Leslie’s work has been shown in the New York and Boston areas and they have been awarded fellowships to attend residencies at Saltonstall, The Studios at MASS MoCA and the Chautauqua School of Art. She teaches Visual + Critical Studies I in the Low Residency Graduate program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and also teaches in the Visual Arts Department at Dutchess Community College. Leslie received a Master of Fine Arts from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, MA and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Alberta College of Art + Design (nka Alberta University of the Arts) in Calgary, AB, Canada. She lives in the Hudson Valley, NY with her family.