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About Leroy’s place
Founded in 2009 by illustrator Serene Bacigalupi, Leroy’s Place began as a collection of “Monster Makeover” paintings—an endearing, ongoing series of vintage paintings that have been reimagined with the addition of original illustrations. In 2015, Bacigalupi teamed up with puppet designer, Jacques Duffourc, and together they began the journey of bringing the narratives in the paintings to life through puppetry, film, and installations.
While this three-dimensional world was taking shape, Leroy’s Place was simultaneously developing a brand of handmade gifts and art, and marketing via craft fairs, pop-up markets, and art exhibitions. It was a natural progression to see these two interests connect in a permanent space. The team was proud to open their flagship Art Gallery in Brooklyn, NY in 2018. After a tumultuous COVID, a family joined forces, and Forrest Bacigalupi (Serene’s brother) joined the team to facilitate the opening of our New Orleans Gallery in 2021. In these unique spaces, we are proud to represent the work of over 100 artists and designers curated from around the globe.
Beyond being a unique immersive environment, our Brooklyn Gallery boasts an outdoor courtyard for events, workshops, and other community-centered activities. Our on-site studio allows visitors to peek into our creative process, and to take a piece of it home. This multi-purpose and interactive space ushers in a new era of art galleries, making Leroy’s Place a cutting-edge destination for art, humor, and design.
Leroy’s Place is an evolving project and a tremendous collaborative effort. Below is the in-house team that helps our little monster universe hurtle forward, and some of the talented folks we are currently working with.
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MONSTER SQUAD
![Serene Bacigalupi - Creative Director / Curator](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/S.Bacigalupi-BioPic-2022-PINK-768x824.jpg)
Serene Bacigalupi
Creative Director / Curator
![Jacques Duffourc - Creative Director / Puppetry](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jacques_teambiopicpink-copy-768x768.jpg)
Jacques Duffourc
Creative Director / Puppetry
![Forrest Bacigalupi - Curator / Manager](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/forrest_teambiopicpink-768x768.jpg)
Forrest Bacigalupi
Curator / Manager
![Caitlin Davis - Development / Manager](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cd_teambiopicpink-768x768.jpg)
Caitlin Davis
Development / Manager
![Whitney Raynor - Installation / Fabric Art](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/whitney-PINK-1-768x824.jpg)
Whitney Raynor
Installation / Fabric Art
![Michelle Ricci - Brooklyn Squad](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MichelleRicci-PINK-1-768x824.jpg)
Michelle Ricci
Brooklyn Squad
![Sophie Kerl - New Orleans Squad](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SophieKerl-PINK-1-768x768.jpg)
Sophie Kerl
New Orleans Squad
![Emily Seabroke - New Orleans Squad](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EmilySeabroke-PINK-768x824.jpg)
Emily Seabroke
New Orleans Squad
![Logan Lott - New Orleans Squad](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/LoganLott-PINK-768x824.jpg)
Logan Lott
New Orleans Squad
![](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/biopics-PINK-1-768x824.jpg)
Marc Raul Sauvé
Writer / Brooklyn Squad
![Anna Martinez - Brooklyn Squad](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Anna_teambiopicpink-768x768.jpg)
Anna Martinez
Social Media / PR
![Stella Wunder - Brooklyn Squad](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Stella_teambiopicpink-768x768.jpg)
Stella Wunder
Brooklyn Squad
current collaborators
![Michael Hearst - Musician](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/0028704297_25.jpg)
Michael Hearst
Musician
![Sarah Devlin - Animator](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-05-at-3.25.17-PM-768x747.png)
Sarah Devlin
Animator
![Marc Raul Sauvé - Author/Illustrator](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Untitled-768-e1697128252876-768x768.jpeg)
Marc Raul Sauvé
Author/Illustrator
![Macgregor Burns Sanford - Musician](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/macgregorburns-bio.jpg)
Macgregor Burns Sanford
Musician
![Dylan Johnson - Photographer](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dylanjohnson-bio-768x885.jpg)
Dylan Johnson
Photographer
![Milissa Orzolek - Puppeteer](https://leroysplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/milissa-768x788.png)
Milissa Orzolek
Puppeteer
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