Leslie Nagel © 2025
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Meet Leslie Nagel (1988), the artist behind sculptures that rattle, flutter, and bounce. Working from her studio in The Hague’s Maakhaven, Leslie creates kinetic art embodying the dynamic interplay of action and reaction, reflection and response. Fascinated by the impact of materials, Leslie believes that these internal movements can evoke deep emotions. For example the squeak of polystyrene can send shivers down your spine, while the crackling of foil can produce a pleasant sound. These sensations truly come to life when the materials are set in motion. Her creations flutter, sway, rock, vibrate, rustle, clap, or buzz. By working closely with the materials, she crafts visual and tactile experiences that stimulate the senses, creating playful and imaginative spaces.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

  • 2024
  • 14-09 tot 03-11   Keep On Going A Kinetic group exhibition in gallery NL=US art, Rotterdam 
  • 27-09 tot 29-09   BIG ART Slotervaart represented by gallery NL=US art NL=US Art, Amsterdam
  • 9-11  Open atelier en expo in Maakhaven, The Hague

EXHIBITIONS 

  • 2023
  • #101 mauritsweg gallery NL=US art, Rotterdam
  • Bouncing Boundaries TOR ART SPACE, Frankfurt am Main
  • Force movement transparency, Dreieich
  • 2022
  • Vooruitzien, exhibition space KunZt, Zwijndrecht
  • 2021
  • Room To Live, duo exhibition with Davit Powell represented by gallery NL=US art, Rotterdam
  • Your Playground Arti Et Amictiae, Amsterdam 
  • OCTA II Or Call This Art, Utrecht
  • Must See, Zuiderzee Museum, Enkhuizen
  • 2020
  • OCTA -Or Call This Art, The Hague
  • If Paradise Is Half As Nice #10, Rotterdam
  • Art Rotterdam represented by gallery NL=US art, Rotterdam
  • 2019
  • ART THE HAGUE represented by gallery NL=US art, The Hague
  • BIG ART Hembrug represented by gallery NL=US art, Zaandam
  •  No Patent Pending #36, iii, The Hague
  • What Remains Has To Be Seen/De Tand Des Tijds, gallery NL=US Art, Rotterdam
  • 2018
  • Vibrant Colors, duo exhibition with Willem Besselink, gallery NL=US Art, The Hague
  • West Austin Studio Tour, Nr 157, Austin USA
  • The Width Of A Circle in collaboration with Aura Rendón Benger  W139 Amsterdam
  • 2017
  • PIP Expo Aura Rendón Benger & Leslie Nagel, PIP The Hague
  • New Abstractions, New Experiments, gallery NL=US art, Rotterdam
  • A Squeak, Bang, Fwoosh And Crack,duo exhibition with Aime Yoshikawa, Bierum
  • Budvar Young Art Event #1, NEST Ruimte voor Kunst, The Hague
  • 2016
  • Verlicht Mij, Museumijsselstein, Ijsselstein
  • Dutch Design Week, with Enrichers at Collaboration-O, Sectie-C, Eindhoven
  • Dirty Daisies, The Hague
  • Codex Festival, Sicilië Noto
  • De Loop Der Dingen, Kunsthal Kade, Amersfoort
  • Cosmic Amore Qwadrante W139, Amsterdam
  • 2015
  • Hallucinaties, Firma Van Drie, Lichtkunstgouda, Gouda
  • Lichtbaden, CBK, Amsterdam
  • The Cliffhanger Show, In Your Living Room #31, The Hague
  • Fauna X Rewire, The Hague
  • Aftrap 3, Ministerie Van Koninkrijksrelaties En Veiligheid En Justitie, The Hague
  •  Generation, Moam, Amsterdam
  • Ɔmbəˈkɛnt, De Molen, Wassenaar

EDUCATION 

2010 – 2014 Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, Fine Art, 3D
2006 – 2010 Grafisch Lyceum, Rotterdam, Art & Design 

GRANTS 

2023 –  Stroom The Hague spot subsidy individual exhibition
2021 –  Stroom The Hague spot subsidy group exhibition
2020 –  Stroom The Hague spot subsidy group exhibition
2018 –  Stroom The Hague pro art projects
2017 –  Stroom The Hague pro art projects
2016 –  Stroom The Hague spot subsidy group exhibition
2015 –  Stroom The Hague pro invest subsidy 

ART RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE 

Conducting workshops at Anders Bekeken Atelier van Reakt, a studio for individuals with psychological issues interested in art and creativity.

Facilitating theater and art day care at Amaranth van Lievegoed, for individuals with intellectual and/or physical disabilities.

Teaching technique and art workshops for children. 

 Leading workshops at Art-s-Cool, art workshops for youth.