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David Leventi (b. 1978) grew up in Chappaqua, NY and Nantucket, MA. In 2001, he received his BFA in Photography from Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri. His photographs have been widely published in TIME, The New York Times Magazine, ESPN The Magazine, FT Weekend Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, among others. In 2007, Leventi was selected by Photo District News as one of their Top 30 Emerging Photographers. His work has been included in the 2008 Communication Arts Photography Annual and in the 2008, 2012 and 2013 editions of American Photography. Leventi is the recipient of two Graphis Gold awards, has been a two-time Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50 Finalist and was a participant at Review Santa Fe in 2010. He is represented by Rick Wester Fine Art in New York, Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans, Bau-Xi Photo in Toronto and Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta. Leventi currently lives and works in Brooklyn.
EducationBFA in Photography, School of Art, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 2001
Solo Exhibitions"New York," Rick Wester Fine Art, New York, NY 2021
"Social Spaces," Bau-Xi Photo, Toronto, Canada 2020
"Length x Width x Height," Rick Wester Fine Art, New York, NY 2020
"Romania Revisited," Bau-Xi Photo, Toronto, Canada 2019
"Opera," Wunderkammer Visionnaire, Milan, Italy 2017
“Viewpoints,” Bau-Xi Photo, Toronto, Canada 2017
“Opera,” Spazio Damiani, Bologna, Italy 2016
“Operas and Prisons,” Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA 2015
“Opera,” Bau-Xi Photo, Toronto, Canada 2015
“Opera,” Rick Wester Fine Art, New York, NY 2015
“Palazzi,” Bau-Xi Photo, Toronto, Canada 2013
“Opera,” Galería Patricia Acal (PHotoEspaña 2013), Madrid, Spain 2013
“Bjoerling’s Larynx,” Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Canada 2012
“Interiors,” Bau-Xi Photo, Toronto, Canada 2012
“Portraits of Theaters,” Open Arts Festival “Chereshnevy Les,” Petrovsky Passage, Moscow, Russia 2012
"Opera Houses," Weitman Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2011
"Opera Houses," Bau-Xi Photo, Toronto, Canada 2011
"Opera," Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR 2010
"Opera Houses," Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA 2010
Group Exhibitions "Art in the Time of Empathy," Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA 2020
"Art.Now.2017," Hearst Galleries, Hearst Tower, New York, NY 2017
"1% Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality," East Wing Gallery, Dubai, UAE 2015
The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (Rick Wester Fine Art), New York, NY 2015
“Breaking Ground,” Andrews Gallery, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 2014
“The Landscape Architecture Legacy of Dan Kiley,” Boston Architectural College, Boston, MA 2013
Toronto International Art Fair (Bau-Xi Photo), Toronto, Canada 2013
“Senza Pericolo! Costruzioni e Sicurezza,” Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy 2013
ArtHamptons (Jackson Fine Art), Bridgehampton, NY 2012
Toronto International Art Fair (Bau-Xi Photo), Toronto, Canada 2011
”The Collector’s Guide to New Art Photography Vol. 2,” Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY 2011
Art Miami (Arthur Roger Gallery), Miami, FL 2010
Toronto International Art Fair (Bau-Xi Photo), Toronto, Canada 2010
"IMAGE.ARCHITECTURE.NOW," The Julius Shulman Institute, Burbank, CA 2010
"Red," The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO 2010
"EXPOSED: Critical Mass 2009," Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA 2010
Paris Photo (Bonni Benrubi Gallery), Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France 2009
“Live from New York...,” Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York, NY 2009
The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (Bonni Benrubi Gallery), New York, NY 2009
“The Brooklynites,” powerHouse Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2007
Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2001
CollectionsFidelity Investments
Sir Elton John Collection
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Clinic
Credit Suisse
Corporate and Private Collections
MonographsOpera. Photographs by David Leventi, Foreword by Plácido Domingo, Texts by Marvin Heiferman and Thomas Mellins. Damiani, 2015.
Selected BibliographyTown & Country (April 2020): “Save Venice,” Christopher Bollen.
Opera: Passion, Power and Politics, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2017
Toronto Life (June 2015): “The Gilded Stage”
L’Oeil de la Photographie (June 4, 2015): “Book: Opera by David Leventi published by Damiani”
The Telegraph (May 29, 2015): “What the prima donna saw,” Rupert Christiansen.
