Leith MacDonald

MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL ARTS

leith.macdonald@rileyschool.org

Leith is a sculptor, curator, and arts educator with a depth of experience in arts education for both children and adults. He sees art as a universal response to the wonder of the world and as a powerful way to connect people through ideas and feelings. Leith is Associate Collection Manager & Researcher at the Andrew & Betsy Wyeth Study Center of the Brandywine Museum of Art, though he is based at the Farnsworth in Rockland. He has curated numerous exhibitions, is President of the board of the Monhegan Artists Residency, and is a trained woodblock printmaker. Leith offers rich perspective to Riley students in art history, ceramics, and much more. He spearheaded the extraction of clay from the woods on our campus and works with students to process and sculpt it. Leith has two children at Riley, Ian and Stella.