ARTIST INFO
Leah Thiessen
Leah grew up on the Northern Beaches in Sydney and relocated to Northern NSW in 2008. Growing up she always pursued the arts, studying fashion design at East Sydney College and working as a designer in the fashion industry. Moving away from fashion and seeking a connection to the fine arts, in 1998 Leah completed a Diploma of Fine Arts in Sydney alongside a Certificate in Ceramics at Brookvale TAFE.
In 2014 she successfully completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Southern Cross University and has since been selected in a number of group shows including a group exhibition at Watters Gallery, East Sydney 2016. She was also selected to be an associated artist at Scott Livesey Galleries Victoria 2017. Since her completion, she has also had five Solo exhibitions while taking part in many more group exhibitions in different galleries in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Leah has been selected as a finalist in many prominent contemporary art shows around Australia, such as the Paddington Art Prize, The John Leslie Art Prize, The Calleen Art Award and The John Glover Art Prize in 2020 and 2022. She has also received a highly commended at the prestigious Natural Science Art Award in 2014 and in the Gosford Art Award 2017.
She continues to paint and explore abstraction and the emotional gravity of place in her studio which is situated on the water’s edge in Northern NSW. Her work is a constant investigation about capturing the pulse and rawness of the land she is immersed within.
In 2014 she successfully completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Southern Cross University and has since been selected in a number of group shows including a group exhibition at Watters Gallery, East Sydney 2016. She was also selected to be an associated artist at Scott Livesey Galleries Victoria 2017. Since her completion, she has also had five Solo exhibitions while taking part in many more group exhibitions in different galleries in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Leah has been selected as a finalist in many prominent contemporary art shows around Australia, such as the Paddington Art Prize, The John Leslie Art Prize, The Calleen Art Award and The John Glover Art Prize in 2020 and 2022. She has also received a highly commended at the prestigious Natural Science Art Award in 2014 and in the Gosford Art Award 2017.
She continues to paint and explore abstraction and the emotional gravity of place in her studio which is situated on the water’s edge in Northern NSW. Her work is a constant investigation about capturing the pulse and rawness of the land she is immersed within.
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