Leechuts
Calgary, Canada
Leechuts (Leetia Lyons, she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist currently focused on painting, drawing, comics, and photo/video. Rooted in gratitude and honouring, the images she creates often materialize as representations of figure and nature through an empathic observation of her own experiences and the broader human predicament. Based in Calgary/Mohkinstsis, she holds a Bachelor of Design from Alberta University of the Arts with distinction. Alongside her art practice, she works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer for a variety of local and national brands.
in 2026, Lyons was one of four artists selected to participate in BUMP’s special project in partnership with ASTRA, to transform the construction hoarding surrounding Calgary’s former Hudson’s Bay building into a large-scale temporary public art installation.
Mural Title
“The River Keeps Flowing”
Mural Statement
An offering of tobacco plants in full bloom are laced around the bodies of historically commodified animal life, while the river flows through as it always has. What was cannot be undone, but like the river, we can move forward with reciprocity and a spirit of gratitude & generosity – honouring what was and hopeful, through even the smallest ripples, of what can still be.