Leslie K. Gray
Teaching Artist
Leslie K. Gray is a visual artist, puppetry and theater designer and director whose work has been seen both locally and internationally at such places as The Music Center on Tour, The Skirball Cultural Center, The Getty Museum, Highways Performance Space, Ma Chere Artspace in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and El Museo Nacional in Montevideo, Uruguay. She teaches puppetry and art workshops for many community organizations and museums and is a credentialed K-12 Special Ed and Deaf Ed. teacher. At Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, she developed and leads online workshops where children and youth learn to make their own shadow puppets, lanterns, and vessels of hope, addressing their feelings and experiences during the pandemic. She has experience teaching all age levels and specializes in adapting techniques to different learning styles.