Judith de Leeuw

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Judith de Leeuw (born 1995 Amsterdam) also known as JDL is a Dutch street artist. De Leeuw started as a graffiti writer in Amsterdam.. In 2017 she won a Dutch Street Art Awards in the category Young Talent. The Chicago Tribune called her "one of the best female muralists in the world."[1]

She travels the world to paint murals.

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Around 2007 she started with friends on the street as a graffiti writer. She studied at the Willem de Kooning Academy and Street Art Museum.

In 2016, she painted an Amsterdam mural of Amy Winehouse.[2]

In 2017, she created a mural for a pop-up restaurant, in Amsterdam. In 2018, she made an eight-story mural of the rapper Winne at the Kruisplein in Rotterdam.[3][4]

She was commissioned for paintings paid in cryptocurrency.[5][6]

References[change | change source]

  1. Lord, Steve. "Internationally known artist works on downtown Aurora mural that honors her 'amazing' friend battling multiple sclerosis". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. Schipper, Nienke (2021-04-04). "Zo creatief moet je zijn, als de straat je canvas is: 'Het kunstwerk gaat leven als bewoners hun raam open doen'". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  3. https://www.ad.nl/rotterdam/rapper-winne-vereeuwigd-aan-het-kruisplein~a141f0cf/?referrer=https://nl.wikipedia.org/. Retrieved 2021-11-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Luijters, Sara (2021-03-11). "Judith de Leeuw maakt gigantische muurschilderingen: 'Het is rebellie in de openbare ruimte'". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  5. Grosfeld, Tom (2021-11-15). "Street artist Judith de Leeuw deed haar best om arm te blijven, maar werd plotseling cryptomiljonair". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  6. "Amsterdamse Street Artist verkoopt werk voor €2.5 miljoen in cryptocurrency". Emerce (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-11-17.

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