A self-taught artist, Gordon Leverton's previous occupations - as musician, writer, and entrepreneur - have helped form the direction of his painting practice that places urban landscape and architectural design at the forefront.

During his time as a stay-at-home father between occupations, Leverton took daily walks through Hamilton’s streets and alleys and became fascinated by the inner networks and webs of the city. A latent love of art and design soon emerged and with it, his inspiration to capture those emotions on canvas. Leverton’s portrayal of the city’s architectural elements rendered with flattened perspective, bright colours, and strong play of light and shadow has become his signature style. As he further describes his working process: 

“I break down the city into component parts. Shadows, buildings and skylines all become part of the same plane and transform into pieces of a puzzle. Using acrylic paint, I explore a theme common to the urban experience - how community connects us all.”

Leverton is well known and highly regarded in the arts community of GTHA and is a supporter of young emerging artists. His work has appeared in numerous publications, broadcasts, journals and media TV and movies and is widely collected, both nationally and internationally. He is the co-founder of a new project called SOCIAL SPACE – artist run pop up art shows in GTHA communities. He makes his home in Hamilton ON with his partner Nancy, two teenage children and his cat Hugo - typically by his side in his home studio.