Leah Larisa Bunshaft Dizlarka

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.

2000 - 2006 Graphic Design, Master's Degree, Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University, Russia
2004 - 2005 Creative in advertising course of Iya Imshinetskaya, Moscow, Russia
2005 - 2006 Psychology of advertising course, St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology
and Social Work, St. Petersburg, Russia
2007 - 2008 Graphic design course, High School of Practical Design, Moscow, Russia
2011 - 2012 Photographic Art Course of Mark Nazarov, ArtHol School of Art, Russia
2019 - 2020 Painting course of Olisia Romanov, Tel Aviv, Israel
2022 - 2022 Art of the 20th century , online lecture course of Karolina Peskisheva
2022 - 2022 NFT, online course of Tania Rivilis
2022 - 2022 Art Boost Residence, Get Art Fit online course of Sofia Shapkina and Irina Razumovskaya
2022 - 2022 Metamodernism , online lecture course of Karolina Peskisheva
2022 - 2022 Neural Graphica, online course of Neuro Ninja
2022 - 2022 Working with galeries, online course of Julia Bas
2022 - 2023 Artist Bootcamp, artist career development online course of Vera Gailis
and Kakdelart, Israel
2023 - 2024 Artistic strategizing program, online course of Karolina Peskisheva

Solo Exhibitions:

2022 - "Kaleidoscope", Solo Exhibition, Business Centre "Azrieli", Holon, Israel

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 - "Yo soy mujer", Blacklight Art Gallery (Valencia, Spain, curator Lisa Dakkar)
2024 - "Flying in dreams and real life", Creative Space (Barcelona, Spain, curator Sergey Voynovsky)
2024 - "Dreams & Nightmares", Boomer Gallery, Tower Bridge (London, United Kingdom, curators Anthony Fawcett and Katheryn Turner)
2024 - "Gifts of creative awareness", Hot spot (Barcelona, Spain, curator Sergey Voynovsky)
2024 - "ArtOnLoop Barcelona", The Holy Art Gallery, digital art show (Barcelona, Spain)
2024 - "Aura", virtual exhibition and digital show in 2 galleries (London and New York)
2023 - "Art Show in Times Square", Expo Metro (New York, United States, curator Rudolf Van Valkenburg)
2023 - "Dreams & Nightmares", Boomer Gallery, Tower Bridge (London, United Kingdom, curators Anthony Fawcett and Katheryn Turner)
2023 - "All Members 11", Artist House (Rishon Le Zion, Israel, curators Pnina Sarig and Vivian Birkenfeld)
2023 - "Barcelona 2023", Expo Metro (Barcelona, Spain, curator Rudolf Van Valkenburg)
2023 - "New Friends", Artist House (Rishon Le Zion, Israel, curator Eti Vider Varzer)
2023 - "Group Exhibition 1...