Education
2018-22 BFA in Fine Art, Painting, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, USA
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Poison Kisses, Nightjar, Kansas City, MO, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 Violating Community Guidelines, Purple Window Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2025 Board Meeting, Plug Gallery, Kansas City, MO, USA
Resonance, Visionary Art Collective x Warnes Contemporary, Manhattan, NYC, NY, USA
ArtSalon, KCAI Gallery, Kansas City, MO, USA
The Neighborhood Show, The Smalter Gallery, Kansas City, MO, USA
Past Futures, No Divide KC at Zhou B Art Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
SHIT SHOW, Goxxip Girl Collective, Baltimore, MD, USA
2024 Collective II, Visionary Projects, Manhattan, NYC, NY, USA
2023 Nüde, Awita New York Studio, Brooklyn, NYC, NY, USA
CHROMA, The Holy Art Gallery, London, England, UK
Gestures, La Mecha Contemporary, El Paso, TX, USA
2022 Juice Box, Fresh Salad Art Gallery, London, England, UK
Painting Spring Semester Exhibition, Lester Goldman Gallery, Kansas City, MO, USA
BFA Showcase, KCAI Gallery, Kansas City, MO, USA
Publications
2026 Fortresses Magazine, “Issue One”, Kansas City, MO, USA
2025 Visionary Art Collective, “Resonance”, Manhattan, NYC, NY, USA
Friend of the Artist, “Volume 21”, USA
2024 Fruitslice, “Rituals”, Issue 5, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2023 Homosocial Girl Power Narrative, “Best Friends, Issue no. 002”, CT, USA
Suboart Magazine, “November 2023, #13”, Lisbon, Portugal
Bipan Magazine, “Volume 11b”, Canada
Artsted, “99 Future Blue-Chip Artists”, London, England, UK
2021 Nightjar Gallery, “Frogmouth Issue 07”, Kansas City, MO, USA
Sprung Formal, “Issue Sixteen”, Kansas City, MO, USA
Selected Grants and Awards
2025 Finalist, Third Friday Art Walk, Kansas City, KN, USA
2019 First Place (18-22), Highland Street Art Fest, Highland Arts Council, Highland, IL, USA
2018 Best in Show, Highland Street Art Festival, Highland Arts Council, Highland, IL, USA
Gallery Award, South Western Illinois College, Belleville, IL, USA
Art Education Award, Southern Illinois Univ. of Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA
Press
2025 “Moe Leady of West Plaza on Life, Lessons, and Legacy”, VoyageKC, Kansas City, MO, USA
2022 “Meet Moe Leady, Stories & Insights”, Canvas Rebel, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2021 “Life & Work with Morgan Leady”, Local Stories, VoyageKC, Kansas City, MO, USA