Tera Leigh
Artist | Author | AI Educator
Profile
Tera is an artist, author, and AI educator who helps adults—especially those over 50—understand and use artificial intelligence with confidence. With a background in law, early internet entrepreneurship, and publishing, she brings a clear, practical approach to a rapidly changing technological landscape.
Speaking Topics (Selected)
Finally Understanding AI (Without Feeling Overwhelmed)
Using AI in Everyday Life
AI, Work, and Opportunity: What Comes Next
AI for Artists and Creatives
Creating Extra Income with AI
Learn Anything Faster with AI
(Full topic list available upon request or on website)
Speaking & Teaching Experience
UCLA Extension – Instructor, New Media Marketing
Keynote & Featured Speaker:
Craft & Hobby Association (HIA)
Society of Creative Designers (SCD)
Society of Decorative Painters (SDP)
Home Sewing Association
Memory Trends Convention
Book Expo
ACCI
Media Appearances
Aleene’s (TNN)
Creative Living with Sheryl Borden (PBS)
The Christopher Lowell Show (Discovery Network)
DIY Network Programming
Barnes & Noble “Bookends”
ABC Sunday Morning (Dallas & Chicago)
CBS 5 PM News (Buffalo, NY)
Publications
Author of 60+ books across creativity, art, and AI-related topics
Former columnist and contributor to multiple national magazines including:
PaintWorks Magazine
Decorative Artist’s Workbook
Tole World
Artist’s Sketchbook Magazine
And others
Professional Background
Former Intellectual Property & Contracts Attorney
CEO, Internet Adventure (early web/technology company)
Instructor and workshop leader across creative and business disciplines