Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, just west of Toronto, we lived across from farm fields of hay, beside a small brick plant, and down the road we watched folks care for and harvest paddy fields. We took long 4-5 hour drives north-east to visit our paternal and maternal families and eventually built a cottage on a lake an hour or so from them. I spent full summers at our water access only cottage. I’ve lived in different places and climates in Canada and now have done so abroad. I grew up in a house that encouraged crafts and sewing. Since then, I followed, combined, and broadened my interests in the arts.
Lesa Moriarity, 2026.
In 2003, I completed my Master’s Feminism and the Visual Arts at the University of Leeds, England. I received my BFA from Emily Carr University of Art & Design, BC, in 2000. I participated in solo and group exhibits at galleries at the University of Leeds and Queen’s University, Ont., and community places such as, Vancouver East Cultural Centre, BC, and the Ontario Shores: Centre for Mental Health Science, Ont, 2012. My works were included in the group exhibits of At Work/Au Travail at the Toronto Free Gallery, 2007, and Viewfinders at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ont. 2014. My artwork has been written about by Sonya Jones in the Viewfinders exhibit publication, as well as independent curator Sue Wilks, England. I taught Visual Arts and/or IB Studio program at International Secondary Schools abroad since 2011. Currently, I teach secondary Visual Art at an international school in Markham, Ont.