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Best Series: Leanne Trivett S./Self Portraits

Leanne Trivett S./Unarmed Passion, self-portrait

Leanne Trivett S.:

"I am a visual artist that uses photography to narrate and construct identity in self portraiture and experimental florals, to delve into the abstract, and to capture interplay of details and color in the realm of emotion.

Drawing inspiration from my theatrical and vocal performance background, I strive to explore and connect psyche, spirit, ego, and soul: creating current characters with personal and dynamic stories. I like to capture scenes from my play, and I also like the out takes. It is my desire to connect to the viewer in a meaningful way by exploring multiple sides of me: the light and dark, the quiet and the movement, and the smooth and textured. I use my camera and eye for detail to visit the complicated fringe of my personality and my relationships. Every photo I take is a part of my curiosity and “double” inner world. I seek a connection to self and the audience in that space of duality, building a bridge through emotion and humanity.

All of my imagery is created by personal photographs that I take with my cameras. I often use creative techniques like blur, ICM, layering, and multiple exposures in and out of camera for my work."

Leanne Trivett S. is an award winning photographer and visual artist using her personal photographs to explore experimental self portraiture, florals, and the emotional abstract.

She graduated with a BFA in Theatre from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in NY, NY. Her background in musical theatre and her experience performing as a professional singer have inspired her creation of characters and self expression through images and photography. She is best known for her colorful and current self portraits and her work with florals.

Leanne’s award winning artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally in venues like the Los Angeles Center for Photography, the Griffin Museum of Photography in Boston, CfPA in Carmel, CA, KFF FotoFest 2024 in Karuizawa in Japan, Millepiani Gallery in Rome Italy, BRAHM Museum in Blowing Rock, NC, PH21 Gallery in Budapest, Fotonostrum Gallery in Barcelona, Spain, etc. Her Work has been published and can be seen on the cover and in several issues of Art Ascent International Magazine, Humana Obscura, Monochromica, Inside Sacramento, ARTDOC Magazine winning the Silver Award for her Florals, feature and cover in SHOTS Magazine, cover of Dodho Magazine with interview, in Barcelona and recognized for Monochrome, Color, Portrait, and Fine Art Awards in 2022, 2023, 2024, interviewed and featured in for Women United ART MAGAZINE and a solo show, published in several editions of Black & White Magazine, and in multiple special edition exhibition books.

She was chosen as the Winner of the EMERGE 2024 Fellowship Award and Winner in Portfolio Platform 2024/2025, and has done solo shows featuring her project Pisces Dipped in Fantasy.. Winner and Honorable Mention for The 18th, 20th, and 23rd Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Awards for Women Photographers in Barcelona Spain for 2022, 2023, and 2024, Refocus Award for COLOR in Conceptual Photography, placed second in People and Portraits for Digital Photo 2022, received honorable mention in the ND Awards, etc. She is currently teaching at Santa Fe Workshops, Chicago Botanic Garden, Pacific Northwest Art School on Whidbey Island near Seattle, and giving Art Talks on Zoom in such places as the UK and Chicago.

She spends her free time traveling and creating in her artist studio near Asheville, NC. All of her imagery comes from photos she takes with her cameras, and she often uses creative techniques like blur, ICM, layering, and multiple exposures in and out of camera for her work.