Matthew Leifheit
American photographer, magazine editor, professor
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Matthew Leifheit (born 1988) is an American photographer, writer, magazine-editor, publisher, and professor. He is based in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2]
Matthew Leifheit | |
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| Born | 1988 (age 37–38) Marshfield, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Education | Rhode Island School of Design Yale University |
| Occupations | Fine-art photographer, magazine editor, professor |
| Employer(s) | Freelance photographer, Yale School of Art, MATTE Magazine |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
Leifheit was born in 1988 and raised in Marshfield, Wisconsin.[3] As of 2022, only day (12) was publicly known of his exact birthdate.[4] He attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography.[5][6] In 2015, Leifheit enrolled at Yale University graduating in 2017, receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree.[7]
Publishing
MATTE Magazine
In 2010, while at RISD, Leifheit founded MATTE Magazine, a magazine platform for new ideas in photography which he edits and publishes.[8] MATTE Magazine often features a photographer's work, a portrait of the photographer by Leifheit, and an interview of the artist conducted by Leifheit.[9][10]
Vice magazine
After graduating RISD, Leifheit was hired as photo-editor by Vice.[11] While a photo-editor at Vice, Leifheit put a photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe on the cover of the 2014 fashion issue.[12] In 2016, he wrote an article featuring the work of Neil Winokur, highlighting an "overlooked" photographer with work in many museum collections including Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[13][14]
MATTE Editions
In 2018, MATTE Editions published a monograph by Matthew Morocco titled Complicit.[15][16] In 2019, MATTE Editions published Slow Morpheus, a monograph by photographer Rachel Stern.[17][18]
In addition to editing and publishing, Leifheit has also written on art and photography for Time and Aperture.[19]
Photographic practice
Leifheit's photography focuses on the human figure and their lived environment; his work features a variety of locations from Fire Island, Key West, the crowds surrounding New York City's Freedom Tower, Providence, and others.[7] In addition to his fine art photography work, Leifheit works as an assignment photographer for a variety of publications including The New York Times and The New Yorker, photographing subjects such as Vince Aletti and Mary Boone.[20][21]
Exhibitions
Selected solo exhibitions
- 2012 - Matte Magazine - Printed Matter, Inc, New York City, New York[22]
- 2017 -Your Georgio, M.A.W. - 56 Henry St, New York City, New York[23]
- 2018 - Fire Island Night - Deli Gallery, New York City, New York[7]
- 2019 - Nothing More American - Florence Griswold Museum, Connecticut[24]
Selected group exhibitions
- 2012 - :):):) - curated by Raphael Cohen and Bea Walling, RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island
- 2014 - AA Bronson and Michael Bühler-Rose Present ‘The Botanica,’ Invisible Exports, New York City, New York[25]
- 2015 - FOAM Talents Exhibition 2015 - Paris Photo, Brussels, London[26]
- 2017 - The Most Beautiful Part/La Parte Mas Bella, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City[27]
- 2018 - The Secret Gay Box, Tom of Finland Foundation, Los Angeles, California[28]