Studio Migalle is the home of Toronto artist Gail Leija

Recent work
Recent work
Recent work
Recent work
Recent work
Recent work

My work explores the shifting boundaries between the natural, the human, and the synthetic. Fragments of figures, shapes, and patterns emerge and recede through digital layering and revision to build images that feel materially present.

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

BIOMORPHS

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

PHANTOMS

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

FOLLIES

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

TRACES

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

SIGNAL 2 NOISE

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

FICTIONS

Temporary material conversations are captured at their most eloquent ephemeral moments