leann shamash photography
The camera records what the heart sees.
Behind each photograph is a story, a history, a perspective and a slice of someone’s life.
Leann Shamash
www.leannshamashphotography.com
Education
B.S Plant and Soil Science University of Massachusetts
Masters of Jewish Communal Service Brandeis University
Exhibitions
Leaves Alone @ Wellesley Public Library March, 2025
Irma G: A Century of Hats and Spirit @ The Mary Jo Rines Gallery, Weston January, 2025-March, 2025
Irma G: A Century of Hats and Spirit Weston Public Library September, 2024
Community Gardens- @ Newton City Hall - May-July, 2024
Leaves Alone Emerson Hospital July, 2023- September 2023
Irma G: A Century of Hats and Spirit Newton Free Library May, 2022
Irma G: A Century of Hats and Spirit @Daniel’s Gallery Hebrew Senior Life Roslindale, MA 2019
The Beauty of Aging @Orchard Cove Canton, MA 2019
Irma G: A Century of Hats and Spirit The Jack Satter House Revere, MA 2019
Seasonal Bouquets @Newton Free Library Newton, MA 2017
Group Exhibits
Planting Roots: Growing Community January - April, 2024 The Griffin@Lafayette City Center Passageway Boston
Masechet Ta’anit Atelier 35
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Irma G: A Century of Hats and Spirit Atelier 29 Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Bibliography
Interview Wellesley Public Media: Artist Leann Shamash March, 2025
Better After 50 www.Betterafter50.com Featured article, Irma G: A Century of Hats and Spirit
L’intimiste Featured article Les résistantes écarlates Scarlett Resistance Fighters Featuring photos from Irma G: A Century of Hats and Spirit
Jewish Boston Featured Photographer and Teacher https://www.jewishboston.com/read/purim-inspires-photographer-leann-shamash-and-her-students/
Hebrew College Koleinu Featured Teacher/Photographer
https://hebrewcollege.edu/blog/interpreting-text-through-images/
Jewish Women’s Archive 2019 https://jwa.org/blog/century-hats-and-spirit
Jewish Arts Collaborative 2020 Featured Artist
https://jartsboston.org/artist/leann-shamash/
Newton Free Library 2018
https://guides.newtonfreelibrary.net/c.php?g=576855&p=4353615
NewTV Interview 2017 Featured Photographer Interview on NewTV on Seasonal Bouqets
Publications
ANU:WE A Haggadah of Many Voices
Conceived and edited by Leann Shamash
Layout by Amy Weiss. March, 2024
www.wordshavewings.net A blog published on the average of three times per week since 2020, featuring poetry written by Leann Shamash along with photography.
Words Have Wings by Leann Shamash Published March, 2022 by Congregation Kehillath Israel of Brookline, Massachusetts
A collection of poetry from the weekly Torah portion
Coursework
The Atelier portfolio building course at the Griffin Museum 2019, 2021
Portrait Photography at the New England School of Photography 2019
Photoshop at the Griffin Museum 2020
Poetry and Photography at the Griffin Museum 2021
Related Work Experience
Torah Doodles- Weekly Torah class through Congregation Kehillath Israel, exploring themes in the weekly parsha through art.
2023-present
“The Book of Genesis Through Images” Taught on Zoom through Hebrew College,
Newton, MA
Fall, 2021
Feasts and Fakeries: The Book of Esther Through Images Taught on Zoom through Hebrew College Newton, MA February-March 2022
Contact: leannshamash@gmail.com
Exhibitions of the Beauty of Aging
Orchard Cove, Canton December, 2020
Contact
info@mysite.com / Phone: 123-456-7890
500 Terry Francois Street, San Francisco, CA 94158
