leigh pennington – UP MAGAZINE

No Model Lady: The Modern Day Vixen

In her new collection, ModVixen, Milena Bennett brings forth the complexity and depth of what it takes to be a woman unafraid to exhibit, celebrate, and fight for the best qualities of herself.

Honing the Craft: Brigitte Kolibab

Brigitte Kolibab understands that life is a patient practice of the authentic self, a principle she develops and encourages through her art.

Basking in Humanity: Rebecca Marley

Rebecca Marley is an artist who understands that “simple things are sometimes the most powerful” and she brings this principle in full force to her work by focusing on the things every human life needs: connection and understanding.

BIO: Leigh Pennington

Writer Leigh Pennington: Hailing from Richmond Virginia, Leigh Pennington has lived, worked and studied around the world. She earned her BA in Anthropology, Art History, and Religion from Concordia University in Montreal. Last year she moved to New York to pursue a Masters in Oral History at Columbia University. Prior to moving back to the…