SHARON LESHNER

MURALS

2025

River Valley Radical Futures Design Lab | Smith College | Northampton, MA — Spring 2025

Imagined Worlds @ Summit | public school | Amherst, MA — Spring 2025

Imagined Worlds @ Amherst | public school | Amherst, MA — Spring 2025

Imagined Worlds @ Children’s Museum at Holyoke | museum | Holyoke, MA — Summer 2025

2024

Imagined Worlds @ JFK | public school | Northampton, MA

Imagined Worlds @ Summit | public school | Amherst, MA

Historic Mural Revitalization Project | camp | Starlight, PA

2023

Mountain Flow | private residence | Northampton, MA

Shake up the Universe | EMBR | Northampton, MA

B’Yachad Community Garden Synagogue Murals | synagogues | Springfield, MA

Fresh Valley | E.J Parking Garage | Northampton, MA

BBYO “Orot” Mural | Camp | Lake Como, PA

Sisterhood | Pittsfield, MA (assistant to Silvia Lopez Chavez)

2022

Eastworks Mural | Easthampton, MA (assistant to Kim Carlino)

Recreation of two Nelson Stevens Murals | Springfield, MA

BBYO “Hineni” Mural | camp | Lake Como, PA

Oasis Revitalization + Sunburst Barriers | Northampton, MA (assistant to Kim Carlino)

2021

Spectrum | 34th Street to 41st Street, Garment District Alliance | NYC (assistant to Kim Carlino)

Galactic PlayScape. A2Z Toy Store | Northampton, MA (assistant to Kim Carlino)

Eye In Nature | Residential Mural | Philadelphia, PA

2018-2020

Witty Gritty Office Mural | office | Philadelphia, PA

Center City Patio Mural | private residence | Philadelphia, PA

City Coho Mural | coworking space | Philladelphia, PA

Cast Studios Mural | production studio | Chester, PA

Pennypacker Elementary School Mural | Amber Public Art | Philadelphia, PA (assistant)

Ellwood School Mural | Amber Public Art | Philadelphia, PA (assistant)

Howe Elementary School Mural | Amber Public Art | Philadelphia, PA (assistant)

McCloskey Elementary School Mural | Amber Public Art | Philadelphia, PA (assistant)

Fitler Elementary School Mural | Amber Public Art | Philadelphia, PA (assistant)

Mercantile Library Mural| Hagopian Arts | Philadelphia, PA (assistant)

The Wanderer’s Nest Mural | hostel | Chitkul, India

Live Free Hostel Mural | hostel | Rishikesh, India

Ock Pop Tok Mural | textile arts center | Luang Prabang, Laos

Lao Friend Bar Mural | Lao Friend Bar | Luang Prabang, Laos

Emlen Elementary School Mural (assistant) | Hagopian Arts | Philadelphia, PA

Two Six Labs | office | Mt. Laurel, NJ

B.B Comegy’s Elementary School Mural | Philadelphia, PA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Off the Wall | Apr 2024 | Northampton Center for the Arts

InBetween | Nov 2023 | Studio 228 | Easthampton, MA

We Bloom From Interwoven Roots | The Bloomery | Mar 2023 (solo) | Northampton, MA

WILD LIGHT | Paper City Clothing Co. | Jul 2022 (solo) | Holyoke, MA

Spring Outlook | Elusie Gallery | May 2022 | Easthampton, MA

You + Me Gallery Pop Up | Nov 2021 | Greenfield, MA (group)

Urgent Unity, Unprecedented Healing: Reflections From COVID | Jun 2021 | Greenfield, MA (group)

The Affirmation Collection | Apr 2021 | Remote (solo)

Bright + Colorful | Jul 2019 | Studio 1517 | Philadelphia, PA (solo)

We are all Designers | Oct 2018 | IndyHall | Philadelphia, PA (solo)

RESIDENCIES and EDUCATION

Community Mural Institute | Sept 2022 | Commonwealth Murals | Springfield, MA

Mural Arts Institute | Mar 2022 | Mural Arts | Philadelphia, MA + virtual

Making it Public | Mar 2022 | Forecast Public Art/NEFA | virtual

Artists U | Nov - Jan 2021 | Andrew Simonet | virtual

City Coho Residency | Oct - Jul 2019 | Philadelphia, PA

Beam Camp Residency | Summers 2015 - 2018 | Philadelphia, PA

Indy Hall Exhibition Design Residency | Oct - Mar 2018 | Philadelphia, PA

New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Humanitites | 2011 - 2015 | Bachelor of Science, Media, Culture, and Communications | Merit-based Scholarship Recipient