Leah McDonald is a site-responsive artist working between Motherwell and Glasgow. Working primarily in sculpture and installation, she explores themes of class, identity, and disruption of place.

Through her practice she is committed to diversifying the art world and expanding its accessibility. She uses her work to challenge who art is for and where it belongs, often placing works in transitional spaces and documenting their unpredictable engagements. Drawing inspiration from everyday experiences and the act of making itself, she uses industrial materials to create precarious encounters that invite reflection, resistance, and connection.

Whether occupying a gallery, public site, or transitional space, McDonald’s installations interlace material and the nuanced occupancy of space.