I began as a painter, majored in graphic design and became enamored of photography along the way. I synthesize that journey in my fine artwork, using my camera to frame things otherwise perceived as ordinary so that they become abstract “paintings.” The results are captured not on canvas, but rather in the digital format so familiar to me as a graphic designer. I employ a digital paintbrush to put the final touches on each piece — these “brushstrokes” are largely chromatic as it is important to me that raw imagery is physically altered as little as possible.
— Leila Singleton
> BIOGRAPHY
San Francisco-based artist Leila Singleton creates pieces that are photographic, but with a twist: much of her work could be mistaken for abstract paintings.
Singleton moved to San Francisco in 2008 from her native Fort Collins, Colorado. Doodling since she was just a few months old, she graduated from the Savannah College of Art & Design in 2003 with summa cum laude honors and the school’s Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design Award.
Active in multiple artistic disciplines, she regularly exhibits her fine art, photography and graphic design work, which has appeared in shows in Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Times Square and Kharkov, Ukraine. As a photographer, she is represented by shopSCAD, her alma mater’s famed retail gallery. Her photography also enjoys an online presence, having garnered mention on popular interior design blog Style Court, and appearing in Gawker Artists, a juried digital showcase on New York City-based blog Gawker.com.
Collectors should inquire via email: collectors :: at :: leilasingleton :: dot :: com. For more information about Singleton's pursuits, visit leilasingleton.com.
> EXHIBITION HISTORY
Click here for Leila's exhibition history, as posted on Artslant; PDF version available for download here.
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