"Self-Portrait" Judith Leitner - 2015, Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto
Judith Leitner
Innovative Art Educator. Expertise in arts-based, integrative curriculum design and leadership training through the art of self-portrait photography. Skilled at in-person and distant teaching, curating art exhibitions and in-house gallery spaces, and designing and crafting photo-books. Fluent in English, French and Hebrew.
Professional Experience
York University
My Voice My Lens: Communication Through The Art of Self-Portrait Photography
Organizational Communication, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
The Lola Stein Institute & Toronto Heschel School
My Voice My Jewish Lens: Leadership Through Self-Portrait Photography
My Voice My Jewish Lens: Image/Identity Through The Art of Self-Portrait Photography
Toronto Heschel School
Finding “Shin”: Finding Judaic Meaning in Hebrew Letters Within The Natural World
Parsha and Parenting: Enlivening The Art of Learning Through Lived Creative Experiences
Co-Founder, Leader - Executive Team & Director of Arts, Visual Art Educator
Toronto, Ontario
Spring 2023
Toronto, Ontario
2022 - Present
2022 - present
Toronto, Ontario
2020-present
2024
1996-2022
Wave Financial
Co-Founder: My Voice My Lens: Leadership Development Through The Art of Self-Portrait Photography
Toronto, Ontario
2016-2021
Dr. Abraham Shore She’arim Hebrew Day School
Co-Founder, Integrated Arts Program, Visual Arts Educator
Avni Institute of Fine Arts and Design
Founder, Department of Photography, Photography Educator
The Israel Museum
Assistant Curator of Photographs
Toronto, Ontario
1990- 1996
Tel Aviv, Israel
1983-1984
Jerusalem, Israel
1980-1982
Education
Hadassah Academic College
Technical Photography
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Biblical Archaeology and History of Art
University of Toronto
Ancient Near Eastern Studies and History of Art
Jerusalem, Israel
1979-1981
Jerusalem, Israel
1976-1979
Toronto, Ontario
1972-1976
Lectures And Workshops
Feuerstein Institute
MINDCAP Team, The Arts and Cognition, with Dori Levine
The Toronto Heschel School
The Arts and Cognition & The Heschel Classroom
The Founders Speak: Serene Passage at Ground Zero, Madrid and Shanghai
MaRS Discovery District & The Aphasia Institute
My Voice My Lens: Identity, Wellness and The Art of Visual Storytelling
The Aphasia Institute
My Voice Through My Lens: The Arts and Wellness: Why Self-Portrait Photography?
The Lola Stein Institute
The Transformative Power of The Arts in Education
Keynote Address: with Gail Baker - Co-Founder and Principal Toronto Heschel School
Workshop: Hinneini! Hear My Voice! Graffiti Writing
Workshop: Social Justice Through The Arts
Alzheimers Disease International Congress
Art and Dementia: Rosa: A Photo-Documentary on Love And Memory
Murray Alzheimers Research and Education Program, University of Waterloo
Encountering Alzheimer’s Disease Through Self-Portrait Photography and Drama
Zendai Museum of Modern Art
Artful Thinking, Artful Learning
Publications
Toronto, Ontario
2024
Toronto, Ontario
1996 – 2022
2015
Toronto, Ontario
2014
Toronto, Ontario
2013-2015
Toronto, Ontario
2013
Toronto, Ontario
2011
Toronto, Ontario
2010-2011
Shanghai, China
2009
Photobook: My Voice My Lens: Leadership Through the Art of Self-Portrait Photography
THINK The Lola Stein Institute Journal
Special Collection: Learning Through The Visual Arts: A Presentation in Honor of Judith Leitner
The Elements of Creation: A Complex Creative Process
Covenant and Commitment: The Artist At Work
The Evolution of the Aleph
The Arts, Creativity and Respect
Grants and Awards
2019
Spring, 2021
Spring 2019
Spring 2018
Fall 2015
Summer 2000
Ontario Arts Council
Grant: Arts Education Project: My Voice Through My Lens at the Aphasia Institute
Lola Stein Institute
Grant: Judaic Arts Compendium
Canadian Jewish Congress
Grant: Arts-Based Integrative Visual Arts Program at Dr. Abraham Shore She’arim Hebrew Day School
Exhibitions
Toronto, Ontario
2013 -2014
2009
1990-1995
Embedded
Contact Photography Festival, Art Square Gallery
* Ink on Paper
Serene Passage: A Traveler’s Journey in Madrid and Shanghai
Darchei Noam Synagogue Gallery
* Giclée Print
Serene Passage: A Traveler’s Journey - at Ground Zero
Arta Gallery, Distillery District
* Lambda Silver Print
Rosa: A Story of Love and Memory
Alzheimer’s Disease International Congress
Alzheimer’s Society of Canada 28th National Conference
Contact Photography Festival, MDJCC Jacob’s Lounge Visual Arts Gallery
* Polaroid Emulsion Lift
Toronto, Ontario
2015
Toronto, Ontario
2014
Toronto, Ontario
2011
Toronto, Ontario
2011
2007
2007