Leonard Stokes (b.1944) is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist whose work consists of paper and digital collage. His early pieces contain harvested materials from books and prints, glued together to create surrealistic collage scenes. With a new wave of technology came an interest in creating collages with a scanner, computer, and digital camera. Recent work includes compositions that are made to appear as photos taken of arranged objects, when in reality these objects are collaged together after the fact. Stokes enjoys working with color, form, and light, creating fully digital works with little personal interpretation.
Born in New York City, Leonard Stokes lives in Pleasantville, NY. He studied at Yale University, earning his BA, BFA, and MFA. His work has been featured in many solo exhibits and can be found in several private collections. Stokes has been reviewed in Art in America, Art News, and the New York Times for his collage work.