Leah Romano McMeen is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in La Porte, Indiana. She works primarily with oil, acrylic, pastels, and watercolor, blending realism with expressive abstraction. Her work 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. She holds 25 years of graphic design experience, and has spent the last several years running the agency Openhill with her husband Todd. Leah earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Toledo.
In between juggling kids activities and wrangling goats and chickens, she is accepting commissions and available for exhibitions. Feel free to reach out via the Contact Page.
Recent Exhibitions and Awards:
- Dune Birds In Art juried exhibit, Indiana Dunes Birding Festival May-June 2025, "Mourning In The Fog" oil pastel
- Uart UNEEDA Award, Great Lakes Pastel Society Small Works Juried Exhibition, June-July 2025, "Kingfisher Over Water", soft pastel
- Merit Award, Art Barn School of Art 35th Juried Exhibition, Valparaiso, IN April-May 2025, "Golden Hour Crane"
- Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod 2025 “For Pastels Only” (FPO), artwork TBA soon!
- Chesterton Womens Club 73rd Community Exhibit, award, "Blue Maize" watercolor and soft pastel, June-July 2025