Artist Spotlight: Leia Genis
Leia Genis (b. 1997, Chicago, IL) is a trans artist and writer currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design with degrees in painting and sculpture (2019), her artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally at venues such as MOCA GA (Atlanta) and the Ipswich Biennale (Ipswich, UK). Her artworks have been written about in Elephant Magazine, Galerie Magazine, Sugarcane Magazine, and other publications. Her writing has been published in Frieze, Burnaway, Art Papers, and Numbers Inc. Magazine. Genis is currently a full-time studio artist. In addition to her artistic endeavors, she is an avid cyclist with a competition history at the national level.
Website: www.leiagenis.art
Instagram: @leiagenis
Check out Leia’s Top 10 Favorite Books from 2023, also featured in IMPACT Magazine, Vol. 2 No. 2
Leia’s exhibition, Bodyjumpers opens May 3rd, 2024 at ARTS Southeast’s main exhibition space, The Ellis Gallery
Left: Works in progress, Leia in her studio at South River Art Studios, Atlanta, GA, 2023. Photos by Andrew Hetherington
Selective History 14, 2023, cyanotype and fabric dye on cotton over three panels, 62 x 64 inches
Detail, Selective History 14, 2023, cyanotype and fabric dye on cotton over three panels, 62 x 64 inches
Selective History 10, 2023, cyanotype and fabric dye on cotton over two panels, 32.5 x 43 inches
Detail, Selective History 5, 2023, cyanotype and fabric dye on cotton over two panels, 77.5 x 78.5 inches
Selective History 8, 2023, cyanotype and fabric dye on cotton over three panels, 57 x 28.5 inches
Selective History 11, 2023, cyanotype and fabric dye on cotton over three panels, 56.5 x 81.5 inches
Photos courtesy of Johnson Lowe Gallery
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