Early Life, Family and Training Leonard Hessing was born on 13 March 1931 in Romania. He grew up in a household where art was a lived reality, being the son of the artist Perle Hessing. This early connection to creative practice shaped the direction of his own life. He eventually moved to Australia, residing in New South Wales from 1951 to 1965. His hands were often occupied with the technical demands of various mediums. He worked as a painter, a printmaker, and an art teacher. These roles required a steady focus on the physical properties of his materials, whether working with oil on hardb…