Fabriano Watercolour 2022

Leah has been nominated as a selected finalist into the 7th international Fabriano Watercolour biennial prize. The prize was held at the Museo della Carta e della Filigrana, Fabriano, Italy, from 16 July to 30 September 2022. Leah’s submitted work has now been accepted into the permanent collection at the museum.

Underland

Leah’s new exhibition Underland will open at The Side Gallery, Red Hill, Brisbane/Meanjin on 28 April 2022. It will feature two bodies of work: hybrid watercolours and new mixed media works using photo transfer and ink wash techniques.

Opening drinks and artist talk on Thursday 28 April from 5:30pm.
The exhibition will run until 8 May 2022.

2021 Taoyuan International Watercolour Biennial, Taiwan

Leah is showing work as part of the 2021 Flowing Water Taoyuan International Watercolor Biennial. Hosted by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, the exhibition will run from 10 September – 3 October 2021. This year, a total of 35 watercolourists were invited to be a part of this exhibition, 18 artists from Taiwan and 17 international artists from Australia, UK, Sweden, China, USA, Italy, Russia, Japan, Poland, India, and Republic of Moldova.

Vice Chancellor's Creative Research Fellowship

Leah has been awarded a Vice Chancellor’s Creative Research Fellowship at The Australian National University. She will be collaborating with Professor Stephen Eggins from the Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES) in Marine Science. Throughout the fellowship she will be working with researchers that use virtual natural environments to extrapolate marine, meteorological and climate science data and will produce creative responses to this research.

Winner of The Pring Memorial Prize 2021

Leah has been awarded the John and Elizabeth Newnham Pring Memorial Prize as part of the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Commonly known as the Pring Prize, the prize may be awarded to the best watercolour by a woman artist. It was established following a bequest by Bessie Pring – herself a watercolourist, who died in 1965 – in honour of her parents. It was first awarded in 1966. Leah’s winning work Arid garden, Wollongong, can be viewed on the AGNSW website