LEEROY CHAPMAN

SACREDNESS OF NOTHING

24-28 SEPTEMBER 2025

"We live in a time where everyone wants shiny things, but no one wants to make things shine. "

 - Leeroy Chapman

Leeroy Chapman (B. 1997 Newcastle, Australia) graduated Bachelor in Fine Arts at  University of Newcastle in 2018. Working in the traditional medium of sculpture - steel and clay, bronze and aluminium casting, Chapman has exhibited at The Lock Up, Newcastle, Watt Space, Newcastle, Maitland Regional Gallery, NAS Gallery Sydney and the Royal Art Society New South Wales where Chapman received the Young Artist Prize. Chapman was a finalist for the Kilgour Art Prize at Newcastle Art Gallery in 2019. 

Residencies and Scholarships include Outer Space, Brisbane, London Fine Art Studios, London, United Kingdom and Institute of European Design, Rome, Italy. In 2019 Chapman was the recipient for the Brenda Clouten Memorial Art Scholarship, Maitland Regional Gallery and the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio, Sydney. Private collections in Australia and UK. 

Leeroy Chapman

Goldfinch

Bronze, unique 

16 x 10 x 8 cm

2025