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





the dead bird is gorgeous

40 x 30 cm
oilpaint and charcoal on canvas
2015

Paintings

February 12, 2016

Limburgs Dagblad
Over de rauwe weg van alle vlees

article, ‘About the rough way of all flesh’ (pdf), about ‘The Reader’ exhibition at Peergallery in Limburgs Dagblad.

Publications

February 12, 2016

februari 2016
Rotterdam Contemporary

Exhibition with recent works at Rotterdam Contemporary Art Fair with Peergallery
(stand 51)

10-02 till 14-02 2016

Events

February 9, 2016

the reader

40 x 30 cm
oilpaint and charcoal on canvas
2015

private collection – Bosch en Duin

Paintings

January 30, 2016

January 2016
Peergallery

‘THE READER’

Solo exhibition at Peergallery in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Opening on Friday 22-01 from 17:00 till 21:00
22-01 till 05-03 2016

Events

January 2, 2016

the offering

100 x 70 cm
oilpaint on canvas
2015

private collection – Rotterdam

Paintings

October 29, 2015

queen of the land

120x250cm
oil on canvas
2015

Paintings

October 10, 2015

October 2015
Art The Hague

Solo exhibition with recent works at the Art The Hague contemporary art fair in the Netherlands, with WTC The Hague gallery
(stand 4)

7-10 till 11-10 2015

Events

October 4, 2015

fish queen nude

120 x 90 cm
pencil and acrylic on paper
2015

Drawings

September 22, 2015

october 2015
HERR BEINLICH
contemporary fine art space

‘THE DAILY MOOD OF DAVE DE LEEUW’

Solo exhibition at Herr Beinlich contemporary fine art space in Bielefeld, Germany.

Opening on sunday 08-11 from 15:00
08-11 till 28-11 2015

Events

September 20, 2015

girl and fish

50 x 40 cm
oil on canvas
2015

collection FSGroep – Hilversum

Paintings

June 26, 2015

the awake girl

120 x 90 cm
pencil and acrylic on paper
2015

Drawings

June 22, 2015

911-crab has proof on Kennedy murder

45 x 30cm
oil on canvas
2015

collection Hugo and Carla Brown – London

Paintings

June 22, 2015

May 2015
KunstRai
Art Amsterdam

Exhibition with recent works at KunstRai art fair in Amsterdam, with WTC The Hague gallery
(stand 34)

27-05 till 31-05 2015

Events

May 26, 2015

May 2015
Kunstverein Graz

group exhibition at Kunstverein Graz in Regensburg, Germany.

08-05 till 10-05 2015

Events

May 9, 2015