A Melbourne based figurative artist, Leah Mariani began her artist journey during her first pregnancy, where instead of the usual pregnancy food cravings, she was instead hit with an endless desire to paint.
Since then, Leah has featured in multiple magazines, been shortlisted for art prizes such as the Omnia Art Prize, Marie Ellis Drawing Prize, Lethbridge 10,000 Small-Scale Art Award, as well as winning Art to Art's 2020 Unearthed Art Prize. In 2023, Leah undertook a dream artist residency in France, which left her feeling refreshed and invigorated, and found her further developing her style and process in painting.
Leah Mariani's art reflects her experiences as a woman and as a mother, and through her work she explores identity, relationships, and what makes people tick.