Born: Louisville, Kentucky
Resides: Woody Creek, Co.
Education: 1967 - San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, B.A. Philosophy
Ongoing Exhibition
2010 Until recently owned The Woody Creek Art Studio 2004 to 2010. The studio/gallery
represented local artists with an ongoing showcase of his own wood sculpture.
One-Person Exhibitions
2004 “Einstein’s coming to Aspen”, The Aspen Institute, Aspen, CO.
2002 "The Fish About Women", Woody Creek Store, Woody Creek, CO.
1995 "Art of Larry Lefner", Herb Smalley Canyon Collection, Santa Fe, N.M.
Group Exhibitions
2010 Woody Creek Art Studio since 2004
2009 Red Brick Center for the Arts, Aspen, CO.
2008 Geyserarts, Geyserville, CA.
2008 “Pastels and Wood”, Red Brick, Aspen, CO.
2006 “Artwalk”, Aspen Highlands, Aspen, CO.
2006 Western Design Conference, Cody, WY.
2005 Alderfer’s Antiques, Aspen, CO.
2003 “Roaring Fork Open”, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO.
2003 Loveland Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, CO.
2003 David Maxwell Gallery, Aspen, CO.
2002 "Wood You Believe", Edwards, CO.
1996 "Fall Artfest" Toklat Gallery, Ashcroft, CO.
1995 The Hand Artes Gallery, Truchas, N.M.
1995 Herb Smalley’s Canyon Road Collection, Santa Fe, N.M.
1994 Expressions in Fine Art, Santa Fe, N.M.
1989 "Third Annual Big Wood Festival", Ketchum, ID.
1957 Laguna Beach Arts Festival, Laguna Beach, CA.
Invitational Exhibitions
2009 Red Brick Center for the Arts, Aspen, CO.
2002 "Wood You Believe"", Philinda Gallery, Edwards, CO.
Bibliography
2011 "Lightening struck tree", The Boerne Star, Boerne, TX.
2011 "Transforming Nature", The Kerrville Daily Times, Kerrville, TX.
2008 “Inside Business”, Aspen Times, Aspen, CO.
2008 “Larry Lefner sculpts a creation”, The Aspen Daily News, Aspen, CO.
2007 “Scene and Galleries”, Aspen Magazine
2006 “Basalt Wood Sculpting”, Aspen Daily News, Aspen, CO.
2005 Feature Story, Resort Properties of Aspen, Aspen, CO.
2005 “Living Tree Sculpture”, Fly Fisherman Magazine
2005 “The Art of Larry Lefner”, World of Wood,
2004 “From Cottonwood to Catch”, The Aspen Times, Aspen, CO.
2004 “That’s no Dead Tree, That’s a Piece of Art”, Aspen Times, Aspen, CO.
2004 “Living Tree Sculpture”, Aspen Daily News, Aspen, CO.
2004 “Carving Out a Gallery”, The Aspen Times Weekly, Aspen, CO.
2004 “Woody Creek Neighborhood”, Aspen Daily News, Aspen, CO.
2003 “Celebrating Toad with a toad”, The Aspen Times, Aspen, CO.
2003 “Looking for Genius”, Time Out, The Aspen Times, Aspen, CO.
2001 "Distinctive Décor," Aspen Snowmass Sojourner, Aspen, CO.
2000 "Art Emerges from the Wood," The Aspen Times Weekly, Aspen, CO.
2000 "The Wood Whisperer," Western Style, Telluride, CO.
1997 "When Larry Lefner is done, the walls can talk," The Aspen Times, Aspen, CO.
1995 The Log Home Book: Design, Past & Present by Cindy Teipner Thiede
Private Collections
Mr. Christopher T. Du Pont
William and Bridgette Koch
Linda Wachner
Admiral (ret.) Henry "Hank" and Peggy Mauz
Brooke Shields
Doug Walton and Ms. Diana Whiting
Joe and Anne Kercheville
Andy Moszynski
Ron and Joyce Heller
Don Soffer
Jerry and Linda Goodman
John Terkanian
Jack Stievelman
Peter Gache
Henry Catto, Ambassador to England
Mary Jane Garth
Wynn Lauder
Donald Ziraldo
Peter C. LaRose
Flora Kung
Braxton Moody III
Sen. (D-Wash.) Russell Austin
Count Gary Schellhammer
Karen Wing
Eli Weiss
Kevin Doyle
Kathy Muldoon & Robert Hudler
Jimmy Ibbotson
Hunter S. Thompson
Byron Karrys
J.Ross Newell
Dan Gruener
Dr. Rym Partridge
John Oates
Julie and Tom Hotz
Betty Weiss
John Clendinin
Leonard and Laura Beaulieu
David Bonderman
Lloyd Cotson
Joe Fredericks
Rev. Bishop Franzo King
The John Coltrane Church (San Francisco)
Woody Creek Tavern (Woody Creek, CO.)
Dan Collins
Betsy and Warren Dean
Ernie Ashley Goodnough
Julio Sparacino
Jack Silverman
Mike and Adelaide Waters
Maggie DeWolf
Sandy Moore
Pat Bolin
Michael Christino
Sandy and Archer Bishop
Anita Waxman
Larry and Christine Mills
Dr. LeRoy Pesch
Kate Fischer, Fischer-Price
Ron & Joyce Heller
Jay & Harriet Cowan
Tuesday Weld
Public Art
The John Coltrane Church (San Francisco)
U.S. Post Office (Woody Creek, CO.)
Aspen Volunteer Fire Dept. (Woody Creek, CO.)
Woody Creek Tavern (Woody Creek, CO.)
Town of Basalt, CO.
Town of Ketchum, Idaho
County of Blaine, Idaho
Town of Woody Creek, CO.
Elk Mountain Lodge (Aspen, CO.)
“Sammis Cup”, Sun Valley Town Downhill Trophy
“Toad”, Buttermilk Mt., Aspen Ski Company
WIN Institute, Basalt, CO.
Gallery Representation
Woody Creek Art Studio 2004 to 2010, Owner/Artist
Royal Street Fine Art, Aspen, CO.
David Maxwell Gallery, Aspen CO.
Woody Creek Store Gallery, Woody Creek, CO.
Philinda Gallery, Edwards, CO.
Jeffery Mann Gallery, Basalt, CO.
Aspen Grove Fine Arts, Aspen, CO.
Life Forms For Living, Aspen, CO.
Aspen Mountain Gallery, Aspen, CO.
Earl Biss Gallery, Aspen, CO.
Toklat Gallery, Ashcroft, CO.
Herb Smalley's Canyon Collection, Santa Fe, N.M.
Hand Artes Gallery, Truchas, N.M.
Expressions in Fine Art (Canyon Road Location), Santa Fe, N.M.
Expressions in Fine Art (Guadalupe Ave. Location), Santa Fe, N.M
Virtual Representation
Facebook: Woody Creek Art Studio