Dave de Leeuw (Heerlen, 1981) is an artist from the Netherlands. He studied at the academy of fine arts in Maastricht and graduated in 2008.
De Leeuw’s oeuvre contains paintings, drawings, sculptures, murals, videos and installations. His developing multi-disciplinary work was
introduced to the art public by collector Henk Pijnenburg and museum director Wim van Krimpen. His works are included in public collections:
a.o. Gemeentemuseum The Hague, Gemeentemuseum Helmond, Achmea collection, FS group collection, Rotterdam and Maastricht university and
private collections a.o. Hugo & Carla Brown collection London, Pieter & Marieke Sanders Haarlem, van ‘t Hof collection Bosch en Duin.

Curriculum Vitae

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selection of exhibitions

2019 Call to Action
• Gemeentenmuseum Helmond, Helmond, the Netherlands, group exhibition
2019 Melting Pot
• Cacaofabriek, Helmond, the Netherlands, group exhibition
2019 Mumbling the phrases
• Hoorn & Reniers gallery, The Hague, the Netherlands, solo exhibition
2018 On Paper
• Hoorn & Reniers gallery, The Hague, the Netherlands, group exhibition
2017 Amsterdam Art fair
• Gerhard Hofland gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, group exhibition
2016 Parkstad Limburg Prijs
• SCHUNCK museum, Heerlen, the Netherlands, group exhibition
2016 Art Amsterdam
• Peergallery, Maastricht, the Netherlands, solo exhibition
2016 The Reader
• Peergallery, Maastricht, the Netherlands, solo exhibition
2015 Art The Hague
• WTC the Hague gallery, The Hague, the Netherlands, solo exhibition
2015 Uit de Verf
• Villa Mondriaan Museum, Winterswijk, the Netherlands, group exhibition
2015 Dreckiges Geschaft
• Kunstverein Graz, Regensburg, Germany, group exhibition
2014 Innosense
• AdHocPad artspace, Vienna, Austria, duo exhibition
2013 Donker Bed
• Wim Van Krimpen gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, solo exhibition
2013 Art Rotterdam
• Wim Van Krimpen gallery, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, solo exhibition
2012 Amerikaanse topmodellen en andere stukken
• Gemeentemuseum Helmond, the Netherlands, group exhibition
2012 The Hunter
• FeldbuschWiesner gallery, Berlin, Germany, solo exhibition
2011 Videoinstallatie 004
• museum Het Domein, Sittard, the Netherlands, group exhibition
2011 Sweet Mother Again
• Wim Van Krimpen gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, solo exhibition
2010 Soms gebeurt het
• Cacaofabriek, Helmond, the Netherlands, solo exhibition
2010 prive domein
• Art Pijnenburg, Deurne, the Netherlands, solo exhibition
2009 d’RAW
• SCHUNCK museum, Heerlen, the Netherlands, group exhibition, curator

Collections

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Gemeentemuseum Helmond
Achmea kunstcollectie
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Maastricht University
FSgroep Hilversum
The Minds Eye collection Amsterdam
Atrium MC Heerlen
• and more public and private collections in the Netherlands and abroad.

Education

• january 2008
Bachelor of art: Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design (MAFAD), the Netherlands

Prizes

• nominee for Parkstad Limburg Award 2016





De Bakermat

the cradle
100 x 70 cm
pencil on paper
2014

Drawings

January 15, 2015

Girl devouring heart

100 x 70 cm
pencil and acrylics on paper
2014

Drawings

November 28, 2014

set the world on fire

90 x 70 cm
pencil and acrylics on paper
2014

private collection – The Hague

Drawings

September 15, 2014

being killed by a dazzling legacy of modern quackery

100 x 70 cm
pencil and acrylics on canvas
2014

collection Herr Beinlich gallery – Bielefeld, Germany

Drawings

May 20, 2014

dead boy

65x50cm
pencil and acrylics on canvas
2013

private collection – Maastricht

Drawings

December 18, 2013

smoking girl with green gloves

120x90cm
acrylics and pencil on paper
2013

collection Hubertus Hoffschild – Germany

Drawings

December 9, 2013

meisje met sok

girl with sock
120x90cm
acrylics and pencil on paper
2013

private collection – Maastricht

Drawings

November 6, 2013

the last update

120 x 90 cm
pencil on paper
2012

collection Huub Hannen gallery – Maastricht

Drawings

January 13, 2013

meisje met snee in hoofd

girl with cut in head
pencil and acrylics on paper
65x50cm
2012

private collection – Maastricht

Drawings

October 16, 2012

meisje gumt

girl erases
pencil on paper
65x50cm
2012

collection Hubertus Hoffschild – Germany

Drawings

June 21, 2012

man voelt kruis

man feeling crotch
65x50cm
pencil on paper
2012

collection FeldbuschWiesner gallery – Berlin

Drawings

June 21, 2012

liggend meisje met zakje

Lying girl with bag
65 x 50 cm
pencil on paper
2012

Drawings

June 21, 2012

Drawing

50 x 65 cm
Ink, pencil and acrylics on paper
2011

Drawings, work

November 9, 2011

Drawing

65 x 50 cm
ink, pencil and acrylics on paper
2011

private collection – Maastricht

Drawings

September 24, 2011

‘Girl with coffee’

65x50cm, pencil and acryl on paper, 2011

Drawings

July 16, 2011