| Artist | Dave Lebow | Resides | United States |
| Website | davelebow.com | Medium | Oil |
| Representing Gallery | Copro Gallery Santa Monica, CA. USA | dave@davelebow.com | |
| Follow the Artist | Instagram | Facebook | Themes | Pulp Art Influenced Narrative Art Strange, Uncanny and Supernatural Art Divine feminine Mythology Nature Spirituality |
| Press | davelebow.com/media |
About the artist
Dave Lebow is a representational painter and teacher. Born in 1955 in Oklahoma, he earned a BFA in Painting from Boston University and an MFA in Experimental Animation from CalArts. He continued his studies in Los Angeles with Harry Carmean and Glenn Vilpuu, and privately in New York with Burton Silverman, as well as at the Art Students League with Robert Beverly Hale, David Leffel, Daniel Greene, Robert Philipp, and Robert Brackman.
In 2000, Dave shifted from painting to work in animation. He returned to painting full time in 2009, dedicating himself to more imaginative, surreal, and expressive subject matter. His work has been featured in the Southwest 90 exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and in HEY! Modern Art & Pop Culture Act III, a collective exhibition at the Halle Saint Pierre Museum in Paris, France.
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Dave Lebow is a painter focused on creating imaginative and narrative works.
Press
Dave Lebow’s paintings have been featured in notable magazines and online sources including Heavy Metal Issue 271, Focus Santa Fe Magazine, Santa Cruz.com, beinArt Collective Pub, La Halle Saint Pierre, Poets & Artists Issue no. 86 and 95, The Best of Sketching & Drawing, and The Best of Pastel 2.
Upcoming Exhibitions
| When | Exhibition | Gallery |
| December 2025 | Group exhibition: ‘Krampus’ | Copro Gallery Santa Monica, CA. USA |
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Education
2000
Cal Arts M.F.A. Experimental Animation, California United States
1979-80
Fenway Studios -Independent Study- Studied with students of Ives Gamell, Boston MA. United States
1976
Boston University, B.F.A. Painting Boston, MA. United States
1975
Studied privately with Burton Silverman, New York United States
1974-75
The Art Students League, Studied with- Robert Brackman, Daniel Greene, Robert Beverly Hale, New York United States
1973-74
Art Center College Of Design – studied drawing with Harry Carmean Los Angeles, CA. United States
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025
Supernatural, Copro Gallery Los Angeles, CA. United States
2024
Shrine Of The Feminine, Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art Tulsa, OK. United States
2023
Dave Lebow Solo Show, Brassworks Gallery Portland OR. United States
2021
Hallucinations & Dreams, Copro Gallery Los Angeles, CA. United States
2019
Pulp Power Passion, The La Luz De Jesus Gallery Los Angeles, CA. United States
2016
Prime Time, The La Luz De Jesus Gallery Los Angeles, CA. United States
2014
Weird Tales, The La Luz De Jesus Gallery Los Angeles, CA. United States
2012
End Time Visions, The La Luz De Jesus Gallery Los Angeles, CA. United States
1993
Jewelled Palette, Jan Ballew’s Northern Gallery ,Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
1992
Jan Ballew’s Northern Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, One Man Show
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
20th Blab Show, Copro Gallery Santa Monica, CA. United States
2024
Geek Love Show, The Brassworks Gallery Portland OR. United States
19th Blab Show, Copro Gallery Santa Monica, CA. United States
2023
112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, CA Art Club, Santa Ana, CA. United States
2022
17th Blab Show, Copro Gallery Santa Monica, CA. United States
2018
Rear Window Show, Exhibiting 2 paintings At Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa OK. United States
Small Works, Exhibited two paintings beinArt Gallery Brunswick VIC, Australia
2017
Exhibited a painting at Heavy Metal’s 40th anniversary group show, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. United States
2016
Exhibited 3 paintings in HEY! Modern art & pop culture Act III, Collective exhibition. 65 international artists, Halle Saint Pierre Museum Paris, France
