Léo Yamada
ヤマダレオ
Léo Yamada is a Japanese artist born in 1990. He studied interior architecture in Tokyo and then obtained a Master's degree in spatial design in Lyon, France in 2018.
During his childhood he was influenced by his grandmother who was a painter and art teacher. When he was 15, the Keith Haring Museum was built next to his parents' house. The works in this museum strongly influenced him. Today, he draws his inspiration from Japanese pop culture, his personal history, and pop artists.
Education
2016-2018
École de Condé,
Lyon, France
Master's degree in Global design, specialised in spatial design
2009-2012
ICS College of Arts,
Tokyo, Japan
Bachelor's degree in Interior architecture
Exhibitions and Art fairs
2021
Solo show Usual Unusual / MPB gallery / Paris / October
Solo show Kasa / Le Pavé dʼOrsay / Paris / December
Group show Reflet/ Galerie épice / South Korea / August
2022
Art Beijing / Contemporary Tokyo/ Beijing / April
Jingart / Contemporary Tokyo/ Beijing / May
Teague Art Fair / Klamp Gallery / Teague, South Korea / June
Group show Break in Emergency 4 / 4bysix / New York / June
Group show Invitation / Popi Gallery / Brussels, Belgium / June
Urban Break / Klamp Gallery / Seoul, South Korea / July
Art Taipei / Contemporary Tokyo / Taipei, Taiwan / October
Group show / Popi Gallery / Brussels, Belgium / October