Christina Leslie is a Toronto-based artist and independent curator whose lens-based art practice delves into decolonization, identity, migration, marginalization, and her West Indian heritage. Using experimental photography and text, she explores the intersections of history, memory, and race to create thought-provoking visual narratives.

She holds a B.F.A. from OCAD University (2006) and an M.F.A. from the Savannah College of Art and Design (2022). Recently, she served as the Interim Assistant Curator at the McMaster Museum of Art in Hamilton and curated their latest collection show THE GREAT UNSEEN (currently on view until Oct 2025).

Leslie has delivered notable talks at significant venues, including the SPE Conference in Philadelphia (2010), the Position as Desired symposium at the Royal Ontario Museum (2011), and the McMaster Museum of Art (2022, 2023). She was a featured speaker at the Caribbean Art Meet-Up at the National Gallery West in Jamaica (2025).

Her recent series, Sugar Coat, earned critical acclaim from online platforms: Ain’t Bad Magazine, Feature Shoot, and PetaPixel, and was exhibited at BAND Gallery with support from the Honda Canada Foundation (2023), RIT City Art Space in Rochester, NY (2023), and the Exposure Festival in Calgary (2024). 

Leslie’s photographs have been shown at major institutions worldwide, including GAMU in Prague, Oakland University in Michigan, the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada’s Pier 21, the Art Gallery of Windsor, the Caribbean Art Fair in Jamaica, the McMaster Museum of Art, Paris Photo, and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Toronto.

Leslie’s recent solo exhibition, Likkle Acts, was on view at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery from November 2024 to April 2025. Her current exhibition, Pinhole Portraits and Places, opened in May 2025 and is on view at Stephen Bulger Gallery until July. Following that, Sugarcoat will open at the Ottawa School of Arts in July 2025 and run through August.

Leslie’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Wedge Collection, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and TD Bank.

Christina Leslie is represented by the Stephen Bulger Gallery in Toronto.