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.
Food For Thought
︎ Visual Arts of Mississauga
︎ Community-engaged Arts & Special Exhibition
︎ Toronto, ON
︎ November 2021
Food For Thought emerged from a period of collective pause and uncertainty as communities began to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, Paddy Leung became deeply interested in how care, connection, and belonging are practiced in everyday life—particularly through food. Food holds emotional, social, and cultural significance; it carries memory, identity, and love, and often becomes a site where care is both expressed and received.
This project was developed as a community-based workshop in collaboration with Visual Arts Mississauga, inviting participants of all ages to reimagine their favourite dishes using art-making, craft processes, and recycled materials. Through hands-on creation, participants were encouraged to reflect on their personal relationships with food, share cultural traditions and stories, and translate these experiences into playful, sculptural forms.
By centering making as a shared experience, Food For Thought positions food as a language of connection and care. The project culminated in a public exhibition at VAM Gallery on November 21, 2021, bringing individual narratives together into a collective table—one that celebrates creativity, community, and the quiet power of gathering.
