Leah Giberson was raised by artists deep in the woods of New Hampshire, though her work typically depicts suburban scenes. She received her BFA in painting from Massachusetts College of Art in 1997 and has lived in Boston ever since. Within her hyper realistic paintings, glimpses of the more nuanced underlying second stories can be found in the long shadows, reflective surfaces and doors left open. Despite the quiet anxiety and loneliness in these images of isolated trailers, empty chairs, and abandoned pools, there is also a sense of bravery or at least a blind and determined optimism.