Landscape of Thailand, Phuket, watercolor seascape on paper Painting

Leah Larisa Bunshaft was born in 1983 in Severodonezk (Ukraine), spent her youth in Veliky Novgorod (Russia). Moved to Israel in 2012. She now lives and works in Barcelona (Spain). She holds an MA from the Arts and Construction Department in The Novgorod State University (2000-2006). Leah`s post-graduate studies include advanced courses in graphic design, photography, art history, psychology and creativity in advertising. A key theme in Leah's paintings is the vulnerability of the fragile human being in this insecure world. She explores her own vulnerability in the ever-changing conditions of contemporary reality, issues of femininity, women's life, fininism and self-identity. She is also fascinated by the theme of time, the cycles of life and death, change in the process of time, and the complex relationship between humans and time. She uses painting, graphics, photography, collage, installation, concrete work, embroidery, digital art, generative art, mixed media. Leah participated in solo and group exhibitions. Her work is included in private collections in the USA, Canada, Russia, Israel, Spain, Japan, Germany, Denmark.