Leslie Boyd is an artist, educator and activist, born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. She studied Metalsmithing + Jewelry at Pratt Institute (BFA) and the Rhode Island School of Design (MFA). Leslie will be relocating to Denver, Colorado this fall where she has accepted the position of Assistant Professor of Jewelry and Metalsmithing at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. She formerly headed up the metals program at Towson University in Maryland. Leslie is a founding member of the JV Collective and a creator of the database Making Progress: Resources for Social Justice in Craft. She makes artwork about gender, stereotypes, political events,  and cultural appropriation.         

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