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He earned a Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting from the American Academy of Art, Chicago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has exhibited internationally at museums and galleries, most recently at Zepster Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2025); the Museum of Contemporary Art, Krakow, Poland (2024-2025); Novilla, Berlin (2023) the Mint Museum Uptown, Charlotte, NC (2022); and the Venice Arsenale, Italy (2021). Leventis\u2019 work is represented by SOCO Gallery. 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