Andrew Leicester

Andrew Leicester is a renowned public artist based in Minneapolis, celebrated for his innovative and site-specific installations that blend art, architecture, and community storytelling. He is a public artist born and educated in England who immigrated to the U.S. in 1970. With a career spanning decades, his work transforms public spaces into thought-provoking landmarks, earning recognition both nationally and internationally. Leicester has received numerous awards for his work as well as fellowships from the Bush Foundation, the McKnight Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Internationally recognized as a public artist, as well as a popular lecturer and panelist, he feels his art should exist in the public domain and form links between its specific location and host community. The iconography of his work, often humorous and multilayered, is derived from extensive research of the various social, historical and environmental characteristics of each location. All convey a striking sense of place.

SOURCE - https://andrewleicester.com/ (Oct 2025)