
ABOUT THE ARTIST
AILEEN K. LEO
Aileen K. Leo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts from the University of Ottawa and has also studied printmaking at the Ottawa School of Art.
She has exhibited regularly since 2018, participating in exhibitions at the Ottawa School of Art, Gallery 55 in the ByWard Market, the Nepean Creative Arts Centre, and galleries in Toronto and Victoria. Since 2023, she has also participated in the New Edinburgh Studio Tour.
ARTIST STATEMENT
BENEATH THE SURFACE
My work is rooted in concerns about the environment and issues of social justice. I am drawn to subjects whose meanings are not immediately fixed—to the tensions, ambiguities and insecurities that exist beneath the surface.
Raymond Carver’s observation that the space between words can be as important as the words themselves resonates with the way I work. I explore the space between certainty and uncertainty, creating images that resist simple conclusions and invite an emotional response.
Good art won’t match your sofa.
PRACTICE
Painting, Printmaking, Mixed Media, Photography
Medium:
Environment, Social Justice, Emotion, Politics and Culture
Themes:
Ottawa, Canada
Location:
Available through the Contact page
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EXHIBITIONS
NEST: New Edinburgh Studio Tour
2026
Environment, Social Justice, Emotion, Politics and Culture
2025
Ottawa, Canada
2024