Penelope Leishman is an Executive Producer at Insite Arts. 

Penelope loves nurturing work that is diverse, inclusive and participatory, and is passionate about fostering artistic expression that captivates and facilitates a meaningful and transformative exchange between the artists and their audiences.

For Insite Arts, Penelope supports the creative developments, presentations and tours for artists such as Alisdair Macindoe, Astrid Pill, Elena Vereker, Ellen Steele, Justin Shoulder, Sally Chance Dance, Alison Currie, and Club Até. Penelope also produces presentations of the Luminarium, the inflatable, inhabitable sculptures created by Architects of Air (UK).

Previously, Penelope produced several international and national tours for the musical, circus productions of Strut & Fret Production House. She has also held various roles in programming, marketing, sponsorship and ticketing with the Melbourne International Film Festival and Melbourne Fringe.

Penelope works out of Insite's Adelaide/Tarndanya offices on the land of the Kaurna people.