LeahEDixon@gmail.com // @leahelizabethdixon
Education:
MFA from The School of Visual Arts, (departmental fellowship recipient), New York, NY 2014
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME 2012
BFA in Drawing and Painting, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2005
Grants / Residencies:
New Mexico State University Teaching Fellowship in Sculpture, Las Cruces, NM 2019
Governors Island Summer Residency, New York, NY 2019
MASS MOCA, North Adams, MA 2018
STONELEAF Retreat, Kingston, NY 2017
Nominee for the 2018 United States Artists Fellowship
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Fellowship Recipient, Skowhegan, ME 2012
Teaching Lectures
School of the Art Institute Chicago / Parsons The New School of Design / Columbia University College of Architecture / The School of Visual Arts New York / CUNY The College of Staten Island / New Mexico State University / The University of Winchester UK / Uniarts Helsinki, Finland / Vantage Points / Agència Catalana de la Joventut Barcelona / NARS Foundation New York / ISCP New York / Royal College of Art London
Academic Publications
P.L. Henderson, Unraveling Women’s Art: Creators, Innovators, & Rebels in Textile Arts , Supernova Books, Aurorametro Books UK, 2021
Cooperman, Jeannette, How Prayer Rugs Turned Into War Rugs, The Washington University Common Reader, November 2019
Duque, Felipe, The Body, Entkunstung Journal Vienna, February 2018
Jassan, Alejandro, The Art of This (New) Century, (to be published and released soon)
Röhl, Anne, Materialisations, Kunsthistorisches Institut Zurich, Ridinghouse Books, 2016
Solo Projects
SATURNO at Local1, Mexico City 2024
upcoming at Spiritvessel in Espinavessa, Spain 2024
upcoming at Bombon Projects, Barcelona
‘Animales De Carga’ guadalajara90210 Gallery, Mexico City 2022
‘Stealth Bomber Reflecting Pool’ NADA New Art Dealer’s Alliance with Stoneleaf Retreat, FORELAND, Catskill, NY 2021
‘Fuente de la Juventud’ Fourth World Music Festival, Knockdown Center, New York, NY 2019
‘The Invention of The Wheel’ at GLORIA’S, New York, NY 2019
'A PIRATE'S MEAL' curated by Nina Tabassomi, Ludlow 38 MINI-Goethe Institut, New York, NY 2016
'Generational Warfare' Islington Mill, Manchester, UK 2016
'Stealth Bomber Stoop' Special Project with The UNTITLED Art Fair Miami, FL 2013
Group and Two-Person Exhibitions
2023
ISCP Benefit at James Cohan Gallery
‘Drawings by Sculptors, curated by Carl D’Alvia, Helena Anrather Gallery, New York, NY
‘Terrible Fathers’ curated by Dominic Terlizzi and Peter Schenk, The Clemente, New York, NY
The Material Art Fair with BEVERLY’S, Mexico City
2022
‘Formas Silenciosas’ guadalajara90210 Gallery, Guadalajara, Mexico
Sculptures by Leah Dixon / Emily Janowick / Sam Cockrell Walter Elwood Projects, Rockaway, NY
Upstate Art Weekend with Stoneleaf Retreat, Kingston, NY
UNTITLED Art Fair Special Artist Project with BEVERLY’S, Miami, FL
2021
FCA Benefit curated by Sonia Louise Davis at Greene Naftali Gallery New York, NY
‘DOWNTOWN 2021’ curated by Sam Gordon, La Mama Galeria, New York, NY
Spring Break Art Fair, special project curated by Spring Break, New York, NY
Upstate Immersive Outdoor Sculpture Project, multiple curators, Poughkeepsie, New York
2020
‘Believing You’ at Visual Arts Gallery, curated by Risa Puleo, New York, NY
2019
ENTKUNSTUNG / VERKUNSTUNG at The Austrian Cultural Forum, Berlin, DE
Governors Island SVA House, New York, NY
LE LUCKY, organized by Josep Maynou at HVW8 Gallery Berlin, DE
2018
‘La Bodega y Mas’ at El Espacio on Ocho, curated by Good to Know, Miami, FL
‘Overflow’ Special Special Gallery, New York, NY
CONDO Mexico City, Regina Rex Gallery at Parque Galería, Mexico City
Petrus Entertainment, Studio Treptow, Berlin, DE
Orgy Park Gallery, at Fjord Space, Philadelphia, PA
