About

Leeza Negelev was raised in Brooklyn and Boston by three generations of Soviets from Uzbekistan. Her bicultural upbringing honed an interest in the way observation determines experience, and her current research explores the relationship between attention, empathy, and aesthetic problem-solving. In the studio, she is drawn to the active quality of her materials and artworks, which emerge through a tension between formal analysis and a sensory-driven, dialogical approach.

Her installations, paintings, video, and sound works have been exhibited across the United States and internationally. Recent exhibitions include the Kyoto Shibori Museum in Japan and Hošek Contemporary in Berlin, the latter supported by a grant from the Goethe-Institut Boston.

Leeza holds an MFA in Studio Art from the Welch School of Art and Design. She lives and works in Boston.