Leopold Masterson

Leopold (Lee) Masterson (born 1985, Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American visual and conceptual artist.
Work.
Leopold Masterson lives and works in New York City.  Working across many mediums he has performed, installed and exhibited his work internationally.  His work is in collections including the Grassi Museum (Leipzig, Germany),  the Smithsonian Libraries (Washington, D.C.), Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (New York, NY),  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (Cedar Rapids, IA), Christian Petersen Art Museum (Ames, Iowa), and LongHouse Reserve (East Hampton, NY).  Two of Masterson's publications, "Volume One" and "2013, 2023" have been digitized by the Smithsonian Libraries for public viewing.
Education.
Masterson graduated from the University of Iowa in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and in 2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.  He received a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramic in 2011 from the Rhode Island School of Design.