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title: Leslie Menagh
description: Executive Director at Artspace Peterborough
url: https://www.artsume.com/a/leslie-menagh
type: artist
createdAt: "2025-12-18"
updatedAt: "2026-10-16"
location: Peterborough, ON, Canada
---

# Leslie Menagh

*Executive Director at Artspace Peterborough | Based in Peterborough, ON, Canada*

## About

Leslie Menagh is an artist, educator, and arts administrator whose work is rooted in craftsmanship, collaboration, and community. She founded Madderhouse Textile Studios and serves as Executive Director of Artspace Peterborough. Drawing on her own experience as a maker, she creates opportunities for artists to experiment, build relationships, and realize their ideas. Her approach centres on hospitality, shared learning, and creating welcoming spaces where people feel supported in trying something new.

## Curriculum Vitae

### Positions

- **Sept. 19, 2022–Present** - Executive Director, Artspace Peterborough, Peterborough, ON, Canada

### Awards, Grants & Fellowships

- **2026** - Featured on Artsume, Artsume