Leigh Brooklyn

BIO

Leigh Brooklyn, formerly Leigh Bongiorno, was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio where she earned a B.F.A. in Biomedical Illustration from the Cleveland Institute of Art. After graduation Brooklyn moved throughout the country gaining inspiration from individuals she met through street photography. Brooklyn went back to her roots fo figurative drawing and oil painting. Recently she learned sculpture and studied welding to incorporate 3D pieces into her growing series. Brooklyn’s work has been displayed in galleries and museums around the country from New York to Los Angeles.

STATEMENT:

Specializing in figurative painting and drawing, my work stems from an interest in giving a voice to the voiceless. I want to contribute to this world and my art the way that I can do that. My work is my activism and my protest used to demand equality and raise awareness. I recently began building my own female militia through my paintings and drawings to unite women in solidarity to fight for the greater good and the shared humanity in all of us.