Born Perth, Australia.
Current Bachelor of Art – Fine Art and Visual Culture, Curtin University.

Leah Kennedy is a visual artist and photographer based in Perth, Western Australia.

Her work focuses on environmental, psychological and intangible themes, often imbuing a surreal quality. The ambiguous, and sometimes paradoxical, qualities are reflected in the landscapes and objects of exploration.

Awards include Lensculture Emerging Talent, published and exhibited nationally and internationally.

“Photography a medium like any other, it can replicate what you see with your eyes but it is not beholden to reality. My work rarely refers to the physical equivalent, it is imbued with a narrative that is not necessarily of the subject.”

EXHIBITIONS

2023 – Shaping Our Planet, Edinburgh, Scotland
2022 – After Dark, Pickle District, West Perth, Australia
2019 – TOAF The Cutaway, Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia
2019 – TOAF The Facility, Kensington, Melbourne, Australia
2019 – WA Professional Photography Awards Digital Exhibition, Yagan Square, Perth, Australia
2019 – WA Professional Photography Awards Exhibition, Perth Town Hall, Perth, Australia
2018 – Lensculture Emerging Talent Exhibition, Klompching Gallery, New York, USA
2018 – Head On Photo Festival, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia
2018 – Auckland Festival of Photography, Auckland, New Zealand
2018 – Pingyao International Photography Festival, Shanxi, China
2018 – Head On Photo Festival, Government House, Sydney, Australia
2018 – WA Professional Photography Awards Exhibition, Perth Town Hall, Perth, Australia
2018 – WA Professional Photography Awards Digital Exhibition, Yagan Square, Perth, Australia
2018 – Travel Collective, Epson Print Gallery, Perth, Australia
2017 – WA Professional Photography Awards Exhibition, Perth, Australia
2017 – Artisan Collective, Epson Print Gallery, Perth, Australia
2015 – CIT Kinetic Exhibition, Perth, Australia
2015 – 13×5 Exhibition, Matthew Gillett Gallery, Scarborough, NSW, Australia
2015 – Head On Photo Festival, Sydney, Australia

PUBLISHED

Domus – Progress? – A portfolio by Leah Kennedy
Lensculture – Progress?
Wired – 8 Earth day galleries to show off the wonders of the world
The Guardian – Stunning aerial images of Western Australia’s salt lakes
Wired – The beauty and the dangers of Australia’s salt lakes
Colossal – Striking aerial photographs of Namibia’s arid landscape appear as abstract paintings
My Modern Met – Stunning abstract aerial photos of Namibia’s desert landscape
Plain Magazine – Progress by Australian Photographer Leah Kennedy