Born and raised in Perth, Australia Leah Kennedy has spent a large portion of her working life in a technical engineering environment. From both Irish and English descent she lived in Ireland from 1999 until 2008 working, travelling and exploring. On return to Australia she pursued Bachelor of Arts – Fine Arts and Visual Culture at Curtin University and works as a mixed media visual artist.

Kennedy explores contrasts and ambiguity, questioning societal norms relating to identity, globalisation and environmental concerns. Maintaining consistent thematic undercurrents with visual diversity, blending aesthetics of minimalism, abstraction, surrealism and romanticism.

Her awards include 2018 Lensculture Emerging Talent, 2017 AIPP Australian Creative Photographer of the Year and 2019 AIPP WA Illustrative Photographer of the Year among many others. She has been published internationally including The Guardian, Wired, Colossal, Capture Magazine and Plain magazine.