Artist Spotlight: Annelisa Leinbach

Sketches by our artist in residence Annelisa Leinbach realized at Art Aia but also in India, Nepal and Mongolia.

Annelisa Leinbach (2019) by UnknownArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

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

Sketch of Venice canals by Annelisa Leinbach (2019) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

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 Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand (2020) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

Thailand

Annelisa traveled to Thailand, visiting places like the Buddhist temples of Chiang Mai and the town of Pai.

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.

Golden Temple Amritsar, India (2020) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

India

While in India, she visited Rajasthan, the Blue City of Jodhpur, and the Thar Desert.

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.

New project (2020) by Annelisa LeinbachArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

Collages

Back in the United States, Annelisa is working on a new series of works inspired by the nature of the Grand Canyon and experimenting with the medium of collage.

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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.

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