Leah Golberstein

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Leah Golberstein is a paper, fiber, and installation artist residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was a faculty member at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design for 10 years and was a founder of the Form + Content Gallery.[1]

Work by Golberstein is in the collection of the Walker Art Center,[2] and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.[3]

Golberstein identifies as Jewish, has studied Talmud and Jewish history, and much of her work draws upon her Jewish roots.[4] She has been a participant in group exhibits on both Jewish and interfaith themes (Interpretations of Faith, Basilica of St. Mary, 2009;[5] Uncommon Visions: Jewish Textile Artists, Tychman Shapiro Gallery, 2011; Jewish Artists' Laboratory Project, Sabes Jewish Community Center, 2013–2014), as well as having developed her own exhibits on themes of faith and interaction of faiths (Uprooted Lights, Form + Content Gallery, 2007).[6]

In an installation she calls "Uprooted Lights," elements of traditional Judaism are used in the form of a tallit or prayer shawl and tzitzits, or little twiglike bundles used in rituals. Golberstein cherishes the time consuming process by which she hand-makes paper from flax, experiencing it by thinking of it as meditative labor.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Leah Golberstein". Woman Made Gallery. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  2. ^ "Leah Golberstein". walkerart.org. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. ^ "Cedar Lake, from "Intimate Immensity", Leah Golberstein; Publisher: Form and Content Gallery, Minneapolis ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art". collections.artsmia.org. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  4. ^ "Art Reviews: In the galleries". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  5. ^ "'Women Artists in the Jewish and Christian Traditions' exhibit at Basilica till June 28". Newsroom | University of St. Thomas. University of St. THomas. May 11, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Combs, Marianne (December 6, 2007). "Finding beauty in the religions of others". Minnesota Public Radio.
  7. ^ Abbe, Mary (November 16, 2007). "Art Reviews: In the galleries: Leah Golberstein at Form + Content Gallery". Star Tribune. ProQuest 463604142.