'UNA MANTA DE SUDOR' at Malagana Mácula Gallery, Managua, Nicaragua
'Trapos Sucios' curated by Sira Piza, Nika Chilewich, Antonella Rava, various sites in San Rafael, Mexico City
2017
'FULL SERVICE' Five Years Gallery, London, UK
Deanna Evans Projects, New York, NY
'ATM GIGARETTES FLOWERS LOTTERY' Spaceheater Gallery, New York, NY
'Counter Parts' two-person exhibition with Grażyna Roguski at SORT Gallery, Vienna, Austria
'Post Election' curated by Kate Gilmore, September Gallery, Hudson, NY
BEVERLY'S at The Material Art Fair, Mexico City
2016
‘Metatextile’ at Edel Assanti Gallery, London, England
‘Sibling Rivalry’ Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
'If the Earth had a Flag, the Moon would be on it' two-person show with Mathias Euwer, Aunt Linda, Berlin, DE
Spring Break Art Fair with Regina Rex Gallery, New York, NY
'Re-juvenation' collaboration with The Columbia University School of Architecture and Planning, Newburgh, NY
V Nicaraguan Biennial, with JUGO DEL CUERPO, curated by Oliver Martinez-Kandt, Nicaragua
Torrance Art Museum, curated by Ashley Garrett, South Bay, CA
Beverly's at The Material Art Fair, Mexico City
2015
JUGO DEL CUERPO at (harbor) Gallery, New York, NY
‘Surface Matters’ curated by Holly Shen and Samantha Katz, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
‘Others’ Own’ curated by (harbor) Gallery at GSL Gallery, Berlin, Germany
'Sunset Overdrive’ curated by Robin Kang, Treehouse Gallery, New York, NY
‘Das Wetter’ Papa John’s Projects at Galerie Melange, Cologne, Germany
‘Papa John’s Projects’ solo exhibition, Miami, FL
‘NEW WORK NEW YORK’ curated by Kat Griefen, 683 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY
’NEW RELEASE’ curated by Erin Goldberger, NEW RELEASE Gallery, New York, NY
BEVERLY'S at The MATERIAL Art Fair, Mexico City
2014
‘II SOON’ Two-Person exhibition with Hugo Montoya, at Swenson Gallery, Miami, FL
Two-Person Booth with Alejandro Guzmán, with Arts+Leisure Gallery, UNTITLED Art Fair, Miami, FL
IV Nicaraguan Biennial, curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Managua, Nicaragua
'SUPERMACHO', curated by Cristina Tufiño, Active Space Gallery, New York, NY
'JUGO DEL CUERPO', El Panál, Managua, Nicaragua
'Pyramid Scheme', curated by Nat Ward and Tribble & Mancenido, New York, NY
'BRUCENNIAL 2014', curated by the Bruce High Quality Foundation, New York, NY
‘Shrink it, Pink it’ curated by Irena Jurek, CatHouse Funeral Gallery, New York, NY
2013
'Antithesis' Present Company Gallery, curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud, New York, NY
'The Sign was Just the Thing Itself' WEEKEND GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA
'BALLS TO THE WALL' DODGE GALLERY, New York, NY
'Spring' The Willows, curated by Emily Weiner and Sharona Eliassaf , New York, NY
'Winter Auction' de Joode and Kamutzki, Berlin, Germany
'The Color Grey' Gallery HOMELAND, curated by French Neon, Houston, TX
2012
'Black Foliage' NUDASHANK Gallery, curated by Matthew Craven, Baltimore, MD
'Greasy Pink' curated by Don Cameron and Gallery HOMELAND, Beijing, China
'Green-Go's in el Barrio' Taller Boricua, curated by Alejandro Guzman, New York, NY
'Standard Deviation' The Shirey, curated by Gregg Louis, New York, NY
'Year One' Toomer Labzda Gallery, New York, NY
'BRUCENNIAL 2012' curated by Bruce High Quality Foundation, New York, NY
'BCC', STADIUM Gallery, curated by Dave Harper and Karen Archey, New York, NY
'SPRING/BREAK' The Old School, curated by Helen Toomer, New York, NY
'Can't Touch This' curated by Karen Archey, AMP, New York, NY
2011
NADA Miami Art Fair (courtesy of Toomer Labzda Gallery), Miami, FL
'Step and Repeat' Toomer Labzda Gallery, New York, NY
'Works on Paper' Tompkins Projects, Los Angeles, CA
