Michael LeVell began making art in Tierra del Sol’s art studio program in 1989. LeVell’s two and three-dimensional works are inspired by his deep appreciation of architectural imagery. While legally blind, LeVell is a connoisseur of magazine Architectural Digest. He studies the periodical’s images closely, then reduces the architectural gaze to its most salient lines and forms. LeVell moves easily between works on paper and sculpture. In similarity to the works of other visually impaired artists, LeVell presents an intuitive spatial awareness that offers the viewer a glimpse into an abstracted articulation of the world around us. LeVell’s work has been shown extensively, including a solo show at White Columns, NY in 2018.
Tierra del Sol Gallery
A strong and vibrant community is one in which all of its members contribute to the strengths and assets for the common good. Tierra’s mission is to empower people with disabilities to fulfill their potential and desire to become productive citizens who are accepted, included and valued for the contributions they make to the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the community. We are actively working towards the day when people with any type of disability are fully recognized as an integral part of our community – as neighbors, co-workers, and contributors.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Michael LeVell at Tierra del Sol Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Forthcoming)
2018 Michael LeVell / CONDO New York, White Columns, New York, NY
2014 Michael LeVell: A Retrospective, First Street Gallery Art Center, Claremont, CA
Group Exhibitions
2019 Vanguard: Origins of Tierra del Sol Arts in Claremont featuring Helen Rae, Claremont Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Outsider Art Fair New York, Tierra del Sol Gallery, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
2018 Department on Disability Exhibit, Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Emerge: The Artists of First Street Gallery, Inland Empire Museum of Art, Upland, CA
Outsider Art Fair, Tierra del Sol Foundation, New York City, NY
2017 Summery Appeal, Curated by Doug Harvey, The Good Luck Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
You Have The Right To Make Work, Curated by Katie Bristol & Seth
Pringle, University of La Verne College of Law, Ontario, CA
2015 A Train of Thought, Curated by Stacey Wexler, Da Vinci Gallery,
Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA
World Games Art Exhibitions, Special Olympics World Games,
Los Angeles, CA
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