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.

Her latest solo exhibitions include Likkle Acts at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Nov 2024–Apr 2025), and Pinhole Portraits and Places at Stephen Bulger Gallery (May–July 2025). Sugar Coat will next be on view at the Ottawa School of Art (July–August 2025).

Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Wedge Collection, the Art Gallery of Ontario, TD Bank, and the Robert McLaughlin Gallery.

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