Studio Migalle

Studio Migalle is the home of Toronto artist Gail Leija.

My work explores the shifting boundaries between the natural, the human, and the synthetic.

Figures, shapes, and patterns emerge and recede through physical and digital layering.

The works are released as limited edition archival pigment prints on fine art paper.

Blooming, wilting and decay are explored through hybrid biological and anatomical forms

Spatial ambiguity creates spectral compositions at the intersection of presence and interference

Playful objects celebrate the beautiful clutter of life, embracing frivolity and joyful disorder

Residues and remains in the cultural, environmental and emotional aftermath of erasure

Unstable equilibrium between figure and ground reveals hidden patterns and new information

Temporary material conversations are captured at their most eloquent ephemeral moments