Leanne Baird

Winter Beech III, 2022, acrylic on canvas

About the artist:

Leanne Baird is a former landscape designer and graduated from the Fine Art program at the University of Toronto. She has also studied process art making and mandala art making in the USA and India. Since her studies, Leanne has participated in numerous juried and group shows throughout Ontario including the Frederick Horsman Varley Gallery, the Agnes Jamieson Gallery, Rails End Gallery and the Art Gallery of Peterborough. She has also been a guest artist on HGTV. Her work can be found in many national and international private collections. She is currently represented by the Ethel Curry Gallery and the Colborne Street Gallery.

Leanne teaches art-making to both adults and children. She has taught children’s art classes at the Varley Art Gallery, and through numerous school boards in Southern Ontario including Lakefield College School. She has also served a three-year term on the board of directors at The Art School of Peterborough. In addition, Leanne has offered process painting workshops called “A Vision Quest into the Mandala” in her studio. Leanne is currently focusing on her painting practice. In her spare time Leanne likes to garden and spend time in nature.