Leonard Yang

🌇🌊 Leonard Yang’s third submission to Flat File 2025, curated by Marie Anine Møller 🌊🌆 Brooklyn-based artist Leonard Yang, originally from Singapore, continues to captivate with his evocative works on paper. Yang’s practice has garnered attention both nationally and internationally. His recent solo show Asian Bleeding Heart at the Chinese American Arts Council (CAAC), NY, was featured in major Chinese-American publications including Sing Tao Daily, US-China Press, and World Journal. He has exhibited at Silvermine Gallery, Bowery Gallery, Gallery MC, and Atlantic Gallery, and participated in art fairs like Superfine and Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco. International highlights include exhibitions at the National Gallery of Indonesia, the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, and the Visual Arts Development Association (VADA). Yang has held residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Millay Arts, the Alex Brown Foundation, and Goethe Institute Indonesia. He is currently a Resident Teaching Artist with ProjectArt USA. Leonard holds an MFA from Parsons, The New School for Design, and a BFA from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. . Leonard Yang Fleeting Moments #04, 2025 Watercolor and Acrylic Goauche on Paper 8 x 8” . @leonard.yang @marrieaninemoller #FlatFile2025 #LeonardYang #MarieAnineMøller #TappetoVolanteProjects #Printmaking #ContemporaryArt #BrooklynArt #EmergingArtist #EmotionalLandscape #ImaginaryLandscape #MagicalRealism

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks developing a new way of working with color—using various fillers to create chromatic intensity in layers. This piece is the first I made in this new way of working. This new series makes me feel like I’m embarking on an exploration into my stream of consciousness—much like staring up at the sky and imagining how clouds form different animistic shapes. I’m excited to see how the next few pieces will play out! I’m also super excited to show yall the spectrum of color and texture I’ve developed—but all I have for now is a small closeup in the second slide. I can’t wait to paint more of these on larger paintings and push the boundaries of what color can do! More updates soon. If u wanna see what I’m up to hmu for a studio visit :) 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 Pigments, oil, egg yolk, beeswax, chalk, silica, mica on Repurposed Linen 9x12” #oilpainting #imaginarylandscape #contemporaryart #magicalrealism

This has been a long and brutal winter—in anticipation of Spring here’s a piece inspired by my first visit to the new croton dam last fall. Looking forward to Spring and hoping to get some longer bike rides in, and discovering more local landscapes in the process. 𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔 Handmade Oil Paint consisting of various pigments, drying oils, beeswax, and damar on repurposed linen 18x24”

Posting in the spirit of the Lunar New Year a piece fresh from the studio. For a long time I’ve been fond of using highly saturated yellows in my paintings and this one is no different, except this has a bit of a celebratory and sparkly vibe. 🧨✨ This was painted based of an old “lighthouse” in Singapore. I can’t remember where it was. The image is on the last slide—if you know pls comment ❤️ A happy horse year to all 🐴💕🎉 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 Various pigments, linseed, walnut and poppy drying oils, tempera, dammar and beeswax on repurposed linen. 18x24”

Feeling incredibly grateful to be showing this piece at ‘La Banda 2026’ @tvprojects.bk Can’t wait to discover the work of all the other amazing artists in the show! Join me for the opening reception tomorrow from 6-9pm! 𝑺𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒔 Handmade Paint consisting of various pigments, drying oils, beeswax, and resin on Repurposed Linen 18x24”

I am honored to be included in La Banda 2026 at Tappeto Volante Gallery. There are so many artists whose work I admire—working in color and material in radical ways, narratives revolving around myth and personal histories that have shown at @tvprojects.bk . To be able to show alongside them is a dream come true! Tappeto Volante has truly been a pillar of community support and I have been looking forward to this show! Please join me for the opening on Feb 10. I am grateful to be included in the show!

