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EDUCATION:
 
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Master of Science in Elementary Education, May 2012
 
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
Bachelor of Arts, May 2011
Concentrations:  Art History and Language (Spanish)
 
Instituto Superior De Arte, Havana, Cuba
Apprenticeship with Alejandro Cordobés, 2009

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2020                  In Pursuit of Happiness, Washington County Arts Council, Hagerstown, MD
2020                  Expectation/Reality, The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2020                  Papercut Polaroids, Soapbox Arts, Burlington, VT
2019                  Then &  Only, The Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, Baltimore, MD
2019                  Perfectly Misunderstadnable, District Arts, Frederick, MD
2019                  Between, Jubilee Arts, Baltimore, MD
2019                  Gallery Takeover, Night Owl Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2019                  Pigeons and Power Lines, Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick MD
2018                  Half Truth, High 5 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018                  Papercut Pop Up, Ruckus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS:
 
2021                  Urban Landscapes, Beacon Gallery, Boston, MA.
2020                  Under 500, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD.
2020                  Philadelphia’s Freedom, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
2020                  Us: What Divides Us and What Unites Us?, Touchstone Gallery, Washington D.C. (Virtual Exhibition)
2020                  Paper Works, The Mansion at Strathmore, N. Bethesda, MD
2020                  Out of Order: Annual Benefit Exhibition, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD. (Virtual Exhibition)
2020                  Women’s Caucus For Art Philadelphia: Black Lives Matter, Virtual Exhibition
2020                  Colors of Hope, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
2020                  National Juried Exhibition, Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick MD
2020                  As It Should Be, Gallery CA, Baltimore, MD
2020                  Artists in the time of Coronavirus, Artblog, Digital Exhibition
2020                  Ten, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2020                  January Open, The Art League at The Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
2019                  Under 500, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2019                  Mixture, Touchstone Gallery, Washington D.C.
2019                  The Gift of Art, Torpedo Factory Artists @ Mosaic, Fairfax, VA
2019                  Urban Tales, InSquare Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2019                  Back and Forth, Van Landingham Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2019                  Paper In Places, Gallery 3700, Arlington, VA
2019                  July Open, The Art League at The Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
                          *Honorable Mention for "Race Street"
2019                  China-U.S.-Japan Paper-Cutting Exchange Exhibition, Xianyang Worker Art Gallery,
                           Xianyang, China
2019                  South Philly: Pretty and Gritty, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
                          *2nd Prize for "Fresh Baked"
2019                  May Open, The Art League at The Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
                          *Honorable Mention for "Head In The Clouds"
2019                  pa•per, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2019                  Out of Order: Annual Benefit Exhibition, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2018                  Under 500, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2018                  The Food Container Project, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018                December Open, The Art League at The Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
2018                  One House Project, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
2018                  CraftNOW, The Kimmel Center, Philadelphia PA
2018                  America Undone, Suzanne Roberts Theater & Mount Airy Art Garage, Philadelphia PA
2018                  September Open, The Art League at The Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
2018                  What's Cooking?, Guild of American Papercutters' National Museum, Sommerset, PA
2018                  Art Hop Takoma, Takoma, MD
2018                  Out of Order: Annual Benefit Exhibition, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2018                  Making Israel Real, Temple Judea Museum, Elkins Park, PA
2018                  International Variety, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018                  America From Sea To Shining Sea, Open Space Gallery, Rockville, MD
2017                  Under The Knife, Hicks Art Center Gallery, Newtown, PA
2016                  JOG 10: The 10th Anniversary Show, Philadelphia, PA
2016                  City Arts Salon, Sharktown, Philadelphia, PA
2016                  Rhapsody In Our Mind, Boston Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

GRANTS:
 
2020                 The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation, Philadelphia, PA
                          Funds from this grant will allow me to create a series of life-size papercut self-portraits in my various roles     
                          demonstrating that not only can Black people be all things, but a single Black woman can be a dozen things all at once.
2020                  Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD
                          The Council provided funding for me to attend The Guild of American Papercutters’ Conference which was canceled due
                          to Covid-19.  The Council generously allowed me to use the grant to fund an upcoming exhibition.
2019                  Maryland Arts Summit Scholarship, Baltimore, MD
                           Funding allowed me to attend the inaugural Maryland State Arts Summit to learn from and network with members of the  
                           arts community throughout the state.
2017                  Making Israel Real, The Philadelphia Jewish Federation, Philadelphia, PA
                           Funding allowed for the study of Jewish art history and creation of works in response to the    
                           current state of Israel.
 
MEDIA:

Editor of First Cut Magazine: A Publication of the Guild of American Papercutters, October 2017- Present.

Jenkins, Mark. “Review | In the Galleries: Rosa Leff
” The Washington Post, WP Company, 6 Nov. 2020, www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/art-gallery-shows-dc/2020/11/05/b43111ce-1c77-11eb-90dd-abd0f7086a91_story.html.

