ARTIST BIOgraphy

Leah Grant is a street artist, potter and educator based in Adelaide, South Australia. Her work is bright, colourful and uplifting. She explores the textures and colours of various mediums, focusing most recently with aerosol and ceramics.

Her approach is energetic yet emanates a peaceful, reflective mood. Drawing on her own life experiences, relationships and emotions, Leah produces work that is intended to challenge others.

Leah graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Federation University in 2009, later completing a Diploma of Education (Secondary) in 2012. She is passionate about education that develops creativity, innovation and experimentation. Leah uses her own practice to inspire and encourage her students.

Leah's work encourages a slower pace, to allow room to breathe, reconsider ideas and see a new beauty within. Her work has been recognised to have a unique style, full of colour, drawing the attention of various print and online media outlets. Including Adelady, Glam Adelaide and GT Magazine.

“We first discovered Leah Grant on Instagram and were instantly blown away by her bright, bold artwork. As it turns out, she’s as bold and as bright as her paintings. Leah’s a visual artist, who creates layered, vibrant colours with various mediums. Her paintings will make your heart smile. We should ALL have a Leah Grant (or two) in our lounge rooms.”

— Hayley Pearson, Adelady

Exhibitions

Local Crowd Café, Adelaide 2016
Brick + Mortar Creative, Adelaide 2016
Light Bulb Cafe, Adelaide 2016
Urban Cow Studio, Group Show, Adelaide 2017
Majestic Roof Garden Hotel, Adelaide 2017
Royal Adelaide Show Garden Display, Adelaide 2018

Youth Opportunities SALA Festival, Plant 4 Bowden 2018
Urban Cow Studio, Solo Show, Seeking Happiness, 2021
Salisbury Watershed Art Prize, Adelaide 2022

Blyth Street Light Box Gallery, Adelaide 2015

Majestic Minima Hotel, Adelaide 2015
Salisbury Watershed Art Prize, Adelaide 2015
Burnside Art Show, Adelaide 2015
SALA Tincat Café & Gallery, Adelaide 2015
SALA Norwood Town Hall, Adelaide 2015
Nove on Luce, Adelaide 2015
LinDen New Art Postcard Show, Melbourne 2015
Analogue Academy, Geelong 2015
Metropolis Gallery, Geelong 2015
Port Adelaide Festival, Adelaide 2016

Murals

Geelong Baptist College, Geelong, 2023
Mural Collaboration with Jack Fran, Prospect Art Walk, 2023
Civic Park, Tea Tree Gully Council, 2023
Kilburn Mural, Port Adelaide Enfield Council, 2023
Wilderness School Mural, Coorong 2023
Summer Garden Party live mural painting, City of Tea Tree Gully, 2023
ECH Mural, Walkerville, 2022
Sunrise Christian School Early Learning Centre, Whyalla, 2023
1079 Life FM Radio Station Mural, 2023
City Seats, Community Project, City of Adelaide, 2022
Bower Cottages Community Centre, Semaphore, 2022
St Peter’s Woodlands Grammar School Mural, Glenelg, 2022
The Palladium Hair Dresser, West Croydon, 2022
Sunrise Christian School Mural, Paradise, 2022
Adelaide Resident Pool Mural, 2021
Sunrise Christian School Mural, Whyalla, 2021
Skate Society Mural, 2021
West Croyden Mural, 2021
North Adelaide Resident Mural, 2020
Prospect Resident Mural, 2020
Stobie Pole Project with Prospect City Council, 2020
Pedare Christian College Piano Mural, 2020
Walkerville Primary School Mural, 2020
St Johns Row Temporal Christmas Mural, Glenelg, 2019
Cowper Street Temporal Christmas Mural, Glenelg, 2019
Coffee Institute Mural, Walkerville Terrace, 2018
Prospect Tourrific Street Party Mural, Prospect Road, Adelaide, 2018
Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, Frome Street, Let Down Your Hair, Adelaide, 2018
Little Rundle Street Project, Mural Collaboration with Fredrocker, Adelaide, 2016
Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, Tatham Street, Happiness Is, Adelaide, 2016
Powerhouse, Mural, Geelong, 2015

EDUCATION

Federation University Ballarat || Bachelor of Visual Arts, 2009
Federation University Ballarat || Diploma of Education (Secondary), 2012

AWARDS

Awarded 1st Prize for “Best Feature Garden Display” at The Royal Adelaide Show. Collaboration with Space Capsule Garden Co. 2018
Awarded 2nd Prize for “Hottest Wine Label” by Hot 100 Wines. Collaboration Chaffey Bros Wine. 2016

COLLABORATIONS

Wine Label artwork for Chaffey Bros.
Feature Garden Display at The Royal Adelaide Show with Space Capsule Garden Co.
Label artwork for Eco Wud Candles.
Branding for Banks & Brown cafe.
Wine Label artwork for Small Victories.
Florist paper wrap design for Sunset Series Florist.
Diary cover design for Zivia Designs.

PUBLIC SPEAKING & ARTIST WORKSHOPS

Artist Talk video call, Bayside P-12 College, Williamstown, Year 10 Art Class, 2022
Artist Talk video call, Daegu International School, South Korea, Year 4 Class, 2021
Artist Talk, Pedare Christian College, Adelaide, Year 5 Class, 2021
Guest Speaker at XO United, speaking about creativity at Lifepoint Church, November 2020
Artist Interview with students from Cabra Dominican College, 2020
Guest Speaker to open Art from Isolation exhibition, Australian Catholic University, Ballarat, October 2020
Guest Lecturer at Deakin University Geelong, Unit ECA734 Arts Education Research Inquiry Senior Years, August 2020

School Holiday Art Workshop, Newmarch Gallery Prospect, October 2020
Guest Speaker to open April Hague and Friends exhibition, Urban Cow Studio, October 2020
Artist Talk, Street Art Explosion with Adelaide Fringe Festival, August 2016