Leah Ann Early is a contemporary collage artist and teacher based on the South Coast of NSW. Her work speaks with the dialogue of colour, shape and movement, paintings without a drop of paint. Using 1960s and 70s publications to source paper, Leah celebrates the richness of vintage pigmentation and renews the ephemera to create a tangible, touchable story of softness in motion.
Get in touch with Leah at hello@leahannearly.com
Exhibitions
Coastal Contours w Cat Leach, Bodalla Arts Factory, 2026, Bodalla, NSW
Time in Lieu (solo exhibition) The Art Room, 2025, Narooma, NSW
The Other Art Fair, Sydney Collage Society, 2025, Sydney, NSW
Portico w Anna Phillips, Frame & Brush, 2025, Bermagui, NSW
In Essence, Brunswick Street Gallery, 2024, Melbourne, VIC
Brief Encounters, Sydney Collage Society, T & CCs, 2024, Surry Hills, NSW
Slow Release, June-August 2024 (online exhibition)
Grammar Art Show, Toowoomba Grammar School, 2024, Toowoomba, QLD
Coloured Glasses (solo exhibition) Frame & Brush, Bermagui, 2023, NSW
The Every Day, The Corner Store Gallery, 2023, Orange, NSW
Grammar Art Show, Toowoomba Grammar School, 2023, Toowoomba, QLD
Sydney Collage Society, The Other Art Fair, 2022, Sydney, NSW
Pulling Shapes, Brunswick Street Gallery, 2022, Melbourne, VIC
Mixed Business, Omni, 2022, Austinmer, NSW
Small Works, Gallery Independent, 2022, Sydney, NSW
Contemporary Collage, New England Regional Museum, 2019, Armidale, NSW
Leisure Coast, Thirroul Gallery 2019, Thirroul, NSW
Inner, Ellery Gallery 2018, Sydney, NSW
Brooklyn Vs Sydney II, Chinatown Soup Gallery 2017, Chinatown, NYC
Cut It Out! 2, Goodspace Gallery 2017, Sydney, NSW
Sydney Collage Society, Academy Xi 2016, Sydney, NSW
Cut It Out!, Lowroad Garage 2015, Sydney, NSW
Sydney Collage Society, Bootsdarling 2015, Sydney, NSW
South Darling (solo exhibition), Bootsdarling 2015, Sydney, NSW
Brooklyn Vs Sydney, M2 Gallery 2015, Sydney, NSW
Publications / Media
Marie Claire Magazine, editorial collage illustrations (reoccurring), 2020 - 2025
The Design Files, artwork feature in home, August 2024
Inside Out Magazine, artwork feature, December 2023
Contemporary Collage Magazine, interview feature, November 2022
Women’s Health, Editorial collage illustration, June 2020 issue
Coal Coast Magazine, Editorial collage illustration (reoccurring), 2018 - 2020
Kaleido Magazine, Sydney Collage Society feature, June 2015
Art Prizes - Finalist
Inside This Box Art Prize, 2024/2026
River of Art Prize, 2025
Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award, 2025
Little Things Art Prize, 2021/2023