Gabriëlse's most characteristic works skillfully combine various fabrics through the appliqué technique embellished by acrylic paint. During the span of his career Leslie has completed numerous commissions both private and commercial.  Fiber is his primary art medium and has exhibited his work extensively in Europe and North America.

Photo: Roger Mendes   '05

Artist’s Statement

While a student at the Academy of the Arts in Rotterdam, I was exposed to many media and

enthusiastically embraced all possibilities. I worked in ceramics, textile design, graphic arts and painting. 

I found handling textiles very satisfying, partially because as a child I was surrounded by many fabrics

and the sound of a sewing machine because my mother was a fashion designer. 

Even though my material is fabric I consider myself a painter-draftsman always working with the 

interpretation between material and illusion. 

Leslie Gabriëlse

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