PERSONAL ESSAYS

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND

2024

THE UNIVERSE IS ON THE INSIDE

2021

WHAT’S INSIDE

2019

FREE EXPERIENCE

2017

PUBLISHED WRITING ON FELLOW ARTISTS

2025

Two Coats of Paint. “Suzanne Joelson: Collecting information into sensation.” September 12, 2025

   https://twocoatsofpaint.com/2025/09/suzanne-joelson-collecting-information-into-sensation.html

BOMB. “Elizabeth King by Leslie Wayne,” August 20, 2025

  https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2025/08/20/elizabeth-king-by-leslie-wayne/ 

Painters on Painting. “Leslie Wayne on Jack Whitten and the Greek Alphabet Paintings,” August 30, 2025

  https://www.paintersonpaintings.com/archive/leslie-wayne-on-jack-whitten-and-the-greek-alphabet-paintings

2024

Two Coats of Paint. Interview: “Deborah Buck: Funniest girl in the class” July 5 2024. 

   https://twocoatsofpaint.com/2024/07/deborah-buck-funniest-girl-in-the-class.html

BOMB, Interview: “Ellen K. Levy by Leslie Wayne,” June 24, 2024

  https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2024/06/24/ellen-k-levy-by-leslie-wayne/

 

2023

Two Coats of Paint. Interview: “Holly Miller’s transatlantic sensibility.” November 20, 2023

  https://twocoatsofpaint.com/2023/11/holly-millers-transatlantic-sensibility.html

2021

BOMB, “Fluid Interpretations: Lisa Corinne Davis by Leslie Wayne.” September 30, 2021.

 https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2021/09/30/fluid-interpretations-lisa-corinne-davis-interviewed/

BOMB, “A Shared Sense of Becoming: Monica Majoli Interviewed by Leslie Wayne.” June 29, 2021.     https://bombmagazine.org/articles/a-shared-sense-of-becoming-monica-majoli-interviewed/

Artcritical. “Heating Up in Falls Village, Ct.: The Furnace/Art on Paper Archive” by Leslie Wayne. June 26,21  https://artcritical.com/2021/06/26/leslie-wayne-on-stephen-maine/

2020

NADNOW Journal. “Don Porcaro and Paul Broches Reflect on the Nature of Collaboration.” by Leslie   Wayne. February 5, 2020. 

https://www.nadnowjournal.org/in-conversation/paul-broches-and-don-porcaro-reflect-on-the-nature-of-collaboration/

Two Coats of Paint. “Leslie Wayne: 2020 Armory Report.” March 6, 2020. https://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2020/03/leslie-wayne-armory-report.html

2019

Two Coats of Paint. “Immediate, physical, emotional: Studio visit with Elise Siegel,” by Leslie Wayne

   January 6, 2019

  http://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2019/01/immediate-physical-emotional-studio-visit-elise-siegel.html

2018

NADNOW, “Melissa Meyer’s Sprezzatura, by Leslie Wayne.” November 12, 2018

   https://www.nadnowjournal.org/in-conversation/melissa-meyers-sprezzatura/

Artcritical. “Light is Beauty: Sharon Butler talks art, life and blogging with Lesiie Wayne.” October 1, 2018. 

   http://www.artcritical.com/2018/10/01/leslie-wayne-with-sharon-butler/

Two Coats of Paint. “Studio Visit with Barbara Takenaga,” by Leslie Wayne. September 3, 2018..

   http://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2018/09/studio-visit-with-barbara-takenaga.html’l

Two Coats of Paint. “Lesley Dill on her new work, with Leslie Wayne,” January 28, 2018. 

http://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2018/01/interview-lesley-dill-new-work-leslie-wayne.html?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Lesley+Dill,+Leslie+Wayne,+interview,+perceptual+painting,+a+Sunday+painter,+more&utm_campaign=20180128_m143797303_January+28,+2018&utm_term=11_Wanderer_Omnipotence_Flewentness_jpg_3F1517167271

2017

Artcritical. “The Itinerant Portraitist: Brenda Zlamany discusses her Hebrew Home project with Leslie

  Wayne.” By Leslie Wayne, December 6, 2017. 

   http://www.artcritical.com/2017/12/06/leslie-wayne-with-brenda-zlamany/

Artcritical. “Comfort Clothing for Fraught Times: Medrie MacPhee in conversation with Leslie Wayne,” 

  July 17, 2017

  http://www.artcritical.com/2017/07/20/leslie-wayne-with-medrie-macphee/artcritical.com.  

Artcritical. “The Drug Administration: Beverly Fishman Talks High Modernism and Big Pharma” 

   by Leslie Wayne, March 30, 2017. 

   http://www.artcritical.com/2017/03/30/beverly-fishman-in-conversation-with-leslie-wayne/

2016

Artcritical. “Painting in Water: A Studio Visit With Beatrice Pediocni,” by Leslie Wayne, June 17, 2016.

   http://www.artcritical.com/2016/06/17/beatrice-pediconi-with-leslie-wayne/

Artcritical. “The Solitariness of the Pursuit: A studio visit with Elena Sisto,” by Leslie Wayne.

  March 17, 2016.  http://www.artcritical.com/2016/03/17/elena-sisto-with-leslie-wayne/

2015

Wayne, Leslie. artcritical.com. “The Hungry Connoisseur: Claude Simard, 1956-2014.” 

   http://www.artcritical.com/2015/02/03/leslie-wayne-on-claude-simard/