The Woman Colour Built
Solo Photography Exhibition by Leanne Trivett S
Create Appalachia Gallery
January 12 – February 27, 2026
Artist Reception: February 5, 5–7 PM
Create Appalachia is honored to present The Woman Colour Built, a vivid and deeply personal solo exhibition by award-winning photographer and visual artist Leanne Trivett S. Rooted in self-portraiture and guided by the emotional intelligence of color, this body of work examines how memory, identity, and feeling blur together—layered, fluid, and brilliantly alive.
In The Woman Colour Built, Trivett S allows color to become voice, compass, and companion. Through multiple exposures, intentional blur, ICM, and layered imagery, she reconstructs moments not as they appeared, but as they were felt. Each photograph exists in the liminal space where memory meets light—where pink wraps in hope, green teaches resilience, blue opens possibility, and vibrant oranges and violets speak in their own layered language. The work unfolds like an internal play: some scenes staged, others discovered in spontaneity, all of them rooted in emotional resonance.
Trivett S’s artistic practice is shaped by her background in theatre and vocal performance, infusing her photographs with movement, transformation, and a sense of narrative pause. She describes photography as both mirror and threshold—a place where psyche, ego, spirit, and soul intersect. With her camera as compass, she traces the subtle edges of her inner world, creating images that feel intimate yet universal, dreamlike yet grounded in truth.
At the heart of her work is connection. Each frame becomes a bridge between artist and viewer, offering a space where vulnerability, recognition, and shared humanity can be reflected back.
About the Artist
Leanne Trivett S is an internationally exhibited, award-winning photographer known for her emotionally rich self-portraiture, expressive florals, and vibrant abstractions. Her work has been featured in leading venues including the Los Angeles Center of Photography, the Griffin Museum of Photography (Boston), KFF FotoFest (Japan), Millepiani Gallery (Rome), BRAHM Museum (North Carolina), New Orleans Photo Alliance, PH21 Gallery (Budapest), and Fotonostrum (Barcelona).
Her images have appeared on covers and in publications such as Art Ascent International Magazine (Silver Award for Florals), SHOTS Magazine (Spring 2025 Cover), Humana Obscura, Black & White Magazine (Winners), Monochromica, ARTDOC Magazine, and Dodho Magazine. She has earned recognition from the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, ND Awards, Refocus Awards, Great Photo Awards, Digital Photo Awards, and others. Most recently, she received the EMERGE 2024 Fellowship Award – Photography Performance (A Smith Gallery), and was selected as a satellite artist for D’ART Gallery.
As an educator, Trivett S teaches and speaks internationally, offering workshops and lectures through Santa Fe Workshops, Maine Media, the Pacific Northwest Art School, Chicago Botanic Garden, and Camversation (UK), among many others. Her teaching practice reflects her belief in photography as a tool for self-expression, transformation, and storytelling.
To learn more about her work or explore her full CV, visit www.LeanneTrivettSphotography.com.
