Meet D.R.A.W.’s new teaching artist — Maxine Leu

Maxine is introducing a new Curated Shorts class in Printcycling at The D.R.A.W. Studio  on  Sunday, November 7, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.! This compelling workshop will encourage people to think about the current waste issue we have in America. Within the first 15 -30minutes, they will be introduced to the “6 R’s,” a list of eco-friendly tips that touch upon issues of environmental waste. Following this, they will learn printmaking techniques that will allow them to imprint the shapes and textures of their trash onto paper.

Maxine Leu is an interdisciplinary artist, art educator, and environmentalist from Taiwan. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Tainan University of Technology (TUT), Tainan, Taiwan and her Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Her work focuses on the environment, communication, and identity. Leu’s work was exhibited at a number of venues including The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany in 2021; Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, New York, USA in 2020; National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan in 2018; National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan in 2014; PingTung Art Museum, PingTung, Taiwan in 2013.

In 2015, Leu came to New York from Taiwan and became interested in the cultural differences between Western and Eastern cultures. Leu has been promoting several workshops about upcycling and recycling that have been inspired by concerns over global warming, waste production, and other environmental issues. One of her popular works, Plady made up of 300 woven plastic bags and resembles a mummy, has been a part of cooperative performances such as The Bags, The Earth Action- Two Hour Collection, Global Climate Strike and The Story of Water in 2019.