Leanne Trivette S.
Leanne Trivett S. is a digital artist who merges her background in performing arts to create carefully constructed work that resonates with the audience’s inner voices.
Leanne’s collages are soft on the eyes, offering a different form of perception. Her images are good listeners, inspiring viewers to step back and spend time with themselves. Each collage has a distinct tone of voice—easy to tune in and with diverse melodies and themes.
For instance, Leanne’s collage Parade is an openminded yet introverted soul, inviting the discovery of new philosophical thoughts. Hellos is a social butterfly, spreading its colours and encouraging us to encounter each other with an open smile. Afternoon Tea and Opera of the Bouquet evoke a dark and mysterious atmosphere, guiding the audience into creative pathways of thinking and being, allowing them to sense the strong and individual parts of themselves.
Each of Leanne’s collages is a unique element of a botanical constellation that provides care and attention to various human emotions. Her artwork is beautiful to observe, but with time, it takes one on a journey into the wonders of life beyond daily routines and into one’s own creative depths.
Leanne’s work is reminiscent of a modern James Hamilton Brown, a U.S. visual artist who began experimenting with photography and collages in the mid-1940s. Both artists share a play of colours and the liveliness this brings to their art form, though Leanne’s digital collages are more energetic than James Hamilton Brown’s calmer, softer-toned creations. The layering of images in their work transports audiences into a vibrant dance on a summer afternoon at the lake, where the sun gleams through the leaves of an old tree.
Another contemporary visual artist, Maggie West, indulges in portraying large floral sculptures, digital photography, and short films that convey a psychedelic feeling, where the most colourful flowers and blossoms engage in vivid conversations. When combining Maggie West’s high-energy work with James Hamilton Brown’s calm aesthetic, Leanne’s digital collages emerge as a blend of these two visual approaches.
Leanne works with photography and digital tools toexplore what she describes as experimental self-portraiture and emotional abstraction. She has a BFA in Theatre from the Tisch School of the Arts (NYU) in New York City. Her background in theatre heavily influences how she expresses herself through images and photography.
The work of Leanne Trivett S. has been awarded and exhibited worldwide, including at the Los Angeles Centre for Photography, the KFF FotoFest 2024 in Karuizawa, Japan, and the Fotonostrum Gallery in Barcelona, Spain. She was chosen as Winner and Honourable Mention for the 18th and 20th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Awards for Women Photographers in Barcelona, Spain, in 2022 and 2023. Leanne also enjoys sharing her knowledge and teaches at Santa Fe Workshops in New Mexico and Chicago Botanic Garden in Illinois.
Leanne Trivett S. is the Silver Artist of the ArtAscent Floral call for artists. To see the full body of work and profile, get a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Floral issue.
