Andrew Leventis makes meticulously detailed oil paintings of contemporary vanitas, a motif popularized in early still life in which food, flowers, and other perishable objects represent the fleeting nature of life and the passing of time. Often his work is infused with iconography that reflects his queer identity. Leventis received an MFA in Fine Arts from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and an MA in Fine Art from Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting from the American Academy of Art, Chicago. Leventis’ work is represented by SOCO Gallery. He lives and works in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Solo exhibitions include (Upcoming 2-Person Exhibition), Main Projects, Richmond, VA (2027);Proposal for a Story, SOCO Gallery, Charlotte, NC (2025);The Flower Fades, McColl Center, Charlotte, NC (2024); Refrigerate After Opening, SOCO Gallery, Charlotte, NC (2023); Contemporary Vanities, Mint Constellation Series, Mint Museum Uptown, Charlotte, NC (2022); Inner Life, Arts Visalia, Visalia, CA (2021); Worlds Within, The Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO (2020); Fractured Realities, Curfman Gallery, Colorado State University (2019); Reconstructed Images and Nature Morte, Milliken Art Gallery, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC (2018); Mise-en-Scene, SOZO Gallery, Charlotte, NC (2018); “Re-collections”, Rowe Arts, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (2017); Still Life and Moving Image, Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, Oneonta, NY (2015); Into the Screen: Still-Life and Moving Image, Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2014); New Paintings, High House Gallery, Oxfordshire, UK (2013).
Group exhibitions include (Upcoming) Dallas Art Fair, SOCO Gallery, Dallas, TX (2025); CAN Art Fair, Espacio Liquido Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2026); Winter Show, Greenhill Arts Center, Greensboro, NC (2025); Shelf Life, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA (2025); Wildflowers, Massey Klein Gallery, New York, NY (2025); Game Time, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2025); Layer Cake: 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, SOCO Gallery, Charlotte, NC (2025); UVNT Art Fair, Madrid Spain, Espacio Liquido Gallery (2025); Late Checkout, Zepster Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2025); Food in Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Krakow, Krakow, Poland (2024-25); Fall Artist In-Residence Showcase, McColl Center, Charlotte, NC (2024); Generations - 60 Years, 21 Conversations, Rowe Arts, UNC Charlotte, NC (2024); Forever Transient (2024); Pairing: Antiques with Contemporary Art, Hodges Taylor, Charlotte, NC (2024); April Collection: Collect Bean, online exhibition of paintings (2024); Vanitas: A Multimedia Performance, UNC Charlotte and Davidson College, NC (2023); The World Without Us, Neon Gallery, Eugeniusz Geppert Academy, Wroclaw, Poland and Moving Poets Projects Space, Berlin, Germany (2023); Nature Morte: Contemporary Artists Reinvigorate the Still Life Tradition, Rowe Galleries, UNC Charlotte (2022); Group Exhibition, Hidell-Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, NC (2022); Arte Laguna Prize 15th Edition, Exhibition of Shortlisted Artists, Venice Arsenale (2021); Perspectives, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum, Gimpo, South Korea (2020-2021).