Leah Gordon
Leah Gordon, Ty-Rhos, Pentre Evan Wood (Pembrokeshire), Photograph, 2023. Courtesy: The Artist and Meadow Arts
Leah Gordon is an artist, curator, and writer working nationally and internationally. She is the co-director of the Ghetto Biennale (Haiti) and was co-curator of Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou at Nottingham Contemporary (UK).
Her work explores the intersectional histories of the Caribbean plantation system, the Enclosure Acts, and the creation of the British working-class. Her work recognises the role of carnival, folk traditions, and grassroots religion in both performing and sustaining radical histories.
At Coventry Biennial 2025, Leah presents a solo exhibition of new and recent works commissioned by Meadow Arts, exploring the lasting impacts of the Enclosure Acts to build a critical understanding of the systems and politics we live with today.
Monument to the Vanquished Peasant includes works created over the last three years, as well as a new commission, Urban Vagabonds, and a series of photographs made in collaboration with local allotment holders in Coventry. The exhibition is further contextualised by the presentation of images from author and image-collector Stephen Ellcock’s archive, alongside objects from the Museum of English Rural Life.
Her recent exhibitions have taken place at venues including Museum Van Loon (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Documenta Fifteen (Kassel, Germany) and Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (Salt Lake City, USA).
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Leah Gordon: Monument to the Vanquished Peasant (With a special presentation by Stephen Ellcock) is a Meadow Arts exhibition with the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, in association with Coventry Biennial.