Out (May 28, 2015): “Must-See: David Leventi's Opera,” Ryan Lathan.
Travel + Leisure (May 12, 2015): “Photographing the World’s Most Beautiful Opera Houses—Sublimely Crowd-Free,” Erika Owen.
TIME, Vol. 185, No. 17 (May 11, 2015): “The Culture: Pop Chart”
The Wall Street Journal (May 7, 2015): “‘Opera’: A Photographer Documents from Center Stage,” Lucy Gilmour.
PDN Photo of the Day (May 7, 2015): “Setting the Stage: David Leventi’s ‘Opera’”
EL PAÍS (May 6, 2015): “Grandes Templos De La Ópera Al Desnudo,” Toni Garcia.
Elle Decor (May 2015): “What’s Next: Curtain Call,” Peter Terzian.
Departures (May 2015): “In the House,” J.S.
Colossal (April 28, 2015): “Large Format Photographs Capture Ornate Opera Houses From Around The World,” Kate Sierzputowski.
TIME Lightbox (April 24, 2015): “See the World’s Most Impressive Opera Houses,” Myles Little.
Observer (April 16, 2015): “Five Artists to Buy at the 2015 AIPAD Photography Show,” Alanna Martinez.
Architectural Digest (April 2015): "Discoveries: Stagestruck," Julie Coe.
Slate (June 24, 2013): "The Stunning Grandeur of the World’s Great Opera Houses," David Rosenberg.
The Opéra, Vol. II (May 2013): “On Stage with David Leventi,” Matthias Straub.
American Photography 28 (November 2012): “Photo Annual 28 2012”
Photo District News (June 2012): “PDN’s Photo Annual 2012”
ESPN The Magazine (November 14, 2011): "Grand Stands," LaRue Cook.
FT Weekend Magazine (October 22/23, 2011): "A Night At The Opera: Something Completely Magical," Andrew Clark.
BlackFlash Magazine, Vol. 28.3 (Summer 2011): "Bjoerling’s Larynx"
The New York Times Magazine (March 20, 2011): "SHOOT: The T.W.A. Terminal, Reborn," Tony Gervino.
China Life Magazine, No. 64 (March 2011): "Truth: Opera Houses"
Toronto Life (February 7, 2011): "The One Thing You Should See This Week: A Ravishing Look Inside The World’s Greatest Performance Halls"
The Collector’s Guide to New Art Photography Vol. 2, Humble Arts Foundation, New York, 2011
Cartier Art, No. 26 (December 2010): "The Luxury Of Grand Theater," Mario Pasi.
Plaisirs De Vivre, Vol. 21, No. 6 (December 2010): "Le Portraitiste Des Tensions," Michel Crépault.
Ling (October 2010): "Viaje Al Corazón De La Ópera: Journey To The Heart Of Opera," Marcus Hurst.
Prison Photography (August 12, 2010): "David Leventi’s Prison Houses and Opera Houses," Pete Brook.
Lost At E Minor (August 11, 2010): "Opera Houses by David Leventi," Alison Zavos.
NPR (August 10, 2010): "Photos Of A Family Dream: Opera Houses Around The World," Claire O’Neill.
Fraction Magazine Issue 16 (July 2010): "Romania Revisited," David Bram.
Condé Nast Traveler (February 2010): "A Little Night Magic," Manuela Hoelterhoff.
Gallery Crawl (June 30, 2009): "Hot Fun in the Summertime" and "Live from New York..." at Bonni Benrubi Gallery
Graphis, (January 2009): "Photography Annual 2009"
American Photography 24 (November 2008): "Photo Annual 24 2008"
Culture + Travel, Vol. 2, No. 6 (Fall 2008): "North Stars"
Communication Arts, Vol. 50, No. 4 (August 2008): “Photography Annual 49”
Culture + Travel, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 2007): “Romanian Holiday”
Travel and Leisure, Vol. 37, No. 5 (May 2007): "Romanian Rhapsody"
Photo District News (March 2007): “PDN’s 30 2007,” Terry Sullivan.
Culture + Travel, Vol. 1, No. 2 (November/December 2006): “Remote Possibilities: Romania”