Danielle Leach
artist specialising in illustration and fine art


Pictures that make you make a story.
Danielle enjoys making images that suggest a narrative; her work is often shown without title or explanation in order to encourage the viewer to build up their own story or ideas about the work.
Her aims are to provide a starting point for the viewers own imagination to give the images story and meaning.

Danielle is also interested in the connection between the arts and the sciences, with her husband (A Scientist) she runs a discussion and collaboration group for Artists and Scientists.

Using the combination and layering of mixed media, including ink, paint, print, photography and digitally manipulated imagery, Danielle Leach enjoys producing work with illustrative qualities. She is influenced by what surrounds her: illustration, graphic novels, design, literature, films, and music.
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education

2008, Colchester School of Art and Design – University of Essex
BA (Hons.) Art and Design, Fine Art.

awards
July 2009, V50 Volunteer award
June 2008, Tindalls Art prize (Fine art area)

exhibitions and projects

November 2009
100sqft
London

August 2009
Volunteer artist
Creative Sparkworks Community art workshops
London

January 2009
View Finder Gallery Salon
London

November 2008
Islington Art Factory Autumn Salon
London

June 2008
‘Cipher’
Dray Walk Gallery
Brick Lane, London
& Colchester

April 2008
Curator
Japanese Drawing
Hay Gallery
Colchester

December 2007
‘Ink’
Hay Gallery
Colchester

November 2007
Works on Paper
R. K. Burt Ltd
London




July 2007
Etchings ‘Series One’
Life Café
Colchester

December 2006
Assistant Artist
‘Winter Thrills: Big Top Skills’
Arts in the community
Colchester Borough Council