Leroy Nunery III
Leroy David Nunery III is an painter, sculptor, and occasional musician.
Leroy received his MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia, PA in May, 2025. He attained his Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from PAFA in 2023 with a focus on Painting. Leroy holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, and also completed a term abroad at SOAS University of London helping to augment his worldview during his undergraduate years. Prior to returning to the art world, Leroy worked as a graphic designer and web developer for 15 years, both freelancing and within the confines of the cubicle.
Leroy has exhibited works in the 122nd and 124th Annual Student Exhibitions at PAFA. Leroy has participated in the Men, Masculinity, and Love show at Camden FireWorks (Camden, NJ), and has also been featured in the PXV Art Mag Issue No.7 (Phoenixville, PA), in addition to showing at the Moody Jones Gallery (Glenside, PA).
Face I
The faint hint of a smile, amidst the abstraction; 'Face I' (2023) depicts a state of flux with regards to mood. I feel this fits with the Juneteenth theme because the face is truncated, the hypocrisy of freedom in America can arguably be represented with an expression like this. We have been here for a while, we have built so many things, but we may still only be 3/5 to some, just ask Donald, Elon, and the rest of the Muppets. How does one reconcile this feeling of existence and presence without value?
Oil on Canvas
Dark Matter II
Dark Matter II (2024) was created after an MFA class discussion regarding race and "blackness." The idea of race and racism being cast aside as a "social construct" is ironic given the maintainers of the social construct itself, historically. In outer space, darkness is considered to be light that is simply moving further away. When we consider the celestial makeup of all humans, but apply concepts of space and science to pigment, we can begin to find more beauty in what is often considered to be dark, or dangerous. There are so many layers to "blackness" as defined both in and outside of certain groups, I wanted to show how much range one could find within what we think of as Black. Inspired by the works of Adrian Piper, Glenn Ligon, and Kerry James Marshall*
Oil on Canvas
Outskirts
Acrylic on Canvas
Monk Said It
Acrylic on Canvas