'Urban Situation' Ernest Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY
2010
'PPLAZA' 2917 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL
'Other Spaces' Curated by Jayne Drost at Center 548, New York, NY
'Adaptations' Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL
'Visionary Visions are Scary' French Neon, New York, NY
'BRUCENNIAL 2010' Bruce High Quality Foundation, New York, NY
'Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, Heart' Grey Market, New York, NY
Related Projects
FOUNDER / DESIGNER / CREATIVE MANAGER of BEVERLY'S Bar and Experimental Exhibition Space, New York, NY, 2012 - current
JUGO DEL CUERPO Collaborative Artist Project, Managua, Nicaragua
Selected Press
Art News, ‘Leah Dixon at Local 1’ Kim Córdova, February 2024
BMore Art, ‘Beyond Zona Maco, What We Saw During Mexico City Art Week’ Michael Anthony Farley, February 2024
Artnet News, ‘The Traditional Borders of Taste Have Melted Down…’ Tim Schneider, February 2023
Artnet News, ‘Here’s What It’s Like to Visit Mexico City’s Dizzying Art Week…’ Kimberly Kruge, February 2023
Testudo, ‘Nightshifts: Art Finds a New Home in Nightclubs’ Jack Lancaster, October 2022
Testudo, ‘Healing Sculptures, Traveling Time: A Conversation with Leah Dixon’ Daniel Sharp, September 2022
Curatorial Affairs, ‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is’ Interview with Jacob Barnes, July 2022
The New York Times, ‘Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now, Downtown 2021…’ Holland Cotter and Roberta Smith, April 2021
Artsy, ‘Lessons from the Afghan Women Who Weave Modern War into an Ancient Tradition’ Vanessa Thill, March 2019
I-D Vice, 'Trapos Sucios: 25 Artistas Intervienen Una Colonia de La Ciudad de Mexico' Cheryl Santos, February 2018
La Prensa Nicaragua, 'Artistas de Nueva York y sus Diálogos que Retan' Arnulfo Aguero, March 2018
Art in America, 'Curator Cedar Lewisohn on upcoming shows at some of his favorite artist-run spaces' October 2017
Art Viewer, ‘Graźyna Roguski and Leah Dixon at SORT’ September 2, 2017
KubaParis, 'Counter Parts at SORT' Amelie Darrelmann, July, 2017
Artspace, 'Co-Founder Leah Dixon on Making Beverly's a Safe Space for the Art World' Loney Abrams, March 2017
The New Yorker, 'Electro Sets and Well-Curated Art' Nicholas Niarchos, December 2016
BERLIN ART LINK, 'Work // Construction and De-Construction: Interview with Leah Dixon' William Stewart, September 2016
Whitehot Magazine, 'The New Wave of Textile Art: A Globalized Wave at Edel Assanti, London' Gracie Linden, July 2016
Contemporary Art Review LA, 'Material Art Fair, Mexico City' Matt Stromberg, April 3, 2016
Art in America, 'The Agenda: This Week in Los Angeles' AIA Editors, January 13, 2016
PAPERMAG, 'Art Basel Artist of the Day: Leah Dixon' Kate Messinger, December 4, 2015
MIAMI RAIL, “No Neutral Spaces, Material Art Fair 2015” Martha Raoli, February 2015
i-D Mexico, “Beverly’s abre su art bar en DF este fin de semana” Cheryl Santos February 5, 2015
ARTNET, "See the 20 Hottest Art World Hangouts of 2014" Christie Chu, November 13, 2014
BLOUIN ARTINFO, "Beverly's Curates, Gets You Drunk, Naked" Scott Indrisek, August 14, 2014
NYARTS Magazine, “Irena Jurek Talks to Leah Dixon” Irena Jurek, April 2014
El Nuevo Diario, “A disfrutar del arte!” Tania Trejos, March 13, 2014
ALLDAYEVERYDAY, "Secrets of Success, Beverly's Art Bar” Anna Gray, February 28, 2014
Temporary Art Review, “Standard Deviation at The Shirey” Francesca Wilmott, November 12, 2012
ArtInfo, “Toomer Labzda, Promising New Kid on the Block in the LES” Karen Archey, November 1, 2011
HYPERALLERGIC, “Art That Requires More Time” Howard Hurst, October 20, 2011
New York Examiner, “A Diverse Look at Urban Life” James Horner, February 21, 2011
New York Magazine, “Critic's Pick” Jerry Saltz, July 26, 2010