Writer & Artist Bio

D. M. LeBlanc is a storyteller and artist with experience working throughout various sectors of the creative industry. He started his academic track at Hudson Valley Community College, where he studied the foundations of drawing/painting, art history, photography and gallery management, while developing an appreciation for both the traditional and the abstract. During his illustration and concept art undergrad at Ringling College of Art & Design, LeBlanc co-founded the Storytelling & Writing Club and in 2013 the group showcased their first collaborative exhibition. His next destination was the Rochester Institute of Technology, in pursuit of a graduate degree in art education. There, the significance of critical thinking skills and the development of a personal teaching philosophy were further instilled. By the year 2015, LeBlanc became a member of the Future of Play team at Hasbro, designing and pitching peculiar concepts to senior executives.

Eventually—and evidently—, LeBlanc returned to his old stomping grounds and settled somewhere in the hills of upstate New York. His current pastimes include refining his painting skills, writing for darkly-inclined readers, and tending to a small menagerie of cats, dogs, scobys and flowers.