Hey friends! A big thank you for joining me at the opening, and horsin’ around with me. To new friends and old—I wished I could’ve taken selfies with everyone. Y’know I love to all of you 💕🐴🍻 𝘜𝘯𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘥: 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘯’ 𝘈𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 runs till Mar 14 at @latitudegallery_newyork . Don’t miss this show with lots of amazing work in celebration of the Lunar Horse New Year 🌚🔥🐎🎉

Really happy that these two paintings are part of the group show 𝙐𝙣𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙙: 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 at @latitudegallery_newyork . Please join me for the opening reception this Wednesday! My paintings begin with abstract gestures and pure color. My drifting thoughts and subconscious rumination conjure various landscapes and creatures, amongst them the horse—a creature that has been infinitely imagined yet remained deeply grounded. The horse is a symbol that is prevalent across almost all cultures—join me as we celebrate the chaotic, turbulent, mystical and majestic nature of this creature. Slide 1: Straw Yellow Laced with Oxide Green 02 9x12” Handmade oil paint on canvas, 2025 Slide 2: Ragnarok 26x30” Oil on Canvas, 2024

Hey friends! I’ve come up with a catalog of small works that I have available. A couple of these found new homes over the last year which I’m super grateful for so I thought I’d go out on a limb here. Check out the link in bio if you’re interested in collecting my work! These are small enough to ship mostly anywhere. They’re a selection from the series of work I made with handmade paints (Fractured Landscapes) and Monotypes (In the Lost City) that I spent the better part of last year working on. Also have a couple of shows coming up that I’m really excited to tell y’all about. Thank you, much love to all of you, and can’t wait! 😉✨💕 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨 (𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙨) Handmade paint with various pigments, drying oils, beeswax, resins, on repurposed linen 8x11”

First post of the year—sending y’all some light 🌞: Lately I’ve been thinking about how much I miss tropical sunshine. So many of the painting mediums I have gotten accustomed to using in my earlier, formative years were made by long exposure to sunlight back in my tropical studio. That feeling is both nostalgic and bittersweet. When I started paintmaking last year, it brought me much joy to discover how these mediums imparted a unique edge to some of my handmade paints. I can’t wait to tell you all more about my discoveries and the stuff I’m experimenting on. Slide 1-2: The Arena (a piece I completed a couple weeks back) Slide 3: Earth Green Impasto Ultra Thick Slide 4: Titanium White Impasto Super Gloss 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒂 Handmade Paint of various pigments, drying oils, beeswax, resins on Repurposed Linen 18 x 24” Stay tuned for more updates about new paintings, new paints, new shows :) #happynewyear #oilpainting #contemporaryart

As we bid goodbye to 2025, I am beyond grateful for all of the opportunities I have received this year. This year was not without its challenges, but in times like these I count my blessings for everything that has come my way in my journey as an artist. Incredibly grateful to be included in 1. @vermontstudiocenter Residency January 2025 2. ‘𝙊𝙪𝙩 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝’, @ilikeyourworkpodcast Spring Catalog curated by @leah_triplett 3. ‘𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩’ curated by @zmadartist 4. @projectartusa Residency Exhibition ‘𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚: 𝘼 𝙈𝙖𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜’ at @voltzclarkegallery 5. ‘𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙤𝙣𝙨’ group exhibition @piartcenter 6. ‘𝙏𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙤 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚 𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙩 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢‘ @tvprojects.bk_flat_file curated by @marieaninemoller 7. ‘𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙏𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙨’ with @audrey.aember at @botanicagrove 8. ‘𝙄𝙣𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬’ @palladium.athena.project Curated by @theresadaddezio and @greglindquist So many faces in these pics (too many to tag!!😲much ❤️ to you all) Grateful to all who I’ve crossed paths with—collaborators, friends, artists, writers, gallerists, curators, art appreciators and more. Onward to 2026!

I painted this piece a couple weeks back and been wanting to save it for a holiday post. Sometimes the best paintings surprise me with their unintentional resemblance. In this instance I never thought it’d be snow. I’m pleasantly surprised by the glow of that ultramarine blue and the accompanying daubs of yellow. It made me think of Matthew Wong and his last show titled ‘Blue’, and how specks of soft yellow or white would peek through varying shades of blue on his canvasses. Still, a good painting must surprise me. This piece was finished a couple of days before the first snow here. And I’m pleasantly surprised by how the ultramarine (now violet) made me think of snow capped houses interspersed amongst rolling hills, forming some sort of landscape. Happy Holidays! 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝑺𝒏𝒐𝒘 18x24” Handmade paint consisting of various pigments, linseed and poppy oil, beeswax on repurposed linen.