Leo Greenfield is an artist with a passion for drawing. His works concentrate on illustrating from memory the ever-changing space of street life and culture. On paper and online, Greenfield expresses the silhouette and patterns of contemporary dress, creating intimate portraits of people and places.
Since 2008 Greenfield has shared these drawings via this website, which has grown into an archive of fashion culture observed through his own experiences. Central to his art practice is the connection between the handmade and the digital – all his works, though shared via social media, are grounded in traditional making.
Studying at the University of Adelaide his career in the arts began while contributing to the University’s weekly newspaper On Dit. Here Greenfield published his work while studying a Bachelor of International Studies and later Post Graduate Art History. During this time he also studied Japanese art and culture at Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka.
Furthering his education at the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Greenfield continued to explore his passion for art making with a Bachelor of Fine Art, graduating in 2010. Greenfield’s drawing practice has seen him gain invitations to international fashion weeks in Sydney, Paris and London and in 2013 he undertook an artist residency in the atelier of Martin Grant Paris. In 2014 he set up a studio in East London to further develop his unique illustrative style of drawing.
The London projects allowed Greenfield to work with publishing and fashion houses, seeing his work printed in leading magazines and books. Journalism for Greenfield activates his art practice and he has since contributed to The Daily Telegraph UK, The Weekend Australian Magazine, Wish Magazine, Viva (NZ), Architectural Digest, L'Officiel, Vogue and Harper’s BAZAAR.
Since 2008 Greenfield has shared these drawings via this website, which has grown into an archive of fashion culture observed through his own experiences. Central to his art practice is the connection between the handmade and the digital – all his works, though shared via social media, are grounded in traditional making.
Studying at the University of Adelaide his career in the arts began while contributing to the University’s weekly newspaper On Dit. Here Greenfield published his work while studying a Bachelor of International Studies and later Post Graduate Art History. During this time he also studied Japanese art and culture at Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka.
Furthering his education at the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Greenfield continued to explore his passion for art making with a Bachelor of Fine Art, graduating in 2010. Greenfield’s drawing practice has seen him gain invitations to international fashion weeks in Sydney, Paris and London and in 2013 he undertook an artist residency in the atelier of Martin Grant Paris. In 2014 he set up a studio in East London to further develop his unique illustrative style of drawing.
The London projects allowed Greenfield to work with publishing and fashion houses, seeing his work printed in leading magazines and books. Journalism for Greenfield activates his art practice and he has since contributed to The Daily Telegraph UK, The Weekend Australian Magazine, Wish Magazine, Viva (NZ), Architectural Digest, L'Officiel, Vogue and Harper’s BAZAAR.
For Stripes Publishing and Hardie Grant Books UK Greenfield has illustrated books including Style Forever by Alyson Walsh. Since returning to Australia he has collaborated with brands such as The Daily Edited, Brooks Brothers, Gucci, Tiffany & Co. and Chanel to create limited edition collections, store installations and live drawing events.
Greenfield has shown his artwork widely with exhibitions in France and the UK. Australian career highlights include projects with The Design Files, public talks given at the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of South Australia, drawing performances at the Powerhouse Museum and collaborations with the Sherman Centre for Culture & Ideas and the Sydney Jewish Museum.
Alongside his art practice Greenfield created a monthly column for the The Adelaide Review that celebrated the lives of South Australians from 2016 to 2020.
To collect original artwork by Leo Greenfield please visit, Art Images Gallery.
All images are copyright Leo Greenfield 2023.
leowgreenfield@gmail.com
Press
The 45 installations turning Sydney into a rainbow, Sydney Morning Herald, 2023
World Pride 2023, Sydney Jewish Museum, 2023
Season Ticket, Harper's BAZAAR, 2023
Beach towel collaboration with Frida Las Vegas, Sydney 2023
Vogue interview by Jen Nurick, 2020
Profile, This is Nice, 2020
Behind the scenes of my cover for WISH Magazine, The Australian, 2020
Mister Wolf interview about my studio practice, 2020
Makers Who Inspire film by Henry Thong, 2018
Leo Greenfield reinvents art using the HP Sector, Vogue, Sydney, 2017
Drawing for Australian Vogue, 2017
5 Digital Designers, GQ, 2017
Featured in Out Magazine as one of nine Fashion Illustrators to watch alongside Richard Haines, Kitty N Wong, David Downton and Donald Robertson, 2017
Lisa Armstrong publishes my illustrations in the UK's Daily Telegraph as Style Forever is launched in London, April 2015
Featured in Out Magazine as one of nine Fashion Illustrators to watch alongside Richard Haines, Kitty N Wong, David Downton and Donald Robertson, 2017
Lisa Armstrong publishes my illustrations in the UK's Daily Telegraph as Style Forever is launched in London, April 2015
Broadsheet reviews The Design Files' grand exhibition, Open House, that featured my work from London, December 2013
Colin McDowell writes about my work for The Business of Fashion in his article, Could Illustration Offer an Antidote to Fashion Banality?, 2013
STATUS Magazine features my work as part of their Arts Edition, February, 2014
Drawing fashion at the studio of Martin Grant, Vogue, 2013
La Mode La Mode La Mode covers my exhibition in Paris for French Television, December, 2013
The Design Files captures my life in Paris and most recent works, with full feature article, 2013
My Fashion Week Diary in Australian Vogue, 2013
THE AGE reports on the lives of Australians in Paris for Fashion Week, thanks to writer Emily Ward, 2013
Drawing Fashion in Melbourne, NGV, 2013
Surfer and blogger, Rebecca Olive writes so well at Make Friends with the Neighbours, 2012
The International Business Times reports on my adventures in Paris for Spring/ Summer Fashion Week 2012
The Design Files showcases my drawings, 2012
The Design Files showcases my drawings, 2012
Exciting commission from The Council of Textile & Fashion Industries of Australia, 2012
Fashion Hayley's photographs of my studio at the Victorian College of the Arts, 2009