Autumn de León is an artist-printer whose work blends traditional craft with meditations on trans embodiment. Raised in the Bay Area and educated in English at UC Berkeley, their experience with letterpress began as an undergraduate, where they produced their first edition as a collaborative classroom project. Since then, Autumn has interned with The CODEX Foundation and is a member of The Real Lead Saloon, co-founded by Peter Koch and Susan Filter, where they conceptualize, print, and bind fine press editions of poetry.
Her first solo letterpress project, Fragments of Spring, features original poetry printed letterpress alongside photopolymer plates exploring trans identity as an element of nature. Debuting at the Berkeley Public Library in April 2025, the chapbook responds to a climate of escalating anti-trans violence through a celebration of hope. Autumn's next project brings together historical research with original interviews to portray the state of healthcare for trans individuals in North America. It will be produced at In Cahoots during a residency in May of 2026.
Autumn de Leon