Leslie Shershow
Pronouns: She/Her
Lecturer
School of Art and Design
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
SDSU
Bio
Leslie Shershow is a jewelry artist and educator, whose work explores themes of memory, nostalgia, longing, and the souvenir. She received her BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and her MFA from San Diego State University. She has taught at jewelry and metalwork programs including The School of the Museum of Fine Arts MA, New Mexico State University, Penland School of Crafts NC, and is currently a lecturer at San Diego State University.
Recent exhibitions include the transborder museum exhibition La Frontera (Mingei Museum, San Diego) and Material Witness (City Gallery, San Diego, CA), Her solo exhibition Escape Route was presented at the internationally prominent Sienna Patti Contemporary in 2023.
In addition to her exhibition work, Shershow's professional research encompasses curatorial and virtual projects, such as the Jewelry Generator (www.jewelrygenerator.com), the Hearts + Flowers Exhibition at Brooklyn Metal Works, and a feature article for Metalsmith Magazine.
Her work is included in the collections of Dallas Museum of Art, TX, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, and Kamm Teapot Foundation, Statesville, NC. www.leslieshershow.com
Areas of Specialization
metal fabrication, contemporary art jewelry, material exploration, stone setting
Courses
ART-231, ART-331, ART-220