VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS (VCFA)
Leah is a graphic designer based in Denver, Colorado. She has lived and worked around the world and was most recently located in Taipei, Taiwan where she was a self-employed designer, taught Art and English, and studied Mandarin. Leah’s approach to design is intuitive and rooted in her connection to the many places she’s traveled. In recent years she has begun to compile a series of personal and historical essays relating to travel, memory, experience, and place. These have started to reveal her process of making visual connections between memories and examining how design can be used to transport you to places you never thought you were capable of going. As an avid biker, mover, and maker, Leah is always up for something new and can honestly say she’s (mostly) not afraid to look or be ridiculous doing whatever that newness might be!
WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL INSPIRED?
Movement and new experiences keep me inspired. I’ll ride my bike nowhere just as often as I’ll ride it somewhere just to have a chance to get out of my head and connect with the world around me. Setting my body into motion is both a source of creative inspiration and a way of centering myself. Meeting new people, exchanging ideas, taking care of my vast plant collection, and getting tattooed from artists around the world also inspires me.
WHAT AREA OR AREAS OF DESIGN ARE YOU HOPING TO WORK IN OR SPECIALIZE IN?
I’d like to move into academia in the new year and reevaluate what my practice looks like. I think 2024 is going to be a defining year for how I decide to move forward with clients and projects that align with my interests and values. I’d love to work with more non profits, outdoor organizations, or local community based projects in and around Denver.
