Leesa Gray-Pitt Creative

Leesa is a didactic artist who writes when the grief is too overwhelming to paint and paints when she can’t find the words, pouring her emotions onto the canvas. Art has been her therapy and catharsis through the living nightmare of child loss, painting and writing her journey through trauma to find the spiritual feminine.

Drawing portraits since her teens, Leesa decided to follow her passion for art and fashion and use real faces as her canvas, winning Hair and Makeup Artist of the Year 2003. Having worked on many famous faces and in fashion, television and bridal, she started painting faces on canvas in 2016 to deal with the death of her beautiful daughter Star Dawn.

Some highlights of Leesa’s career are an artist residency at Chateau Orquaveaux, France, in 2019. Living at the chateau for four weeks with artists from around the world was a dream come true and an experience she will never forget. In 2023 Leesa was also accepted to Quarantine - an artist mentorship program in Menorca, Spain. Chosen along with other high calibre artist from across the globe she accepted this challenge wholeheartedly, returning with a new found focus and drive.

She was also Vice President for RedWest Creative Co-op, which was extremely rewarding and provided many opportunities to learn skills that will help her career as an artist.

Born in Williamstown and growing up in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Leesa brings her life experience and knowledge from her travels to local creatives. Pushing artists outside their comfort zones with encouragement and guidance in a group or private setting.

Leesa has participated in several group exhibitions, finally having her first solo show in 2021 at BlackCat Gallery. Leesa’s intention has always been to capture the likeness of her subjects - Painting faces, either on canvas or in the flesh, will always be a constant source of pleasure and her true passion.