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Leif Ritchey (American, 1975-)
Acrylic on Canvas
Untitled
Hand signed and dated 2012 verso
Dimensions: 54 x 43 in.


Leif … Read more Leif Ritchey (American, 1975-)
Acrylic on Canvas
Untitled
Hand signed and dated 2012 verso
Dimensions: 54 x 43 in.


Leif Ritchey is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist fashion designer and musician who lives and works in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
He creates textured collage paintings and found-object assemblage sculpture. He has had solo exhibitions at Martos Gallery, New York; the Journal Gallery, Brooklyn; Shoot the Lobster, New York; and Luce Gallery, Turin, Italy. In addition to art, Ritchey is the co-founder of Leif and Tooya fashion clothing brand along with his his wife, a fashion line which erased the boundaries between art, design and craft. and is a member of the experimental surf band Shades.
Over the past two decades, the artist has forged his signature out of his explorations of color and its intertwining with form, his unmistakable pastel hues sprawling across canvases textured with delicate layers of fabric, paper and paint.
Leif Ritchey’s artistic practices span visual art, music and fashion. Ritchey began working in New York in the early 2000s, he is part of a generation of artists whose output was defined by its commitment to a multidisciplinary methodology. Ritchey deepened his focus on visual art, showing his work in solo exhibitions in prestigious galleries. Today, the artist lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and works between Ann Arbor and Detroit.

Ritchey’s work has been exhibited in New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Detroit, MI; Torino, Italy; Copenhagen, Denmark; Luxembourg and Singapore. A native of Ann Arbor, Ritchey maintains a studio in Detroit.

Select Exhibitions:
2011 The Journal Gallery (Williamsburg, Brooklyn New York) "One Dozen Paintings". the show included works by: Joshua Smith, Michael Williams,. Peter Coffin, Sarah Braman, Ned Vena, Olivier Mosset, Leif Ritchey, Sam Moyer, Tauba Auerbach, Jess Fuller, Dan Walsh, Jacob Kassay.

2017 The Journal Gallery, (Tribeca New York) "Drawing Island". The show included Agathe Snow, Alex Becerra, Amy Sillman, Bill Saylor, Carroll Dunham, Chris Johanson, Chris Martin, EJ Hauser, Gina Beavers, Jack Pierson, Jonathan Meese, Leif Ritchey, Leo Gabin, Nikki Maloof, Peter Saul, Shara Hughes, Stanley Whitney and Steve DiBenedetto. See less