Leslie Crabtree Savage is a visual artist who has worked as a writer, journalist, college instructor, and designer. She lives in Toronto after many moves across the country and the globe. Leslie has lived and worked in Montreal; Medellin and Cali, Colombia; Edmonton, Alberta;Vancouver, British Columbia; Mechref, Lebanon; Yan Jiao, China; and Bowen Island, B.C. Now working as a visual artist focused on textile art, Leslie lives in Toronto.