Background
Leites, Barbara Lee was born on June 3, 1942 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Wilbur Frank and Alice Marie (Butts) Mayer.
Leites, Barbara Lee was born on June 3, 1942 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Wilbur Frank and Alice Marie (Butts) Mayer.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1964. Master of Fine Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1967.
Teacher Madison Elementary School, Hamilton, 1964—1965. Teacher art and humanities Key West (Florida) High School, 1967—1970, teacher adult education in art, 1968—1970. Instructor Florida Keys Junior College, Key West, 1969—1970.
Co-director Kleinert Gallery, Woodstock, New York, 1977—1980. Self employed artist under the name Ara Leites, since 1981. Board directors Woodstock Guild of Craftsmen, 1978—1979.
Instructor drawing and painting, division head visual arts Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School, Santa Cruz, California, 1998—2001. Owner Ara Fine Art Giclee Studio. Workshop instructor painting, Tuscany, 2001, Allegany Rehabilitation Associates Fine Art Studio, Tuscany, 2002.
Instructor art Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School, since 2005.
Treasurer, president, board directors International Society Acrylic Painters, since 2004. Member International Society Experimental Artists (signature, vice president 2006-2007), National Watercolor Society (signature), National Society Painters in Casein and Acrylic (signature), Watercolor United States of America Honor Society (signature), Society Watercolor Artists (signature), Kentucky Watercolor Society (signature), Texas Watercolor Society (signature), Georgia Watercolor Society (signature), Missouri Watercolor Society (signature), Mississippi Watercolor Society (signature), Philadelphia Watercolor Club Society (signature), Audubon Artists (signature), Montana Watercolor Society (signature), Rocky Mountain National Watercolor Society (signature), Federation of Canada Artists (signature), Society Layerists in Mixed Media (signature), Watercolor Society Alabama (signature), Pennsylvania Watercolor Society (signature), Taos National Watercolor Society (signature), Society Watercolor Artists (signature), Oklahoma Watercolor Society, Delta Delta Delta Alumnae Association, American Watercolor Society (signature), California Watercolor Associate (signature).
Married William Michael Whitley, October 29, 1972 (divorced November 1977). 1 child, Rachel Sutton. Married Andre Leo Leites, December 15, 1981 (divorced March 2000).
Chldren: David, Bevin. 1 stepchild, Daniella Soto de Leites.