Catherine LeComte Lecce
MFA ’23 Photography
Matrescence explores the process of becoming a mother and the often invisible labor of caretaking. Through photography and gel image transfer techniques on glass, the work captures the multifaceted nature of the maternal experience. Images of my son and myself merge and separate depending on the viewer’s angle, symbolizing the nuanced and often obscured aspects of maternal life. The transparent and reflective glass panels serve as metaphors for the visibility—or lack thereof—of maternal labor.
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Catherine LeComte Lecce is a Burlington, MA–based interdisciplinary artist and curator exploring motherhood, identity, and feminist perspectives through photography and mixed media. She holds a BFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design and an MFA in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work has been exhibited across Boston and beyond. Catherine was a 2025 Creative Entrepreneurship Fellow via the Greater Boston Arts and Business Council and received the 2025 Mass Cultural Council Grant for Creative Individuals. Additionally, she founded and manages the Burlington Micro Gallery, a mobile exhibition space dedicated to making the arts more accessible. She is Director of Exhibitions and Programs at the Photographic Resource Center, overseeing exhibitions, artist talks, and community programming.
