LEAH IS DRAWING

“Give me some good paper, pens...and I’m a happy lady”

NOW

Leah Clough is a Hong Kong born drawing artist currently based in Hong Kong. She co-runs a creativity activity centre for kids with her brother that aims to inspire the imagination.

Leah's drawing are inspired by etchings, plant illustrations, and the mysterious beauty of nature. Her work is an intense labour of intricate lines and detail that grow on paper into a landscape of botanical bio-fiction. Through hand drawn worlds Leah's most recent artwork plays with her own memories of childhood story books and exotic science fiction lands. She encourages the viewer to bring their own narration, their own make believe world into her work and enjoy moments of escapism in art.

PAST

Academic background
2007 - 2008     MA Fine Art Drawing, Wimbledon College of Art, London
2004 - 2007     BA Drawing and Applied Arts, University of the West of England
Solo exhibitions
2010      Club Lusitano, Hong Kong
2009      Botanica Secrets, Fringe Gallery, Hong Kong
Selected group exhibitions
2014      Affordable Art Fair, Singapore
              Art Projects Gallery x 1600 Pandas World Tour, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong
              Paralell X, Above Second Gallery, Hong Kong
2013      18th International Exhibition of Drawings, MMSU, Rejika, Croatia
2012      Cabinet Exhibition, Islinton Art Factory, London
2010      Cross My Art, 2010 Pentonville, London
              Sprung, Fedrigoni Showroom, London
2009     (N)Everland, The Nunnery, London
               Art@10GS, 10 Grosvenor Street, London
              Sweet Fine Art, Redgate Gallery, London
2008     New Territories, ADA Street Gallery, London
              M is for MA, Wimbledon College of Art, London
              Approaches to What? The Nunnery, London
              Deutsch Postbank, Group Exhibition, London
2007      Final Degree Show, University of the West of England
Projects
2014      Communal wall drawing as Part of Very Hong Kong festival
2011 Illustrations for Saloni (fashion wear)
2009     Live Unbuttoned, Levis 501 Campaign Shortlisted
2006     Celeste Art Prize Shortlisted student category
Artist in residence
2010      Artist in Residence at Roehampton University