Artist Biography

Leona M Seufert is a professional writer and multifaceted artist. She has recently published a collection of poems about commuting to NYC  in "From Here To There And Back Again - A Commuter's Journey". She is best known for her book “The 9/11 Year” a collection of poems and essays written in the year after 9/11. Her website, WTC Journal, has been an ongoing project, a collection of photos and writings started in October of 2001 and continuing to the present. It documents the physical and emotional environment surrounding 9/11 and Ground Zero.  Leona regularly does poetry readings in the New York City, New Jersey area. Click here to view her upcoming schedule.

Leona paints abstracts in acrylics. She also works with digital photography and uses those photographs and Photoshop to create unique subject matter for her digital prints. Her works have been exhibited in group shows and numerous solo shows.

She graduated from NYC’s prestigious high school for art, The High School of Art & Design, and holds a BA in Theatre Arts from the State University College of Arts and Science, Potsdam, NY. Leona has been active with local community theatres designing sets. She also has a certificate in jewelry design from the Abracheff School of Art, NYC. Both Her jewelry and set designes have appeared in numerous group and solo shows in Potsdam, NY.  

Studio “L” was created as an means to share her artwork. "I believe that art is a healing force for the human psyche. In this world stressed by fears, negativity, wars, and natural disasters, we all need to experience something uplifting. I sincerely hope my art is doing that…making the world a little better."

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