Sedona Leach is primarily a painter, sculptor, and historical seamstress.
She was accepted into the ACES Educational Center for the Arts Visual Arts Department in New Haven, CT, and enrolled from the years 2019-2020. Sedona most recently completed a BFA in painting and a minor in art history from the Hartford Art School within the University of Hartford in 2026, and was also awarded The Rudolph Zallinger Painting Prize as a student. Immediately following graduation, she was accepted into the Five Points Arts Launchpad program, where she now has her practice based in Torrington, CT. Sedona is most recently exhibiting her wood sculpture Somnambulist at Underwater Kite Art Gallery in Windsor, CT from June-September 2026. Additionally, her painting The Dinner/IN CASE OF FIRE BREAK GLASS, will be exhibited in The 56th Annual Nor’Easter Juried Members Exhibition, and will take place at the New Britain Museum of American Art from August 15th to September 16th.
I work primarily in painting and sculpture to confront the nature of prey and predator dynamics, inspired by my own experiences as a woman. I use repeated symbols through my work to disguise my own stories and twist them into dreamlike scenes, akin to a cautionary tale. I use antique objects, nature imagery, inspiration from classic advertisement, and historical art influences to create a make-believe universe for my experiences to live in, hidden beneath my own created symbols to deepen, as well as obscure their ties to my reality.
Sedona Leach lives in Madison, CT, and her practice is split between Madison and Torrington, CT.
Education:
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Bachelors of Fine Arts, Painting Major, Art History Minor, West Hartford, CT, 2022-2026
ACES Educational Center for the Arts, Visual Arts Department, New Haven, CT, 2019-2020
Residencies/Programs:
Five Points Arts Launchpad Program, Torrington, CT, 2026-
Awards:
Five Points Arts Launchpad Program, full year’s expenses funded by The Hartford Art School, 2026-2027
The Rudolph Zallinger Painting Prize, 2026
Hartford Art School Artistic Merit Scholarship, 2022-2026
UHart Leadership Award 2022-2023
Exhibitions:
Nor’Easter 56th Annual Juried Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, August-September 2026
Tar & Feathers, Underwater Kite Art Gallery, Windsor, CT, June-September 2026
Entropy, Printmaking & Painting BFA Thesis Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford, CT, 2026
Goldfarb Exhibition, Joselof Gallery, West Hartford, CT, 2024
First Year Student Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford, CT, 2022
Lectures:
Incoming Students Artist Lecture, Entropy, Printmaking & Painting BFA Thesis Exhibition, West Hartford, CT, 2026
Press:
Interview with Artist Closeup, https://www.artistcloseup.com/blog/interview-sedona-leach, July 2026