Leisa O'Gorman

Leisa O’Gorman is a self taught artist who began painting following a trip to Tasmania. There she was inspired by both the artistic scene as well as the beauty of untouched wilderness. Leisa works primarily in acrylics and she seeks to intuitively capture the ephemeral essence of landscape with this medium. Somewhere between realism and abstract interpretation, her work hopes to convey a landscape which exists beyond time, place and memory. Through subtle use of light and shade, she hopes the viewer is taken to a place in distant memory, a place of transcendent evocation that resonates with their experience, a place known and unknown. Painting landscapes is a meditative process for Leisa, one which is both an amalgamation of stored memories of the natural world and a glimpse into a place beyond landscape, an entry into an emotional connection. In 2024, Leisa was a finalist in The Toowoomba Gallery's The Next Big Thing and after participating in a number of shows in 2023 and 2024 she was invited to become a stockroom artist with Aspire gallery In Brisbane.