gallery, NY, NY.


OTHER VENUES
1996
I Love Your Shoes, Your Hair Looks Great, MTV Green Room, NY, NY. Curated by Bronwyn Keenon.

1993
The Brooklyn Outdoor Museum, Brooklyn, NY. Three paintings shown for two hours of a two-day event. Paintings censored and removed by NYPD.

1983
Paul Gehres and His Urgency Show, West Gallery, The University of Maryland. University Park, MD.


FILM/VIDEO/SLIDE SHOWS

1997
The Devil Won’t Let Me Sleep, The New York Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, NY, NY. A documentary about LeRoy “King of Art” directed and produced by Tim Smyth.

1990-1991
Columbia Discotheque Fabulousa, Columbia University, NY, NY. Created monthly thematic slide shows for Gay and Lesbian Student Association dances.

1990
Spiral Entrance, The New York Marxist School, The Brecht Forum, NY, NY. A son et lumiere, Produced in collaboration with R. Weis.

1989
Sun of Manipulation, St. Marks Church, The Poetry Project, NY, NY. A son et lumiere, Produced in collaboration with R. Weis..

1988
The Hairdooo, La Mama La Galleria, NY, NY.16mm film.

More After More Before Now More, A.I.R Gallery, NY, NY. Super 8 film. Produced in collaboration with R. Weis.


ONGOING PROJECTS

2004-2009
Thens, video recordings of process time by Lonesome LeRoy http://www.youtube.com/my_videos

2003 – 2009
Elegant American Quilts, cranky quilts by Lucky LeRoy. http://crankyquilts.blogspot.com/

2001 – 2009
Pet Portraits by LeRoy “King of Art” www.gvfba.com http://pauliespetportraits.blogspot.com/

1996 – 2009
Collectable Superstar Shoes, an ongoing project of producing celebrity shoe drawings and selling them door-to-door. “We make house calls” http://leroyssugarfoot.blogspot.com/


PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

2003 – 2009
Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, Pittsburgh, PA.

2004 –2006
Graduate Art Association, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Held the office of Secretary and worked on team to arrange juried exhibits of student artwork. Chakaia Booker and Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt Jurors.


BLOGS

Mister LeRoy’s Art and Cinema News - http://misterleroytoo.blogspot.com/

Mister LeRoy’s Fashion News – http://misterleroy.blogspot.com/

LeRoy’s Pink Fist - http://leroyspinkfist.blogspot.com/


ARTISTS BOOKS

1997
BOO HOO, an abject art publication about Lonesome LeRoy, dedicated to the promotion and sale of self-pity.

1995
POOR Magazine, an exploration of capitalism and altruism and envy, a collaboration with Kitty Nance. 1994
CONSUME, a fanzine about LeRoy “King of Art”


PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Courtney Love, Sylvia Miles, Joan Rivers, Holly Soloman, Paige Powell, Jeffery Slonim, Ingrid Sischy, Anna Sui, Steven Meisel, Jason Weinberger, Lithgow Osborne, Bruce La Bruce, Jonathan Adler & Simon Doonan, Cary Leibowitz/Candyass, and Mom.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Kurt Shaw, Next Best Thing: Pop artist Paul LeRoy Gehres emulates Andy Warhol in his drawings, silk-screens and personal style, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, May 22, 2008.

Leslie Hoffman, The Artist Who Would Be King, Whirl Magazine, October 2005

Barbara Cloud, These shoes are made for framing, not walking, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, April 25,2004

Mem Mehmet, MADONNA in Art, Published in 2004 by Pop Art Books, London, England.

Yvonne Raymond, Former resident pursues New York City art career. The Record Argus, October 25, 1996


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2006 - 2008
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA. - Part-Time Faculty.

Foundations Department –Foundations Drawing.

Fashion and Retail Management Department - Fashion Drawing, Fashion Show Production, Current Designers and Sales and Events Promotion.

Graphics Department – Digital Illustration.

2006
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. - Graduate Assistantship

Assisted Professor Vicky A. Clark teaching art history. Assisted Professor

Parker Boerner teaching drawing and painting.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1987 – Present
A.K.A. LeRoy “King of Art”, Pittsburgh, PA,Proprietor. Created illustrations for national and international magazines and newspapers. Designed and illustrated promotional cards and brochures. Client list includes: The New Yorker, Andy Warhol’s Interview, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Entertainment Weekly, Seventeen, FHM, Details.

1990 – 2008
MACY’S, NY, NY. Freelance Illustrator.

1994 – Present
Anna Sui, NY, NY. Created original artwork for apparel, fashion show invitations and web sites. Conducted research and designed many gift products. http://www.annasui.com/tees/

1996
Guerlain, NY, NY. Created and embellished props and set pieces for the American launch party of the fragrance Champs Elysee. Transformed Washington Muse, an entire street near Washington Square Park, NYC, into a Parisian Extravaganza!

KICK Design, NY, NY. Stylized Mickey and Minnie Mouse for a catalog of T-shirt art.

2001
Jonathan Adler, Los Angeles, CA. Created original artwork for gift apparel. Drawings and paintings displayed in retail store.

2007
Jonano, Wexford, PA. Created original artwork for eco friendly apparel.

2008
A Pea in the Pod, Philadelphia, PA. Created original artwork for maternity apparel advertising.


RELATED EXPERIENCE

2003
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA. Flowers Observed, Flowers Transformed, The Garden of Earthly Delights, Worked on design team to create decor for 10th Anniversary Gala.

1999 – 2001
Charles Bureligh Interiors, NY, NY. Worked with design team on all phases of design and installation of model apartments in luxury apartment buildings. Designed and created original artwork for interior murals.

1990 –1996
A&S Department Store, Brooklyn, NY. Worked on design team to produce fashion advertising for magazines and newspapers.

1986 – 1990
Martino & Co., NY, NY. Worked on design team to produce direct mail catalogs for A&S Department Store


EDUCATION

December 2006
M.F.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana PA.

May 1986
B.F.A., The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, NY, NY.

June 1982
A.A., The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.