Art as Experience
Abstract painting exploring balance, presence and the space between opposing forces.
I work in abstraction as a means of investigating equilibrium within complexity.
My practice examines the coexistence of opposing forces, structure and gesture, control and intuition, stability and disruption, and the quiet clarity that can emerge when they are allowed to exist together.
Each body of work is developed as a sustained inquiry rather than a singular statement, inviting presence, close looking, and lived engagement over time.
Selected workds from ongoing series
The Philosophy
My work is rooted in the belief that calm is not the absence of complexity, but the ability to hold it.
Through abstraction, I investigate balance as a lived experience, one shaped by contrast, rhythm, and presence rather than resolution.
These principles inform not only the studio practice, but how creative thinking is taught, facilitated and applied.
THE ARTIST
Erin Leigh is an abstract painter whose work explores balance, duality, and presence through a disciplined yet intuitive studio practice.
Her work has been collected internationally and exhibited in galleries and institutions across New England.
THE Experiences
Beyond the canvas, my practice extends into select talks and immersive experiences that translate artistic principles, balance, presence, and complexity, into applied contexts.
These offerings are designed for institutions, leadership teams, and organizations interested in depth, nuance, and long-term thinking. They invite organizations to engage complexity with greater clarity, presence, and long-term perspective.
IN tHE wORLD
Exhibitions, collaborations, and contexts where the work enters public and institutional spaces.