Leigh Harris
Leigh has been active in the design, digital creatives and ITC space for over 25 years and owns and operates ingeous studios, a multidisciplinary digital design studio. In 1996 he was awarded an Australia Council Fellowship for the Arts for digital innovation and experimentation of innovation in Cape York Peninsula communities.
Together with co-collaborator Steven Pelham Leigh, Leigh created Australia’s first Indigenous developed multi-platform directory tool, has been published by Cambridge University for his work in the use of new technologies in Indigenous health and social engagement spaces and has been featured in AustralianIT, SmartStartup, CNET and the Financial Review for innovative use of technologies in the Indigenous space.
In 2020 he co-founded Indigenous Design Labs, a creative learning lab which seeks to introduce young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives to digital design and creative industries through the art, design, technology and culture. With traditional connections to the Kanolu people of Central Queensland and Gungarri people of South East Queensland who is also proud of his Italian and Welsh heritage.