I’ve worked professionally under the name Kezleigh since 2020, but it’s a name I’ve used since I was a pre-teen. Growing up in Muskoka, surrounded by water, trees, and rock, shaped my connection to the natural world, and those influences often appear in my work.

 

I'm interested in expressing the fragility and complexity of the human psyche as it struggles with flaws and irregularities in memory. Working in the subconscious communication of dreams, I want to create something that feels alive, something with its own presence, tension, and emotional gravity. The work is not meant to function as a direct explanation, but as an experience that exists independently from me once it is in the world. 

 

A lot of people ask me what my work means, and a lot of the time it's not fully realised yet. 

For me, the goal is to create work that stays with people psychologically, something that feels less like viewing an image and more like encountering an emotional presence that continues to unfold and reveal itself over time. 

We don’t always need to fully understand why or how we feel in order for those feelings to be real, meaningful, or worth experiencing. This is why I make art. 

 

I create new media work that exists in the digital realm. I use digital paintbrushes and digital manipulation. I then UV-laser print the work onto acrylic glass and laser cut pieces out. 

My custom work is site-specific and is displayed to elevate the surrounding area. 

 

My work has been showcased in art galleries and private collections nationally and internationally with growing strength and recognition in the contemporary art scene. 

Most notably, having one of my pieces selected for SVNTY’s condo building permanent collection in downtown Toronto, ON. As well as receiving the Gladstone House Award whilst in Canada’s largest contemporary art shows, The Artist Project.

 

Though my roots remain in Muskoka, I now live and work in Toronto, where my practice continues to evolve.