Akwaaba! My name is Leslie,
I'm all about bringing voices and brands to life.
I am a versatile creative director, photographer and designer who loves working on projects for ambitious brands. I create photos, videos, graphics, animations and provide creative direction.
With a decade of experience in visual storytelling and creative production, I specialize in branding and integrated marketing. My expertise lies in producing impactful visual content that communicates my clients' messages effectively, no matter the medium. As a creative problem solver, I enjoy seeking out innovative ways to approach design projects while collaborating with cross-functional teams to make visually stunning and effective campaigns for clients, including managing company-wide rebrands and launching in-house creative studios. In my free time, I speak at national and international conferences, host photography workshops and search for real-world dishes from One Piece.
I am currently a member of Diversify Photo, Black Women Photographers, and Getty Images.
PREVIOUS CLIENTS
Public Lectures
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Virtual #HireBlack Summit: Empowerment & Career Strategy Retreat. (June 2022)
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Visiting Artist Talk & Photo Retouching Workshop presented at Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL, USA. (March 2021)
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Flickr Interview: 16 questions about one photo with Leslie Frempong (March 2021)
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MIT Sloan Hack-a-thon: Reimagining Work, Broadening Access, and Strengthening Community. ENABLING INCLUSION & ACCESSIBILITY IN A VIRTUAL WORLD (February 2021)
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Visiting Artist Talk presented at Olney Elementary School, Philadelphia, PA, USA. (February 2020)
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Visiting Artist Talk presented at Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN, USA. (September 2019)
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Traces: An Un-Symposium and Group Exhibition at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Case Study: Decoding Visual Representations of Barack Obama in the 2000s. (May 2019)
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Comic Forum Conference: Comics as a vision of conflict at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. Culture Wars: Western Imperialism in the Japanese hit-anime Gintama. (February 2019)
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Finnish Gender Studies Conference: Queerness and Television in the 21st Century at the University of Turku and Abo Akademi University, Turku, Finland. Children in Film: Exploring Sexuality in the 2017 Adaptation of Stephen King’s IT. (November 2018)
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Graduate Student Visual Culture Conference: Reflections in the Funhouse Mirror at St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA. (October 2018)
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14th Annual Gender, Sexuality and Power Student Research Conference at California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (April 2018)
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Undergraduate Conference at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, USA. Understanding the influence of art and design in U.S. Presidential Campaigns. (April 2016)
Group Exhibitions
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Where Are The Black Designers x WorkingNotWorking Virtual Exhibition (March 2021)
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Flickr: Celebrating Women Photographers (March 2021)
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Making Meaning Group Exhibition at the Center for Craft John Cram Partner Gallery, Asheville, NC, USA. (November 2019)
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Traces: An Un-Symposium and Group Exhibition at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Case Study: Decoding Visual Representations of Barack Obama in the 2000s. (May 2019)