Judith de Leeuw

Judith de Leeuw, better known by her artistic name JDL, is a Dutch visual and graffiti artist.

Career
Around 2007, she began her career as a graffiti artist with her childhood friends on the streets. This resulted in a challenging time for her, culminating in placement in a youth correctional facility at the age of seventeen, where she continued her drawing. Upon reintegration into society at the age of eighteen, she embarked on a new path by pursuing studies in Art & Design. She began her coursework in 2015 and attended the Willem de Kooning Academy for one year in 2016. In 2018, she created an eight-story mural depicting rapper Winne on Kruisplein in Rotterdam. Her artwork frequently explores themes of social disparity and inequity.

In 2021, one of de Leeuw's artworks sold for $2.9 million in cryptocurrency. She donated 33% of the proceeds, to charity.

Works

 * 2023: Our land, Vijzelgracht, Amsterdam
 * 2021: Diversity in bureaucracy, Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen, Amsterdam
 * 2021: Closer in distance, De Ruijterkade, Amsterdam
 * 2020: A beautiful pile of trash & connections, Mjölby, Sweden
 * 2020: Outside in, Rome
 * 2019: The Messenger, Miami
 * 2019: Power vs. Play, New York
 * 2019: Pixelated portrait, New Rochelle, New York
 * 2018: Making a career, Kuala Lumpur
 * 2017: Myrthe Bolt, Heerlen