"I’m not interested in creating an illustration. I want to create something that has its own life and power." - Kezleigh
Biography
Kezleigh, also known as Amy Merritt, is a new media, digital artist from Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. Her work focuses on expressing the fragility and complexity of a psyche as it struggles with flaws and irregularities in memory and the subconscious communication of dreams.
Her work starts in the digital realm, cathartically piecing together a moment using various software programs. The work is UV-laser printed on the back of acrylic glass and laser-cut into shapes. Custom work is often site-specific and works with the chosen location seamlessly.
Most recently, she was part of the Artist Project in Toronto and won the prestigious Gladstone House Award. She’s been featured in galleries such as the Arta Gallery, Hazelton Fine Art Galleries, The Propeller Art Gallery, and Gallery 1313.
She has shown work nationally and internationally.
She currently lives and works in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.