Leah Romano McMeen is an artist and graphic designer based in Northwest Indiana. She works primarily with oil, acrylic, pastels, and watercolor, blending realism with impressionism.
She holds 25 years of graphic design experience, and has spent the last several years running the agency Openhill with her husband Todd.
Her artwork draws inspiration from nature and daily life on her small hobby farm. As a mother of five, she weaves themes of family, growth, and resilience into her art.
Leah earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Toledo.
Recent Exhibitions and Awards:
- Chicago Pastel Painter’s Tenth Biennial National Juried Exhibition, Pastels Chicago 2025, October 31 - December 6, 2025, "Last Light of the Coaling Tower"
- Three pieces works in Rising Phoenix "Glass" exhibition Sept. 6 – Oct. 26:
- Two pieces accepted to juried MidAmerica Pastel Society (MAPS) 2025 National Exhibition - Adventures in Pastel October 2 - November 1, 2025:
- Good Ole Summertime Exhibit, Hoosier Art Salon, New Harmony IN
- The Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod's “For Pastels Only” (FPO) exhibit, "A Walk In The Old Pasture"
- Pastel Society of South Carolina's 2025 Luminosity and Light juried exhibit online show July 18, 2025, "The Luminous Anhinga"
- Chesterton Womens Club 73rd Community Exhibit, award, "Blue Maize" watercolor and soft pastel, June-July 2025
- Merit Award, Art Barn School of Art 35th Juried Exhibition, Valparaiso, IN April-May 2025, "Golden Hour Crane"
- Uart UNEEDA Award, Great Lakes Pastel Society Small Works Juried Exhibition, June-July 2025, "Kingfisher Over Water", soft pastel
- Dune Birds In Art juried exhibit, Indiana Dunes Birding Festival May-June 2025, "Mourning In The Fog" oil pastel
