Originally from Southwest Virginia, Leila Cartier studied art and art history at Moore College of Art & Design, Temple University Rome and received a Masters in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"My recent projects are inspired by the main character Des Esseintes in the novel Against Nature who has become disillusioned by modern urban life and escapes to the countryside where he carefully designs a unique aesthetic environment. This atmosphere is saturated with rich colors, patterns, and nature, all of which aim to appease his cynical attitude and desensitized palette."