"Job Fiesta" featured  in "Taco Bell Quarterly, Volume 3 / Fall 2020." https://tacobellquarterly.org/volume-3-fall-2020/.

Johns, Carter. “Elevating Black Arts: Power of Penn Stories.” Power of Penn, The University of Pennsylvania, 18 Aug. 2020, https://powerofpenn.upenn.edu/elevating-black-arts/?utm_source=kfg&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=issue_20.

Zuccarini, Christy. "Rosa Leff: Hand Cut Paper Artist." Made In Isolation, 24 June 2020, www.madeinisolation.org/rosa-leff.

Kopf, Suzy. “Art AND: Rosa Leff.” BmoreArt, BmoreArt, 20 May 2020, https://bmoreart.com/2020/05/art-and-rosa-leff.html.bmoreart.com/2020/05/art-and-rosa-leff.html.

Harmon, Patti. “Sarah Lawrence Alumni Magazine.” Sarah Lawrence Alumni Magazine, 2020, p. 61.
https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/magazine/mind-the-gap/alumni/gallery.html

Jenkins, Mark. “Review | In the Galleries: Places In Paper.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 28 Nov. 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-at-american-university-museum-a-world-of-atmosphere/2019/11/27/1f8ddf88-0f9a-11ea-9cd7-a1becbc82f5e_story.html.

Maiorano, Grace. “New Exhibition at Paradigm Explores the Possibility of Paper.” South Philly Review, 29 Apr. 2019, southphillyreview.com/2019/04/29/new-exhibition-at-paradigm-explores-the-possibility-of-paper/.

Krysa, Danielle. “pa-per {a group show}." The Jealous Curator /// Curated Contemporary Art, 23 Apr. 2019, www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/.

Sierzputowski, Kate. “Imitation China Plates and Layered Cut Paper Animals Explore the Sculptural Potential of Paper in a New Exhibition at Paradigm Gallery.” Colossal, 19 Apr. 2019, www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/04/paper-paradigm-gallery/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%2Bcolossal%2B%28Colossal%29.

Frisone, Nick. “Q&A: Rosa Leff.” Baltimore Media Blog, 2 Apr. 2019, baltimoremediablog.com/2019/04/qa-rosa-leff/.

Roach, Imani. “Rosa Leff Talks About Contemporary Cut Paper.” Artblog, 11 Nov. 2018, https://www.theartblog.org/2018/11/rosa-leff-talks-about-contemporary-cut-paper/.

Leff, Rosa. “One Piece Of My Papercut Art Takes Up To 80 Hours To Make.” Bored Panda, Bored Panda, 15 July 2017, www.boredpanda.com/this-is-what-happens-when-you-spend-80-hours-cutting-holes-in-a-sheet-of-paper/.
 
Leff, Rosa. “In Reflection.” Https://www.thepaulreview.com/, PAUL: Philadelphia Arts and Urban Literary Review, 1 Apr. 2017, www.thepaulreview.com/.

Laudenslager, Evan Paul. “Landscapes of Shadow and Line.” Artblog, 9 July 2016, www.theartblog.org/2016/07/landscapes-of-shadow-and-line-rosa-leffs-papercuts-at-boston-street-gallery/.
 
CLASSES, PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS:
 
2020                  Liberty Learning Live: Freedom Of Expression Workshop, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
2020                  Fine (Paper) China: An Online Cut Paper Workshop, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD.
2020                  Papercutting with Shavuot Themes, Jewish Communities of Vermont 2020 Summit, Online.
2020                  Papercutting Workshop for The Delaplaine Arts Center, Online.
2020                  Papercut Cityscapes, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD.
2020                  Papercutting: The Year of The Rat, Macy's Metro Center, Washington, D.C.
2019                  Artist Talk, InSquare Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2019                  Papercutting for Beginners, InSquare Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2018                  Artist Talk, The Art League Gallery, The Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA.
2018                  Artist Talk & Demonstration, High Five Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2018                  Cityscape Papercutting, Demonstration & Workshop, Blick Art Supply at CraftNOW, Philadelphia, PA.
2018                  Cutting Urban Landscapes, Workshop Instructor, The Portland Collection: Conference of The 
                           Guild of American Paper Cutters, Portland, OR.
2018-2019        Paper Art, Course Instructor, Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, Rockville, MD.
2016                Artist Talk, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
 
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: 

2020                      Member, Women's Caucus for Art, National Organization
2019- Present     Member, Xianyang Papercutters Association, Xianyang, China
2019- 2020           Member, Gallery 75, Alexandria, VA
2019- 2020           Member, Torpedo Factory Artists' Association, Alexandria, VA
2018- Present     Vice President of Digital Communications, Guild of American Papercutters, Somerset, PA
2018- Present     Member, The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2017- Present     Member, Guild of American Papercutters, Somerset, PA


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