born in 1997 in stockholm, micael de leeuw's work investigates technology, repetition, and processing—a continuous spectrum in constant motion. he is particularly interested in the relationship and interplay between analog and digital working methods, viewing them as a meeting place for simultaneous, overlapping systems. de leeuw sees this interaction as a form of incessant searching and discovery, a grinding way to engage with and become part of the world.

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.


2017  2019

Art-school ldun Lovén.
Stockholm.

Commisions
2023

Filippa K flagship store, Amsterdam.
Changing room, handtufted wall tapestry.

Förskolan  Mejeriet
Two handtufted floor installations

Solo exhibitions
2024

Diskontinuiteter, POM Gallery, Mariefred

Diskontinuiteter, Riche Fenix, Slussen, Stockholm.
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

2023


Stockholm 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.

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.




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.
2019

Rising action, Nacka, 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.







Grants

2023


2022


The Maria Lindgren Sömmerskehem foundation

Konstfack's foundation

2021


The Maria Lindgren Sömmerskehem foundation

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.
© 2024 micael de leeuw