ASSORTED PRACTICE

EDUCATION

California College of the Arts, 2019-2021 (incomplete).
MA Curatorial Practice
MAAD Architecture History, Theory, Experiments.

University of Kansas, 2006-2011.
Master of Architecture, concentration in Urban Design
  • 2010-2011 Urban Design Fellow at the Kansas City Design Center
  • 2009-2010 Asian Architecture Winter Intensive with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Yeungnam University in Daegu, Korea

LEADERSHIP & FOUNDING PROJECTS

PLAySPACE Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Director and Curator, January-December 2020
  • manage year-long gallery budget, schedule of programming, marketing campaigns, installation and exhibition
  • Co-curatorial Lead for 2020’s exhibitions and programming, including in-person exhibitions and events at PLAySPACE and a dispersed exhibition with online programs during Covid-19 closures.

Front/Space (San Francisco, CA)
Founding Director, August 2010 - August 2014

Civilian Exhibition Series & Magazine (San Francisco, CA)
Founding Design Editor, August 2013 - August 2014

SELECT EMPLOYMENT

Freelance Design Services, Ongoing
Clients include The Museum of African Diaspora (San Francisco), Fast Forward Labs (New York, NY), Quake City Metal (Oakland, CA), Kuepper Construction (Buena Vista, CO), Hatchet Design Build (New York, NY), and Lumitasig Construction (New York, NY) 
  • 3d modeling for exhibition design and space planning
  • Architectural drawing and fabrication detailing
  • Digital and print publications, website, signage, maps, promotional collateral

Heath Ceramics (San Francisco, CA)
Newsstand Sales Supervisor, November 2021-Present
  • Customer service and merchandising for “one of the world’s most beloved newsstands”
  • Assist Buyer/Manager in selection of publications with a focus on art, design, architecture, and experimental publishing.
  • Purchasing and item processing incoming product in Shopify for in-store and online purchasing.

The Art of Banksy (San Francisco, CA)
Exhibition Guide, November 2021 - January 2022
  • Gallery supervision, admissions, and VIP visitor services for the San Francisco staging of The Art of Banksy at the Palace of Fine Arts
  • Role expanded to guide private exhibition tours

California College of the Arts (San Francisco, CA)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 2019-May 2021
  • Assisting coursework and grading for Graduate Architecture History I, Undergraduate Architecture History II, Urban Imaginaries, and The Landscape in Cinema.
  • Held office hours for research, writing, and presentation tutoring
  • Led occasional workshops and presentations in descriptive v. evaluative writing, comparative analysis, and architectural history

Hatchet Design Build (Brooklyn, NY)
Designer and Project Manager, 2017 - 2019
  • Project Lead for residential restoration & renovation projects focusing on three-phase project delivery: design, custom fabrication, and light construction.
  • Coordination of on-site construction, subcontractors, materials and equipment; proposal writing, estimating, contract revisions and change orders; and tracking work schedules, budgets, and project profitability.

The Lebbeus Woods Archive (New York, NY)
Archivist, 2014 - 2019
  • Assessment, documentation, and archival storage of architectural and fine artworks  for the estate of late architectural theorist Lebbeus Woods.
  • Database construction and management, assisting planning and research of exhibitions and publications, assisting appraisal, loans, and acquisitions. 

Wilson & Company (Kansas City, MO)
Planning Intern, 2014
  • Design and production for Transportation Planning
  • Introduced graphic standards and production guidelines for digital documents, GIS mapping, and marketing materials

Main Street Corridor Development Corporation (Kansas City, MO)
Program Manager, 2011-13
  • Nonprofit administration and coordination of public programs for three associated nonprofit organizations in a rapidly-developing region of Kansas City, MO.
  • Communications, events, and reporting for board members, business stakeholders, and area residents.
  • Redesign of MainCor website using a custom-built CMS, using HTML and CSS to implement designs drafted in InDesign. Redesign of stationery and ephemera. Graphic design of annual marketing materials, including pamphlets, awards, holiday cards, and more.

Architeam (Overland Park, KS)
Architectural Intern, 2010-11
  • Constructed 3D models and renderings for residential renovations
  • Researched existing conditions through field measurements, photography, client interviews, and public database access

Kansas City Design Center (Kansas City, MO)
Design Intern, 2011
  • Redesign of KCDC website using Cargo Collective CMS and CSS.
  • Editor for digital publishing of student projects from 2010-11.

Ad Astra Development (Olathe, KS)
Assistant Designer, 2007-11
  • Assisted interior design of continuum of care and assisted living facilities
  • Staging and documentation of model apartment units
  • Coordinating furnishing deliveries based on furniture schedules

SELECT PUBLICATIONS & ARTICLES

Markert, Emily and Shaelyn Hanes, eds. Contact Traces. Exhibition catalog. California College of the Arts: San Francisco, 2021. Contributions include curatorial essay, maps, annotations, and individual essay, “Mutual Aid and Technologies of Care.”

Burnett, Leandra and Kurt Pelzer. “Ana Miljački on architectural education, architecture’s audiences, and the work of MIT’s Critical Broadcasting Lab.” Scaffold. https://scaffold.architecture.cca.edu/stories_anamiljackiinterview/

Burnett, Leandra, Sarah Murphy and Kent Szlauderbach, eds. Civilian Magazine. Front/Space: Kansas City, MO. 2014.

