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Annelisa Leinbach
American illustrator Annelisa Leinbach had her Solo Show, Invisible Cities, at Art Aia - La Dolce Berlin. She was also part of the Berlin Art Exchange at Art Aia - Creatives / In / Residence in 2017. After her residency program, she decided to travel to India, Thailand, Nepal, and Mongolia.
Interview with Annelisa Leinbach (2017)Art Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
Annelisa's art practice is also inspired by politics.
While in Berlin, she attended the Summer school of the Sto Stiftung, working on projects like "Future Maker/s-Future Market/s".
Art Aia Studio (2020) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
An old stable turned into an art studio.
While at Art Aia, she sketched some of the spaces of the art residency.
Multi Purpose Performing Arts space (2020) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
A drawing of one of the spaces
Art Aia Rehearsal space (2020) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
Sketching spaces
More info about the Art aia - Rehearsal space
Venice
During her stay, she took a trip to Venice, where she did some sketches of its canals and Carnival masks.
Sketch of Venice carneval maskes by Annelisa Leinbach (2019) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
Venice
Sketch of Venice Carnival masks by Annelisa Leinbach.
Detail of sketch of Venice carneval maskes by Annelisa Leinbach (2019) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
Detail of sketch of Venice Carnival masks by Annelisa Leinbach.
Buddhist Monks, Chiang Mai, Thailand (2020) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
Buddhist Monks
Sketch realized in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Sketch of Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand by Annelisa Leinbach (2019) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
Buddhist Temple
While in Chiang Mai the artist made sketches of the historical buildings.
Sketch of Pai, Thailand by Annelisa Leinbach (2019) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
Flowers of Pai
In Pai, Thailand Annelisa Leinbach sketched the flowers of the town.
Sketch of Jodhpur Blue City, India by Annelisa Leinbach (2019) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
The "Blue City" in India
She travelled to India and encountered the city of Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur is known as the "Blue City" because of the blue colors that decorate many of the houses in the old city.
Sketch of Jaipur, India by Annelisa Leinbach (2019) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
Rajasthan
Sketch of Jaipur, capital of India’s Rajasthan state.
Camel, Thar Desert, Rajasthan (2020) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
The desert
Camels in the desert of Thar.
Sketch of mud house, Damdame, Nepal by Annelisa Leinbach (2019) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
Nepal
n Nepal, in the foothills of her way to the Himalayas, she stopped in the village of Damdame.
Sketch of Mardi Himal High Camp, Himalayas, Nepal by Annelisa Leinbach (2019) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
On the way to Himalayas
Annelisa stopped at Mardi Himal High Camp.
Sketch of Khovsgol Province, Mongolia by Annelisa Leinbach (2019) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence
Mongolia
She also visited Khovsgol Province in Mongolia.
Lake Khövsgöl
And Khövsgöl in Mongolia.
Annelisa Leinbach: Spotlight on artist in residence.
Sketches by our artist in residence Annelisa Leinbach realized at Art Aia but also in India, Nepal and Mongolia.
Curated by Giovanni Morassutti.
More information about the artist on Annelisa Leinbach.
Thanks to the Sto Stiftung for the artist interview.