Shanina Touson Feigin, born in Uruguay, lives and creates art in Jerusalem. She exhibits her art in Israel and abroad. Shanina is a creative artist who has been teaching art for over 30 years, to both youth and adults. She is currently an art teacher in the Ministry of Education, Shefa High School Yeshiva Jerusalem, providing training for teachers and guides courses for incoming art instructors.
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B.A Hamidrasha, Faculty of Arts- Beit Berel.
M.A. Education - Michlalah – Jerusalem College.
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ARTIST IDEOLOGY
A Spiritual Journey
Art is an inseparable part of my life; it is the language through which I express the events unfolding around and within me. I create from a place of inner silence and a union of my various parts, reaching a sense of harmony. In the process of creation, the material becomes a conductor, a language through which I flow into dimensions of light and love. The textures, particularly those in white and gold leaf, deepen the meditative experience that accompanies my creative moments.
​In my paintings, stillness and storm, depth and majesty coexist; movement is infused with tranquility. Many of my works offer a glimpse beyond the surface level. This combination of profound observation, occurrence, and serenity creates a therapeutic atmosphere within the piece.
​My work invites the observer to perceive the whole and the unifying: between the microcosm and the greater world; between external landscapes and the inner landscape; between the individual and the being that surrounds them. In this way, the viewer can experience a simultaneous connection to both the external and internal space. Shanina Touson
Seeing Them Guide - Written by Shanina Touson in 2023
"Seeing Them" is a way of teaching that I have developed over 35 years of teaching art. I study and teach to see the students in a way of observation and attentive presence. The name "To see them" is inspired by Hanukkah candles "To see them only...", which I enjoy looking at. In the Hebrew language, the use of the expression of the sense of sight also expresses distance and vision (to foresee/see). In this little book I bring what guided me as an art teacher and the characteristics that helped me see and understand my students. "Seeing Them" is a quiet way of giving that fills me with admiration for human beauty.
Selected exhibitions in recent years:
Solo and Group
2025
- Solo exhibition: "Light - Source - Peace". Curator: Dr. Batsheva Ida. Jerusalem Theater.
- "Envelope". Curator: Levia Cohen. Solomon's Hall Museum. Jerusalem.
2024- "Open Closed Open" In the Shadow of War. Curator: Talia Peer. Ministry of Education.
2023: “Yru Shalem", solo exhibition, Hechal Shlomo Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Ayelet
Shalev.
2023: “The Day”, Hechal Shlomo Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Levia Cohen.
2022: “From Yesterday to Tomorrow” An artist-teacher exhibition, Beit Uri Zvi Jerusalem.
Curator: Levia Cohen.
2021: “Abode of Love Before the War” Amcha Center Jerusalem.
2021: “Things That Have to Pass with Coronavirus”, Beit Alliance Jerusalem. Curator: Levia
Cohen.
2020: “Abode of Love Before the War”, Digital exhibit inspired by the story of Holocaust
survivor Mrs. Shela Altretz.
2019: “Jerusalem Through my Window” Beit Ha Nassi - The President’s Residence,
Jerusalem.
2019: “A Woman Creates Herself”, The House for Female Leadership Jerusalem.
2019: “New is Allowed”, Hechal Shlomo Museum, Jerusalem.
2018: “This is Also Possible”, Hechal Shlomo Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Adi Yekutiel.
2017: “Studia” Jerusalem women and artists, Hechal Shlomo Museum, Jerusalem.
2017: “Between the Sacred and the Profane”. Jerusalem House of Quality. Curator: Nurit
Sirkis-Bank.
2016: "Aleph", Geffen Gallery, Mamilla, Jerusalem.
2014: “Thirst for my Soul”. Biennale of Contemporary Jewish Art, Hechal Schlomo Museum,
Jerusalem. Curators-Nurit Sirkis-Bank and Leah Noa Cohen