Leif Ritchey
Leif Ritchey (born 1975) is an American abstract painter.
Education
Leif Ritchey received a BFA in painting.
Work
Leif Ritchey (American, b. 1975) is an American Contemporary artist whose works combine art, music, and fashion. Ritchey is a colorist and often CREATES his work with an impasto application of white paint for both texture and dimension. He is known for his use of pale, pastel colors, manipulated pours and TEXtures. He is the co-founder of Leif and Tooya Clothing as well as a member of the experimental surf band, Shades. Ritchey lives and works in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Brooklyn, New York City, New York.
Exhibitions
- Solo exhibitions
- "Leif Ritchey", Luce Gallery, Turin, Italy (2015)
- "Gumbo Shoes", The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, USA (2015)
- "Sun Tea", Ltd los angeles, Los Angeles, USA (2014)
- "Poster Paintings", Shoot the Lobster, New York, USA (2012)
- "Chameleon Jeans", Martos Gallery, New York, USA (2011)
- Selected group exhibitions
- I Know You Got Soul, ARNDT Singapore, curated by Amir Shariat, (2015)
- "To The Happy Few", Jeanroch Dard, Paris, France (2014)
- The Journal Gallery at Venues Over Manhattan, Venue Over Manhattan, New York, USA (2014)
- "Dirt Don't Hurt", Jolie laide Gallery, Philadelphia, USA (2011).
Further reading
- "Leif Ritchey, Wall Street International, June 11 2015''
- "Review: At NADA Art Fair, Collecting for Pleasure, Not Status, The New York Times, Roberta Smith, Mar 14 2015''
- "Leif Ritchey, Christable, 2014''
- "A Look at Frieze New York, Dossier, December 2013''
- "One Dozen Paintings at the JOURNAL GALLERY, RoughCut, James Kalm, May 4, 2011''