LEO DE PAULALives and works in Newark, NJ
1998 Born, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil



EDUCATION

2026            Rutgers University-Newark, NJ
                       BFA Major in Fine Arts and Minor in Social Justice

2021            Parque Lage School of Visual Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
                      Painting



GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025             Pure Joy, Paul Robeson Gallery - Express Newark, NJ
           
                        Perspectives, Newark ArtSpace - Newark Arts, NJ

2024            Embracing The Unknown, Dineen Hull Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

2022            Colors Of Nature, Inspire Art Gallery, Dunellen, NJ

2020            Mostra EAV, Parque Lage School of Visual Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil



WORK EXPERIENCE

2025            Project Founder, Art Director, and Lead Curator, Root & Render Lab, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ

                      Project Director - Community Mural, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ

                      Assistant Curator Intern, Newark Arts, Newark, NJ

                      Tour Guide, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

                      Assistant Curator, Rutgers University, Honors Living and Learning Cultural Initiative, Newark, NJ

                      Cultural Researcher and Graphic Designer Intern, The Jungle Journal, Remote

2024          Gallery Assistant, Dineen Hull Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

2023           Education Mentor, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ



LECTURES AND TALKS

2024              Artist Talk, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ


SELECT PRESS

Barbaran, Andrea, Rutgers Student’s Art Craves Belonging at Pure Joy Exhibit, TAPinto Newark, November 2025