PADDY LEUNG
Artist, Educator & Cultural Worker
I create participatory art projects and learning experiences that centre care, equity, and collective storytelling. My practice brings together art, education, and community engagement to support 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, racialized youth, and intergenerational connections.
Paddy Leung is a Toronto-based artist and arts educator working at the intersection of community care, cultural production, and social justice.
Their practice is rooted in collaboration, accessibility, and relationship-building, with a strong focus on 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion, youth engagement, and public participation.
Through workshops, exhibitions, and large-scale community projects, Leung creates spaces where people can connect, share knowledge, and imagine more caring futures together. Their work has been presented in galleries, schools, and public spaces in partnership with arts organizations, school boards, and community groups.
Available for Projects, Workshops & Commissions — across Canada & Internationally.
Coupe de Coeur began as an art fundraising campaign with the goal of offering clean, stylish, or whimsical haircuts—from handsomely neat to playful pixie cuts—by the one and only Paddy Leung. Since 2015, Leung has organized events with the vision that artists, designers, dreamers, and community members alike could support the arts in a mutually beneficial way. At the first event, Leung raised over $3,000 and welcomed more than 500 patrons, who also participated in hands-on workshops. The funds helped cover materials and venues for ongoing art initiatives.
Some of Leung’s favourite fun and free workshops included tie-dye, sticker making, and kite making. These early projects laid the foundation for broader engagement in community arts. Leung was later invited to teach at the Art Gallery of Ontario, helped to develop the youth program Free After Three, creating playful DIY art projects that allowed students to explore creativity and express their passion for the arts.
In recent years, Leung’s practice has focused primarily on community-engaged art and inclusive programming, with a particular emphasis on youth. While Coupe de Coeur has concluded, its legacy lives on through the workshops, community connections, and creative opportunities it helped foster.
Thank you to all who supported Coupe de Coeur. Paddy Leung hope to return one day when the time is right to create and connect again. ︎
Some of Leung’s favourite fun and free workshops included tie-dye, sticker making, and kite making. These early projects laid the foundation for broader engagement in community arts. Leung was later invited to teach at the Art Gallery of Ontario, helped to develop the youth program Free After Three, creating playful DIY art projects that allowed students to explore creativity and express their passion for the arts.
In recent years, Leung’s practice has focused primarily on community-engaged art and inclusive programming, with a particular emphasis on youth. While Coupe de Coeur has concluded, its legacy lives on through the workshops, community connections, and creative opportunities it helped foster.
Thank you to all who supported Coupe de Coeur. Paddy Leung hope to return one day when the time is right to create and connect again. ︎
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