| Leigha Cohen was born and raised in NYC. In 1983, she moved to Central NJ vicinity where she presently lives. Leading hospitals such as AtlantiCare and local doctors and lawyers offices have discovered her talents purchasing much of her work. She has shown her photography in both solo shows and group venues across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and NY State. Local venues include William Way Community Center and City Hall in Philadelphia, PA, Staten Island Museum, MANA Fine Arts in Jersey City and the Toms River Library to name a few. In 2011, Leigha's photo Philadelphia was selected by The PhotoReview in their special web-only exhibition arranged around several themes. In 2012 her photo My Night was selected as a finalist in Photo Review International Photography Competition, juried by Peter Barberie, Curator of Photographs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Leigha was formally trained at Pratt Institute in Photography back in the 1970's taking several graduate level courses and the New School. Leigha taught an introduction to digital photography course in Princeton NJ in 2012. |
