Photograph by Myles Burr

Leigh Anita

Printmaker + Illustrator

In winter I walk to desolate places. I watch carrier ships load freight. Iron and steel darting up toward murky skies. There is quiet in the pounding of metal. Beside the river, the cranes make no sound as they pile salt from the bellies of ships. They create mountains. I grew up on a small island, and sometimes wonder if I grew up to become a small island.

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Prints of my work and self-published books are available here.

If you are interested in purchasing an original piece or have a project to propose, please contact me by email at Leighanita@gmail.com

Curriculum Vitae

b. 1991

Education and Credentials

Fine Arts Foundation, 2010 – Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts

Bachelor of Arts, Summa cum laude, Communication, with a Cinema Studies minor, 2014 – University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

Awards

Communication Distinguished Scholarship Award, 2015 – University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

Honorable Mention, Scholastic Art Awards, 2010 – Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk, Maine