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Leah Palmer Preiss
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Artist, illustrator, calligrapher, collector & creator of oddments & curiosities. Obsessed with words, letters, & lifeforms real & imagined. Pop surrealism, odd fantasy drawings & paintings. Raleigh, NC USA
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For some reason I can't stop thinking about the magic of bunnies today! 🐇💖

Advice From A Bunnipillar, acrylic on printed paper on canvas, 2017
#BadBunny #magic #lovetrumpshate #AliceinWonderland #art #acrylicpainting
An acrylic painting by Leah Palmer Preiss of a bunny-caterpillar chimera with a hookah that blows bubbles, against a background of foliage and mushrooms with text defining wonderland.
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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My show at the Chapel Hill Public Library is up (through March 12)! Bring your magnifying glasses! 🔎🕵🏻‍♀️ #arts&letters #acrylicpainting #A.Word.A.Day www.instagram.com/reel/DUBquiq...
Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture on Instagram: "If you look closely at our latest exhibition by Leah Palmer Preiss (@curiousartlab), you’ll discover hidden messages, funky foliage, and a collectio...
66 likes, 17 comments - chapelhillarts on January 27, 2026: "If you look closely at our latest exhibition by Leah Palmer Preiss (@curiousartlab), you’ll discover hidden messages, funky foliage, and a ...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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The FBI under Kash & Don is a disgrace. Detail & full image of Imbroglio, an acrylic painting I created for Anu Garg's A.Word.A.Day last year. wordsmith.org
#Kash #FBI #ICEmurderCoverUp
Detail of Imbroglio, a satirical acrylic painting by Leah Palmer Preiss, showing Kash Patel, Mike Johnson & Marjorie Taylor Green as dogs
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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#ICEOUT protest in #RaleighNC earlier this afternoon. High winds but also high spirits, thanks to the many passersby honking, hollering, smiling, giving 👍✌🏼✊🏽👏🏾👋🏿 & sometimes holding up their own Anti-ICE signs! This was one of many protests in the Triangle area since the murder of #ReneeNicoleGood.
January 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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I drew this 5 years ago today. The current situation is more tragic than ever. I will never forgive the GOP for what they've unleashed on this country. #insurrection #capitolriot #january6
A pencil drawing by Leah Palmer Preiss of the US Capitol building weeping on January 6th.
January 7, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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People keep telling me that there's no going back... (& yes I know we can't change the past) & yet this administration is determined to undo ALL the progress we've made in my entire lifetime.

#resist #nokings #eastwing #unamerican #capitulation #kamala #notgoingback
#fdjt #caturday #catladies
October 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Today's #nokings rally in #cary #nc was a glorious assembly of enthusiastic, patriotic, kind-hearted, creative & peaceable people. Many children & pets, many great costumes & clever signs, many supportive passersby.
A large group of No Kings protesters carrying pro-democracy signs in Cary NC USA
October 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings Cary NC” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
No Kings Cary NC · Indivisible
**In America, we don’t put up with wanna-be kings!** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger with people like us! “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our natio...
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October 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Our Garbler-in-Chief has been outdoing himself lately with speeches that are bizarre & incoherent yet deeply dangerous. The UNGA was bad enough but yesterday's authoritarian pep rally was truly chilling. Image Gobbledygook, Acrylic on text on canvas, 2024.
#resist #nokings #acrylicpainting
Acrylic painting by Leah Palmer Preiss, depicting a rooster with Trump's features emitting a nonsensical speech about Gettysburg against a red, white and blue background of stars & flowing catsup.
October 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “Workers over Billionaires” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Workers over Billionaires · Mobilize
The billionaires continue to wage a cruel war on working people, with their cronies in the administration, ICE and law enforcement backing up their attacks. This Labor Day we will continue to stand st...
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August 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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The way to peace is not to roll out red carpets to welcome & encourage invading dictators. It's to stand up for the people who were invaded. 💙💛🇺🇦 🌏 🕊
Music: Arms Out by @forestswords 🕊
#standwithukraine #ukraine #peaceinukraine
August 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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I painted this distracted lemming on #4thofjulyweekend years ago, as a caution against texting while driving, but now it resonates on a whole different level.😢 #biguglybill #nokings #lemmings #libertyandjusticeforall
A painting by Leah Palmer Preiss of a cute lemming riding a little red wagon over a cliff while distracted by a cellphone.
July 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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No Kings protest in downtown Raleigh, NC. This was the second protest of the day in Raleigh & we took the video after the official event had ended! #NoKings #RaleighNC
June 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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It's Darwin Day! Let's celebrate science, evolution & its "endless forms most beautiful!" Specimen: Darwin, 2007, acrylic & collage on canvas
#darwinday #scienceisreal #supportscience #painting #collage
A surreal acrylic portrait of Darwin as a crucified insect specimen, with collaged texts from 19th century books. Painting by Leah Palmer Preiss A mug with the image from Specimen: Darwin available in my website shop.
February 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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#fiercefriday The US scenario is grim but we can still make a difference using the justice system! Support @aclu.org, @democracydocket.com & local challenges to illegal federal activities. #drawinginprogress #fightforyourrights #justicetarot Music #forestswords
February 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Sure getting tired of lugging these fat cats around. Hegemony, 6×6" acrylic on text on canvas, 2011.
#oligarchy #fatcat #caturday #kingtrump
Two skinny cats bearing a fat royal cat on a kitty litter, lured by a never-attainable fish. Hegemony, 2011, acrylic painting by Leah Palmer Preiss.
February 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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A gentler take on the Year of the Snake, from the before times... #throwbackthursday #painting #yearofthesnake #woodsnake
Terrene, acrylic on text on canvas, 6x6"
A green snake climbs a branch with a dry brown leaf, accompanied by a snail, a worm, a beetle & several mushrooms against a mossy background. Acrylic painting, Terrene 2011 by Leah Palmer Preiss
January 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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It's the Year of the Snake, & I was sketching The World for my Curious Tarot series when this weirdness happened. 😳🗓🐍 #lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake #tarot #theworld #sketchbook #penandink #dippens
January 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Can't say we didn't warn you. #trumpsterfire #goodbyedemocracy #resist
A giant dragon with Trump's head runs rampage over a flaming city. Original acrylic painting "Juggernaut" by Leah Palmer Preiss, altered by the artist.
January 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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A quotation from yesterday's leading man. #mlk #martinlutherking #hope #handlettering
Quotation by Martin Luther King Jr. : "We must accept finite disappointments but never lose infinite hope." Hand-lettered script in white on black.
January 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Celebrating a champion of human rights today, ignoring that other creep! #mlk #martinlutherking #ballpointpenart
January 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Girding my loins for the coming oligarchy! I'm an artist & most of my work is in the fantasy/pop surrealism realm, but I'm unable/unwilling to ignore the real-world horrors surrounding me here in the US!
#artist #fantasyart #popsurrealism
A small creature wearing curious green armor against a background of text & blue-green paint. Art by Leah Palmer Preiss
January 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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It seems like a good time for a migration. I left the vile (per)version of what once was #twitter long ago, but now I'm hearing good things about BlueSky, so hello!
November 15, 2024 at 2:49 AM