Burnett, Leandra. Reclaiming the City: An Urban Vision for the West Bottoms. Kansas City Design Center: Kansas City, MO, 2011.

Burnett, Leandra. The Unfinished Landscape. Kansas City Design Center: Kansas City, MO, 2010.

SELECT EXHIBITIONS - AS CURATOR

Contact Traces, Wattis Institute (San Francisco, CA). Co-curator. May-June 2021.

Playing with Scale: Part II, PLAySPACE Gallery (San Francisco, CA). Organizer. October - November 2020. Hosted online due to Covid-19 closures.

20YY Designers, California College of the Arts Digital Exhibition (San Francisco, CA). Co-curator. June 2020.

flux/kits, The Curatorial Research Bureau at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco, CA). March 2020. Hosted online after Covid-19 closures.

Playing with Scale: Part I, PLAySPACE Gallery (San Francisco, CA). Co-curator. February-May 2020. Programs moved online after Covid-19 closures.

EXHIBITIONS - AS FRONT/SPACE CO-DIRECTOR

2014 - May - Waiting to Close, Charles Brown with Civilian Stories
2014 - April - Visualizing Vacancy, S.P.U.D. with Civilian Stories
2014 - March - Project: Process!, Jessica Borusky with Civilian Stories
2013 - August - 4x6, printed photography
2013 - June - What’s Good?, Alex Harold Savage
2013 - May - Hat Book Release, Kendell Harbin
2013 - April - Broadcast Incertitude, Erin Mitchell
2013 - March - The Places I’ll Be I’ll Never Be Again, Sarabeth Dunton
2012 - Fall Special Project - Zine Dream zine exchange, workshop and reading room
2012 - July - Instincts of Matter, Katie Ford and Ashley Ivonne Limes
2013 - June - Lack of Moderation, Cassidy Creek
2012 - May - Sharky Sings Paul, Amelia Colette Jones and Maggie Ginestra
2013 - May - Sweet Steaks, Madeline Gallucci
2012 - April - When the Dust Is Settled, Daniel Morgan
2012 - March - Take Me to the River, Leandra Burnett, Wes Landis, and Sam Schladgek
2012 - February - Fact/Facet/Artifact, Devin Mills
2011 - October - Actually Happening, Luke Underwood
2011 -September - Untitled Autotrophic Works, Brandon Smith & Ian Stewart
2011 - August - Luxem & Zielsdorf’s Luscious Skin Oils, with Christopher Zielsdorf, C.S. Luxem, Luscious Skin, and Oils
2011 - July - Totally Nude, Brock Potucek
2011 - June - Weight Shift, Ah-Ram Park
2011 - May - Re/Lease, Laura Kozak
2011 - April - Brontosaurus Kisses, with Jordan Blackmon and Patrick Jeffords
2011 - March - Endless, with Hannah Hurrle, Craig Klien, & Luke Rocha
2010 - October - Self-Schematics, Lindsay Deifik
2010 - September - For Sale: Retail Identities, Maxwell Mehlstaub

EXHIBITIONS - ARCHIVAL CONTRIBUTIONS

2016 - Onsite: Lebbeus Woods, Art OMI, Ghent, NY. Curated by Warren James.
2016 - Greater New York, MoMA Ps1, Queens, NY. Curated by Peter Eleey.
2016 - Architecture of Life, University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Curated by Lawrence Rinder.
2015 - Zagreb Free Zone at 25. Room East Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Steve Pulimood.

PUBLICATIONS - ARCHIVAL CONTRIBUTIONS

2016 - Architecture and Surrealism, Neil Spiller, Thames & Hudson
2016 - Representing Force. Lebbeus Woods and Havana Projects. Eliyahu Keller, Master in Design Studies Thesis, Harvard GSD.
2016 - Architecture of Life. Lawrence Rinder, Catalogue for the inaurgural exhibition for the Berkeley Museum of Art and Pacific Film Archive’s new building.
2015 - Slow Manifesto. Ed. Claire Jacobson, Princeton Architectural Press

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES

2020 - Steven Leiber and Leigh Markopoulos Scholarship, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA.
2020 - Lorna Meyer Calas Scholarship, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA.
2017 - Invitational Residency, Holes in the Wall Collective, New Jerusalem, PA.
2013 - SEED Grant, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Captiva, FL.
2013 - Rocket Grant, Charlotte Street Foundation for the Arts & Spencer Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO.
2012 - Student Merit Award: Planning & Analysis, ASLA Central States.
2010 - Urban Design Fellow, Kansas City Design Center, Kansas City, MO.

AFFILIATIONS

Mar 2018-Present - Board of Directors, Holes In The Wall Collective

PROGRAMS & PRESENTATIONS

2021 - Care Practices Panel Discussion, Moderator
2013 - Making With Architecture, Panelist
2012 - New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, Kansas City, MO. Panelist
2011 - The Futures of Infrastructure, Charlotte Street Foundation for the Arts, Kansas City, Mo. Panelist
2011 - Teleurbanism and the Relational Aesthetics of Digital Society, 2011 Conference on the Arts in Society

CONFERENCES & CONTINUING EDUCATION

2015 - Collaborative Labs Retreat
2013 - Hand in Glove Conference, New Orleans, LA
2013 - Public Interest Design Institute, Kansas City, MO
2013 - International Downtowns Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN
2009 - Urban Design & Conservation Research Winter Program, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia