Katie Leech is a graphic designer, a fine artist and educator. She is from Chicago but believes Philadelphia is the best place to start her studio, Leech Creative. As a freelancer in Philly she has worked for a health care agency, architecture firms and non- for profit organizations. Beginning in the fall of 2016, she will be an adjunct professor at Moore College of Art & Design.

As an Artist she is involved with printing making, which expresses her passion for craft and experimentation. It also overlaps with her interest in typography and typeface design. She earned a BFA in Drawing & Painting from Maryland College Institute of Art, an MED in Arts Education from DePaul University and an MFA in Graphic Design from Boston University.