Peter M. Leeds
Home Studio
234 east 50th St. Apt#2b 114 West 14th Street 4w
New York, New York 10022 New York, NY 10011
646-418-8066 212-627-9893
Pete_m_leeds@yahoo.com fourteen@thing.net
www.peterleeds.org www.14thstreetpainters.org
Born 29th of May 1975, Long Island, NY
Education
2003-present Attended Art Students League of New York,
Full-time/part time
2007 NYAA Summer Travel Abroad: Siena, Italy studied sculpture
2001 Master of Fine Arts, painting & drawing
Graduated (Cum Laude) from New York Academy of Art
Graduate School of Figurative Art
1998 Scholarship to Vermont Studio Center
Month of August with Neil Welliver
1997 Bachelor of Arts, Major studio art & art history
State University of Cortland College
Online Exhibitions
2005-present www.peterleeds.org
2006 www.esty.com
2004 www.14thstreetpainters.org
2003 www.whitestudionyc.com
2001 www.bowieart.com
Selected Accomplishments
2008 Design and sculpture work for Wade & Strauss
Photo Shoot, GQ magazine
2008 Sign for Stag’s Head, 253 east 51st St, New York City
2008,’07 “Take Home a Nude” Benefit Auction for the NYAA
‘06,’05 October 20th, Phillips, de Pury & Company
450 West 15 Street, New York City
2008 “Royal College of Art’s Secret Postcard Show”
‘05 Royal College of Art, London SW7 2EU
2007 Design and Mural- Murphy’s Law
417 east 70th St, New York City
2066-07 Design and Mural- Blind Pig
233 east 14th St, New York City
2006 Group Exhibition, Solas Gallery
232 east 9th, St, New York City
2005 Student Exhibition, Art Students League of NY
Richard C. Pionk-Painting from Life
215 west 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
2004 “Manifest 2" Group Art Show, Lumi Art Space
Brooklyn, New York www.whitestudionyc.com
2003 “Exhibition 17" 14th Street Painters, New York, NY
2002 “Outdoor Art Show” Southampton Artists Association
Southampton, NY
2002 “Take Home a Nude” Benefit Auction for the NYAA
Tribeca Hall New York, NY
2001 “MFA Diploma Project Exhibition”
New York Academy of Art, School of Figurative Art
111 Franklin Street New York, NY 10013
www.nyaa.edu
2001 “Take Home a Nude” Benefit Auction for the NYAA
Tribeca Hall New York, NY
2000 “Paint the Town Red” Group Show
Sponsored by Rene Lezard, SoHo, New York
2000 “Tri-State Area MFA Student Exhibition”
Hunter College, New York, NY
1999 “The Art of Figurative Portraiture” Group Exhibition
Main Street Gallery, Catskill, New York
1999 “The Iris Festival” Outdoor Group Show
Firehouse Gallery, Bordentown, NJ
1998 “Artists in Residence Exhibition” Vermont Studio Center
Johnson, VT
1998 “Beginnings of an Artist” Solo Show, Old Main Gallery
Cortland College, Cortland NY
Worked with
Alyssa Monks, David Kassan, Richard Combs,
Studied with
Eric Fischl, Vincent Desiderio, Frank Mason, Mary Beth McKenzie, Richard Pionk, Jenny Saville, Lisa
Bartolozzi, Martha Mayer Erlebacher, Edward Schmidt, Wade Schuman, George Dugan, Steven Barbash,
Steven Assael, Harvey Citron, John DeMartin, Dean G. Keller, Phyllis Purves-Smith, Randolph Melick,
John Horn, Hong Nian Zhang,
Teaching Fellowship with
2004,2003 George Dugan, Summer Study in Art-Dingle, Ireland
1998 George Dugan, State University of Cortland NY
1998-97 Steven Barbash, State University of Cortland, NY