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]

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  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. 1 2 Combs, Marianne (December 6, 2007). "Finding beauty in the religions of others". Minnesota Public Radio.
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