Isa Leshko Art
b. 1971
Isa Leshko is an artist whose work examines themes relating to animal rights, aging and mortality. She has received fellowships from the Bogliasco Foundation, the Culture & Animals Foundation, the Houston Center for Photography, the Millay Colony for the Arts and the Silver Eye Center for Photography. Leshko has exhibited her work widely in the United States, and her prints are in numerous private and public collections including the Boston Public Library, Massachusetts; Fidelity Investments, Boston, Massachusetts; the Harry Ransom Center, Austin, Texas; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas. Leshko’s images have been published in The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, The Guardian, Harper’s Magazine, The New York Times and Süddeutsche Zeitung. In April 2019, the University of Chicago Press will publish her first monograph, Allowed to Grow Old: Portraits of Elderly Rescued Farm Animals. The book will include essays by activist Gene Baur, New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery and curator Anne Wilkes Tucker.
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Babs, Donkey, Age 24, I
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed in pencil, verso
9 x 9 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
18 x 18 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
From the series, "Allowed to Grow Old"
This artwork is off...
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2010s Other Art Style Isa Leshko Art
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Archival Pigment
Pumpkin, Morgan Arabian Horse, Age 28
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 15)
Signed in pencil, verso
9 x 9 inches, image
From the series, "Allowed to Grow Old"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York C...
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Early 2000s Other Art Style Isa Leshko Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Teresa, Yorkshire Pig, Age 13
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 15)
Signed in pencil, verso
9 x 9 inches, image
From the series, "Allowed to Grow Old"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York C...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Isa Leshko Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blue, Australian Kelpie, Age 19, I
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 15)
Signed in pencil, verso
9 x 9 inches, image
From the series, "Allowed to Grow Old"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York C...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Isa Leshko Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Phyllis, Southdown Sheep, Age 13
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Phyllis, Southdown Sheep, Age 13
2011
Signed and numbered in pencil, verso
Archival pigment print (Edition of 15)
9 x 9 inches, image
$1100.00
Please note that prices increase a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Isa Leshko Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ash, Broad Breasted White Turkey, Age 8, I
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 15)
Signed in pencil, verso
9 x 9 inches, image
From the series, "Allowed to Grow Old"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York C...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Isa Leshko Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kelly, Irish Wolfhound, Age 11
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 15)
Signed in pencil, verso
9 x 9 inches, image
From the series, "Allowed to Grow Old"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York C...
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Isa Leshko Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Handsome One, Thoroughbred Horse, Age 33
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed in pencil, verso
9 x 9 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
38 x 30 inches, image
(Edition of 3)
From the series, "Allowed to Grow Old"
This artwork is offe...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Isa Leshko Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Zebulon and Isaiah, Finnsheep, Both Age 12
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 15)
Signed in pencil, verso
9 x 9 inches, image
From the series, "Allowed to Grow Old"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York C...
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Isa Leshko Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Embden Goose, Age 28, I
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 15)
Signed in pencil, verso
9 x 9 inches, image
From the series, "Allowed to Grow Old"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Isa Leshko writes:
“For nearly a decade, I have visited farm animal sanctuaries across America to create photographic portraits of geriatric animals. I began this series shortly after caring for my mom who had Alzheimer’s disease. The experience had a profound effect on me and forced me to confront my own mortality. I am terrified of growing old and I started photographing geriatric animals in order to take an unflinching look at this fear. As I met rescued farm animals and heard their stories, though, my motivation for creating this work changed. I became a passionate advocate for these animals and I wanted to use my images to speak on their behalf.
“For each image, I strive to reveal the unique personality of the animal I photograph. Rescued farm animals are often wary of strangers, and it can take several days to develop a comfortable rapport with the animals I photograph. I often spend a few hours lying on the ground next to an animal before taking a single picture. This helps the animal acclimate to my presence and allows me to be fully present as I get to know her. I also work only with natural light to minimize the amount of gear I am carrying in order to be as unobtrusive as possible.
“For this series I have also photographed elderly companion animals. I juxtapose these images with my farm animal portraits...
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Isa Leshko Art
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Archival Pigment
Bumper, Mixed Breed Dog, Age 17, II
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Bumper, Mixed Breed Dog, Age 17, II
2015
Signed and numbered in pencil, verso
18 x 18 inches
(Edition of 15)
$1600.00
9 x 9 inches
(Edition of 15)
$800.00
Please note that prices...
Category
2010s Contemporary Isa Leshko Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mariclare, Draft Crossbreed, Age 27+
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Mariclare, Draft Crossbreed, Age 27+ by Isa Leshko
Mariclare, Draft Crossbreed, Age 27+
2016
Signed and numbered in pencil, verso
Archival pigment print
9 x 9 inches
(Edition of 1...
Category
2010s Contemporary Isa Leshko Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Violet, Potbellied Pig, Age 12, II
By Isa Leshko
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 15)
Signed in pencil, verso
From the series, "Allowed to Grow Old"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Isa Leshko Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
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