Leigh Barbier

Leigh Barbier was born and raised  in Los Angeles. She relocated to the Bay Area to attend San Francisco State University where she received her BA in Fine Arts. She currently has a full time studio practice in San Francisco, creating, drawings, paintings and sculptures. Her work has appeared extensively in the Bay Area in one person, two person and group shows over the last 3 decades, including The de Young Open, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Berkeley Art Center. In addition Leigh has also exhibited in Los Angeles, New York, Miami and Paris. 

Leigh worked for 20 years as a practical model maker and digital painter for George Lucas’ company, Industrial, Light and Magic and later Disney Studios. She has created masks, puppets, props, graphics and animation for the San Francisco group The Residents.

Leigh feels very lucky to be a member of the SF clayworks community and one of its founding partners.