Aia Leu

“In my paintings I try and capture the spirit of the landscape, into which I add imaginary animals, symbols and artefacts.”

Kenmare artist Aia Leu works from her studio, she moved to Ireland in the late 80's and lives near the town in the Kerry mountains. Born in 1971, she studied figure sketching in Vevey, Switzerland as a teenager. Her paternal grandmother is the Swiss artist Eva Aeppli. Aia’s work draws directly from her multicultural and bohemian upbringing with her work particularly influenced by both her years spent as a child in India, and the richness of the Irish landscape.

Her work is in private collections worldwide, she has had solo shows and contributed to group shows internationally. Recently her work was on exhibit as a part of ‘Leu Family Art’ at the Museum Tinguely Basel in Switzerland in 2021.