Lesley Carlton

Lesley is a Westland-based artist who works out of the PASC Westland studio. She is a painter inspired by fashion design. She curates collections based on the flavor profiles of the candy and cakes she enjoys, such as Reese's peanut butter cups, Kit Kats, Oreos, Hershey's bar etc. She lays down paint like frosting creating richly impacted acrylic paintings of shoes, handbags, dresses and accessories.
Her artwork has been exhibited at the annual exhibit in the Art Gallery at Westland City Hall, Westland, MI (2025); Outsider Art Fair, NYC, NY (2025); University of Michigan’s Institute for the Humanities Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI (2025); and PASC Detroit Pop Up Gallery, Detroit, MI (2022).