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

Download my full CV (January 2020) here in PDF format

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





Don’t Die
video

a short video about the creation of a drawing by Dave de Leeuw

Video

July 29, 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

dochter

daughter
70x50cm
acrylics on canvas
2012

collection Hubertus Hoffschild – Germany

Paintings

June 5, 2012

man with tv and a tree
video

The videoinstallation ‘man with tv and a tree’ (click image for video) at Museum Het Domein in Sittard, the Netherlands.

Video

June 3, 2012

the first being on earth

Installation with Dirk Bours at the annual kunsttour in Maastricht.
The image was created using three overheadprojectors and it would suddenly appear out of nowhere when approached.

Murals

May 30, 2012

spelend meisje

playing girl
120 x 80 cm
acrylics on canvas
2012

private collection – Italy

Paintings

May 16, 2012

huis verdwaald

house lost
40x40cm
acrylics on canvas
2012

private collection – Berlin

Paintings

March 31, 2012

meisje

girl
100x70cm
acrylics on canvas
2011

Paintings

March 28, 2012

hoofd boven water

head above water
100x70cm
acrylics on canvas
2012

private collection – Maastricht

Paintings

March 22, 2012

februari 2012
Art Rotterdam

Exhibition at Art Rotterdam ,the international art fair of the Netherlands. My work will be shown on stand of Wim van Krimpen

09-02 till 12-02 2012

Events

January 20, 2012

Metro to endstation
video

The videoinstallation ‘Metro to endstation’ (click image for video) at the Van Krimpen gallery in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Video

January 6, 2012

Imperare

80x70cm
acrylics on canvas
2011

collection Hugo en Carla Brown – London

Paintings

January 4, 2012

Pictures of
‘Sweet Mother Again’ exhibition

Click the thumb above for the gallery.

Events, Galleries

January 3, 2012