micael
infocontact
this guiding principle of constant change and its consequences—risk-taking and the acquisition of new skills—underlies the diversity of de leeuw's practices. he consistently strives to reveal a sense of movement through his work. the discontinuities apparent across his various works and approaches reflect what drives him forward, creating a center around process and materiality. de leeuw typically describes this process as embodied until its culmination, a feeling of getting to know something anew until it is taken away.
full portfolio on request
Education
2019 2022
Konstfack - bachelor’s degree, textile.
Stockholm.
Stockholm.
2017 2019
Art-school ldun Lovén.
Stockholm.
Stockholm.
Commisions
2023
Filippa K flagship store, Amsterdam.
Changing room, handtufted wall tapestry.
Förskolan Mejeriet
Two handtufted floor installations
Changing room, handtufted wall tapestry.
Förskolan Mejeriet
Two handtufted floor installations
Solo exhibitions
2024
2022
Translations, Babylon, medborgarplatsen, Stockholm.
Curated by Micael de Leeuw.
Nollettnollett till nollfemnolltvå, Misshumasshu, Östermalmstorg, Stockholm
Curated by Micael de Leeuw.
Diskontinuiteter, Riche Fenix, Slussen, Stockholm.
Curated by Calle Carboni.
Curated by Calle Carboni.
2022
Translations, Babylon, medborgarplatsen, Stockholm.
Curated by Micael de Leeuw.
Nollettnollett till nollfemnolltvå, Misshumasshu, Östermalmstorg, Stockholm
Curated by Micael de Leeuw.
Group exhibitions
2024
Fogia art selection, Fogia showroom, Stockholm
2023Stockholm craft week
works by textile alumni, Vita havet, Konstfack, Stockholm
SOFT SHOTS!, Studio ateljé, Stockholm
Stadsgårdsterminalen, Slussen, Stockholm.
BBC collective.
Nyutexaminerade 2023, Tjörnedala Virituella Konsthal.
Den fantastiska platsen, Hornstull, Stockholm.
works by textile alumni, Vita havet, Konstfack, Stockholm
SOFT SHOTS!, Studio ateljé, Stockholm
Stadsgårdsterminalen, Slussen, Stockholm.
BBC collective.
Nyutexaminerade 2023, Tjörnedala Virituella Konsthal.
Den fantastiska platsen, Hornstull, Stockholm.
2022
Circle Spectre, Coulisse Gallery, Gothenburg
Curated by Filip Zieciak
A group show by BBC members, Best Before collective gallery, Östermalmstorg subway, Stockholm.
Curated by Sara Arasteh, Klara Holmström, Rosita Ståhl, Hanna Havdell, Camila Manuelsdotter Pino.
Konstfack's Degree Exhibition, Konstfack, Telefonplan, Stockholm.
Curated by Anne Klontz.
Curated by Anne Klontz.
2021
Det är tufft, galleri Momangen, Stockholm.
Curated by Micael de Leeuw.
Fem x tolv, The big sea - Konstfack, Telefonplan, Stockholm.
Curated by Patrik Söderstam.
Curated by Micael de Leeuw.
Fem x tolv, The big sea - Konstfack, Telefonplan, Stockholm.
Curated by Patrik Söderstam.
2019
Rising action, Nacka, Stockholm.
Curated by the art group Klimax.
Graduation exhibition, Idun Lovén, Årstaberg, Stockholm.
Curated by the art group Klimax.
Graduation exhibition, Idun Lovén, Årstaberg, Stockholm.
2018
On the outside looking in, Alvik, Stockholm.
Curated by the art group Klimax.
Curated by the art group Klimax.
2023
2022
The Maria Lindgren Sömmerskehem foundation
Konstfack's foundation
Konstfack's foundation
2021
The Maria Lindgren Sömmerskehem foundation
Axel N Andersson's scholarship
Axel N Andersson's scholarship
Residencies
2022
Publications
2023
2022
Konstfack's degree exhibition
Konstfack Graduates Of 2022 Reveal The Inspiration Behind Their impressive Textile Works.
TEXINTEL, Roger Wills.
Konstfack Graduates Of 2022 Reveal The Inspiration Behind Their impressive Textile Works.
TEXINTEL, Roger Wills.