About
Leah McNeir was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She began her career as a professional visual artist in 2007. Inspired by Spirit, she creates visionary, psychedelic, abstract, and surreal mystical art. Inspired by Nature, she creates whimsical landscapes, seascapes, & wildlife illustrations, and brings new life into natural materials such as shells or wood. She now resides in Connecticut and spends much of her time happily creating art, writing, studying, gardening, or exploring the spectacular forests and waterways of New England.
Artist Statement - 2008
"Art has been a major part of my life since before i could speak. My mother said that of my first few words two of them were the colors “green” and “blue” which i first excitedly stammered out as she demonstrated the magic of blue and yellow mixing to become green while we did finger paintings together. The sense of real magic and wonder I must have felt then persists in my work and outlook today. I’m inspired though my pursuit of understanding, by creation and creativity, by dreams and imagination, by nature and life, by both the broad cosmos and the commonly overlooked little wondrous things. For me, creating visual art is a centering, meditative exercise and tool for personal growth and expression. It is a space through which I seek to convey intuitive feelings, conceptual narratives, and visions. Through my work, I hope to bring to viewers a resonant sense of contemplation or inspiration.
At its heart, my work’s focus can be summed up in two words: Interconnection and Perspective.
Currently, my mediums of choice are acrylic paint on canvas, wood, & shells, or digital fractal art and illustration. I also enjoy creating boho and tribal styled jewelry and accessories for free spirits. Nature, mysticism, and symbolism are common focuses in all of my creative works."
Past Achievements & Projects:
- Nominated for History Writing Award - Manchester Community College 2018
- 1st Place Non-Fiction Writing Award - Manchester Community College 2017
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Induction - Manchester Community College 2016
- Created tile mandala design and consulted on the building of a 50 foot tile art instillation as the center of Caterpillar Hill Initiative's art and education center outdoor amphitheater. 2013
- Licensed art for logo emblem of the 2014 Vancouver Island MusicFest. 2013
- Licensed artwork for 2015 major motion film "Chappie" - set design. 2013
- Contributed marketing material for Yale University's "Why is there anything? Cosmos, Logos,and the why of the Universe" Conference. 2011
- Artwork featured on the book cover of "Wild Poets of Ecstasy: An Anthology of Ecstatic Verse". 2011
- Redbubble's New York Comic Con Design Challenge contest finalist. 2011
- Artwork Published in "The Sow's Ear Poetry Review". 2010 Summer issue
- Fractal art music video "Entheogen" broadcast on a Slovenian TV show "Vido Fronta". 2010
- Redbubble's Music Machine Challenge contest finalist. 2009
"And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being."
- Black Elk
- Black Elk