Leah Yerpe is an American artist most well-known for her, primarily black-and-white, drawings of people. Yerpe's drawings often include figures that appear to be falling or tumbling down the page.[1] She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.[2]
Leah Yerpe | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Fredonia (2003–2007) Pratt Institute (2007–2009) |
| Occupation | Artist |
Early life edit
Yerpe was born and raised in Cattaraugus County, NY.[3] She grew up around farms in western New York. The subjects of her early drawings were often drawn from the natural world she experienced in her youth.[3]
Education edit
Yerpe attended the State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY. She graduated summa cum laude in 2007 with a B.F.A. in Painting and Drawing and a Minor in Art History.[4]
For her graduate studies, Yerpe attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. She earned her M.F.A. in Painting and Drawing in 2009.[5]
Work edit
Yerpe's drawings are often sized to human scale.[6] Her drawings regularly take hundreds of hours to complete, refining details as fine as individual hairs.[7] Daniel Maidman of HuffPost has described Yerpe as "an artist of this extraordinarily rare type" and her work as "ultracrisp, high contrast, supercool."[8]
Exhibitions edit
Solo exhibitions edit
2016 edit
- Levitation, Anna Zorina Gallery, New York City[9]
2014 edit
- Constellations, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN[10]
- Stellify, Dillon Gallery, New York City[11]
2013 edit
- Stellify, The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge, New York City[12]
2012 edit
- Infinitum, Dacia Gallery, New York City[13]
2011 edit
- Illumination, Dacia Gallery, New York City[8]
2010 edit
2009 edit
- Leah Yerpe: Thesis Exhibition, Pratt Studios Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2004 edit
- Images in Black and White, Jamestown Community College, Olean, NY
Group exhibitions edit
2017 edit
2016 edit
- Summer Hours, Anna Zorina Gallery, New York City[17]
- A Fine Line: Masterwork Drawings, Paul Mahder Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
- Art on Paper, art fair, New York City[18]
- Winter Tales, Anna Zorina Gallery, New York City[19]
References edit
- ^ "Bodies Come Crashing to the Ground". Artists Network. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Leah Yerpe". Clone Magazine. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "'Anonymous' exhibition provides new insights on subject, viewer of portraits". Chautauqua Daily. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Leah Yerpe". The New York Optimist. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Leah Yerpe Biography". Anna Zorina Gallery. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Leah Yerpe". Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Rendering Flight". The Dance Enthusiast. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "Bodies in Space: Leah Yerpe's Very Large Drawings". HuffPost. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Leah Yerpe: Levitation". Anna Zorina Gallery. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Purdue Galleries opens season with figurative artists". Purdue University News. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Leah Yerpe: Stellify". Dillon Gallery. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Leah Yerpe: Stellify". Le Poisson Rouge. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Leah Yerpe 'Infinitum' at Dacia Gallery". Art in New York City. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Leah Yerpe's "Lost in Space: the Ambiguities of Life and Art" exhibition". The Enchanted Mountains. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Summer Cool". Anna Zorina Gallery. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Upbeat". Anna Zorina Gallery. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Summer Hours". Anna Zorina Gallery. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Anna Zorina Gallery". Art on Paper. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Winter Tales". Anna Zorina Gallery. Retrieved August 14, 2018.