Leah Ogawa is a mixed race artist, puppeteer, dramatist, self-detective, and model based in New York City. Raised in Yamanashi, Japan, Leah has worked with puppeteers, artists, and companies including The Metropolitan Opera, Phantom Limb, Dan Hurlin, Tom Lee, Nami Yamamoto, Loco 7, and others. She has performed across the US as well as at the Quai Branly in Paris and across Asia. Leah is a recipient of the Jim Henson Foundation’s workshop grant for her original piece, Growing Not Dying, which was performed at La MaMa Puppet Festival in October 2021. She completed her LMCC Artist-in-Residence at the Arts Center at Governors Island in May 2022 and is currently a resident-artist at FiveMyles in Brooklyn from Hanne Tierney's support. For more information, visit leahogawa.com and follow her on Instagram @leahogawa