Gallery Purchase during the ArtMate GiveCampus Campaign with contributions from, Tsega-Ab Abera ‘22, Malu Alvarez ‘02, Jane Avinger, Jennifer Azara, Susan Baik and Prem Manjooran ‘92, Claire S. Begalla ‘24, Blake Botelho ‘22, Lillian Byer ‘23, Chilton Cabot ‘22, Elizabeth Chidsey ‘83, Susan J. Cooke and Dick Cooke, Kevin Cook ‘09, John Corso-Esquivel, Joelle Dietrick, Dan Drayer, Amy Elkin, Cara Evanson, Susan Fisher, Whitney Durham Franklin, Sohan K. Gade ‘23, Catherine Grant ’01 and Carter Grant ‘01, Katherine Hall ’16 and Andrew Slade ‘16, Elizabeth Harry ’14 and Tyler McGee ‘12, George Hunter ‘23, Sarah Jackson ‘22, Caitlin James ‘14, Molly Johnson ’94, Luke A. Jordan ‘10, Amy King ‘97, Jamie Knowles ‘10, Rosaline Kyo, Julia Lau ‘22, Kaye-Lani Laughna, Molly H. Lewis, Nan and Bill Loftin ‘81, Joseph P. Logan ‘77, Frank Lord ‘89, John MacMahon ‘95, Brad Martin, Antoinette McCorvey, Daniel Francis Mclawhorn ’70 and Rob Hazelgrove, President Carol E. Quillen and George McLendon, Janice Gaylena Merritt and Kevin Head, Linsey Mills ‘92 and Michelle Serrano ‘90, Sherry Nelson, Virginia E. Newell ‘78, Lia Rose Newman, Marian M. Nisbet, Eileen O’Flaherty, Marisa J Pascucci and Joe Fauceglia, Rose Ann and Victor Pascucci, Elena Paul ‘85, Megan T. Pottenger ‘19, Jeffrey Prince and Michael Jolly, Giselle Meza Reyes ‘22, Susan D. Ross and Thomas Ross ‘72, Lauren Sanford '03, Cort Savage, John Angus Sillars ‘86, William Sjogren, Miki and Tyler Starr, Jennifer Stasack, Brad Thomas, Sandra von Unwerth, Jacqueline LeDonne von Unwerth and Matthew von Unwerth, Maria Vasconcelos, Tyler Wilson ‘14, Eleanor Young ’99, and anonymous donors.

Lesley Dill (b. 1950) studied English at Trinity College before receiving a Masters in Teaching from Smith College and an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1980. She is known for combining language with the human form in a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and performance art. When creating her work, Dill draws from both her travels abroad and her profound interest in spirituality and the world’s faith traditions. She has been inspired and influenced by poets such as Emily Dickinson, Franz Kafka, and Salvador Espriu, and their words often find physical form within Dill’s work, taking their shape in cast bronze, handmade paper, and draped fabric. Dill’s work has been exhibited in solo shows both nationally and internationally. Her work is included in numerous permanent collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Chicago Art Institute, and the Library of Congress. Her awards include a sculpture fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Dill lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.