Leonardo Drew
Overview
Born in 1966, Florida. Lives and Works in Brooklyn, New York.
Education
1985 BFA, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York
1981 Parsons School of Design, New York
Works
-
112L, 2012 -
101L, 2012
-
118L, 2013
-
122L, 2013
-
124L, 2013
-
126L, 2013
-
127L, 2013
-
128L, 2013
-
138L, 2015
-
131L, 2015
-
139L, 2015-2016
News
-
LEONARDO DREW
Art Is Fed by Experiences: Watch Artist Leonardo Drew Explain How His Worldwide Travels Inform His Work – ArtNet – Carolien Goldstein 23 July 2020LINK TO ARTICLE As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. Traveling is off limits for...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
Material Philosophies, Public Art and the Installations of Leonardo Drew – Sotheby's – Christine Pungong 23 August 2019READ MORE Where Were You At Night S|2 Gallery, London 31, 33 St George St, Mayfair, London W1S 2FL 11 July – 19 September 2019...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
Artist Leonardo Drew Wants You to Come Play on His Interactive 'Magic Carpet' in Madison Square Park This Summer – Artnet – Sarah Cascone 31 May 2019READ MORE City in the Grass Madison Square Gardens New York, USA 3 June – 15 December 2019 LINK TO EXHIBITION Leonardo Drew considered a...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
Leonardo Drew on Learning From Chinese Artisans – Art in America – Francesca Aton 30 May 2019LINK TO ARTICLE Leonardo Drew is best known for his installations of weathered materials, including cotton, metal, animal hides, and wood. A precocious artist, he...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
Leonardo Drew Rides His Magic Carpet to a New Field – The New York Times – Hilarie M. Sheets 30 May 2019LINK TO ARTICLE When Leonardo Drew was invited by the Madison Square Park Conservancy to make his first outdoor public artwork, he came to realize...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
Leonardo Drew Defies the Rules of the Art World and He Wants Everyone To Be A Part Of It – Cultured Mag – Jacoba Urist 7 January 2019READ MORE City in the Grass Madison Square Gardens New York, USA 3 June – 15 December 2019 LINK TO EXHIBITION New York public art...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
PARTICIPATES IN MAJOR TOURING EXHIBTION 30 September 2017Solidary and Solitary: The Joyner/Gluffida Collection Nasher Museum of Art, North Carolina 925 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA 15 February – 15 July...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
INTERVIEW: ON SPACE 4 May 2017Number 197 De Young Museum Golden Gate Park 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA 25 March – 29 October 2017 What...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
WINS JOYCE ALEXANDER WEIN PRIZE 30 October 2011This year’s Joyce Alexander Wein Prize has been awarded to American artist Leonardo Drew, whose selection of recent sculptural installations were exhibited at VIGO gallery...Read more
Exhibitions
-
LEONARDO DREW
LEONARDO DREW: CITY IN THE GRASS – Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson 26 September 2020 - 21 February 2021Mississippi Museum of Art Located in The Art Garden 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson MS 39201, USA Leonardo Drew: City in the Grass , is a participatory, public art sculpture...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
MAKING CHAOS LEGIBLE – North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh 9 September 2020 - 3 January 2021North Carolina Museum of Art East Building, Level B, Meymandi Exhibition Gallery 2110 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, NC 27607 This two-part project by contemporary artist Leonardo Drew features a monumental...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
WHERE WERE YOU AT NIGHT – S|2 Gallery, London 11 July - 19 September 2019S|2 Gallery, London 31, 33 St George St, Mayfair, London W1S 2FL From 11 July to 19 September, S│2 London presents Where Were You at Night, the second in a...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
CITY IN THE GRASS – Madison Square Gardens, New York 3 June - 15 December 2019Madison Square Gardens New York, USA Madison Square Park Conservancy has commissioned Leonardo Drew to create a monumental new public art project for the Park opening this spring. Marking the...Read more -
DANIEL CREWS-CHUBB – LEONARDO DREW – IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI – MARCUS HARVEY – DUNCAN MACASKILL
TREE – Vigo Gallery, London 20 June - 23 August 2018Vigo Gallery This exhibition brings together five artists who have made works relating to the Tree. Throughout history Trees have held a particular fascination for artists not least because of...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW – HASSAN HAJJAJ – ZAK OVÉ
TALISMAN IN THE AGE OF DIFFERENCE – Stephen Friedman, London 5 June - 21 July 2018Stephen Friedman 25-28 Old Burlington St, Mayfair, London W1S 3AN DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE Larry Achiampong (British / Ghanaian) Derrick Adams (American) Ghada Amer (Egyptian) Benny Andrews (American) Michael Armitage (British...Read more -
DANIEL CREWS-CHUBB – LEONARDO DREW – IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI – MARCUS HARVEY – HENRY KROKATSIS – JAMES CAPPER – KEITH COVENTRY
CONTINUUM. SUMMER SHOW – Vigo Gallery, London 28 June - 17 August 2016Vigo GalleryRead more -
LEONARDO DREW
Vigo Gallery, London 9 October - 24 November 2015Vigo Gallery DOWNLOAD Drew is known for wall based abstract sculptural installations most often based on the exploration and testing of the grid structure. These works incorporate created, manipulated and...Read more -
KADAR BROCK – HEYWOOD & CONDIE – LEONARDO DREW – HENRY KROKATSIS – PENNY LAMB – DUNCAN MACASKILL – NIKA NEELOVA – GABRIE
BRAND NEW SECOND HAND – Vigo Gallery, London 14 October - 10 November 2014Vigo Gallery Vigo Gallery presents Brand New Second Hand , an exhibition that brings together 14 international artists in whose practice destruction and creation are intertwined, who create new forms...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
Vigo Gallery, London 18 June - 26 July 2013Vigo Gallery DOWNLOAD VIGO is pleased to announce the second solo exhibition of wall-based sculptures by Brooklyn based artist Leonardo Drew. Drew is known for reflective abstract sculptural installations most...Read more -
ULULATION
BOYLE FAMILY – KADAR BROCK – BIGGS & COLLINGS – LEONARDO DREW – MARCUS HARVEY – HENRY KROKATSIS – AYAN FARAH – JASON MARTIN – Vigo Gallery, London 8 October - 9 November 2012Vigo GalleryRead more -
GRID
Vigo Gallery, London 23 May 2012 - 15 June 2013Vigo Gallery Artists Include: Leonardo Drew - Keith Coventry - Dadamaino - Michael Samuels - Chris Succo - Penny Lamb - Mark Francis - Nicky Hirst - Henry Krokatsis -...Read more -
LEONARDO DREW
Vigo Gallery, London 12 October - 11 November 2011VIGO is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of wall-based tree sculptures by American artist Leonardo Drew, on view from 12th October - 11th November 2011. Drew is known for...Read more
Enquire