Born in Saskatchewan, Colleen Leonard a photographic artist and educator who has been living in Montreal since 2010. Colleen has been camera-less for a decade, coating watercolour, washi, and recycled papers to create photograms, cyanotypes, and lumens. Her experimentations with alternative photographic approaches grew out of an increasing need to work sustainably and create a more reciprocal relationship with the natural world that nourishes her art practice. Leaving a small environmental footprint, Colleen’s work aims to rediscover a sense of childhood wonder in the beauty of our everyday through walking, noticing, and celebrating nature.