Anna Shteynshleyger
{{Short description|Russian-American photographer}}
Anna Shteynshleyger (born 1977) is a Russian-American photographer.
Early life and education
Born in Moscow, she moved with her family to Maryland in 1992 at age 15.{{cite web |last1=Viera |first1=Lauren |title=A simple photo style that speaks volumes |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2010-01-29-1001270563-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com}} She began taking photos not long after arriving in the United States, when she received a camera as a gift. She is part of Orthodox Judaism.{{cite web |last1=Reaves |first1=Jessica |title=Life in Two Worlds Influences a Photographer’s Art |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/arts/design/22cncanna.html |website=The New York Times |date=22 January 2010}}{{cite web |title=Orthodox Art Photographer Spy |url=https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/orthodox-art-photographer-spy |website=Tablet Magazine |language=en |date=1 May 2012}} She holds a BFA degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art, awarded 1999, and an MFA degree from Yale University, awarded in 2001.{{cite web |title=Former Yale student mounts photo exhibition in NY |url=http://www.jewishledger.com/2012/03/former-yale-student-mounts-photo-exhibition-in-ny/ |website=Jewish Ledger |date=28 March 2012}}
Career
In 2009 she was a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.{{cite web |title=John Simon Guggenheim Foundation {{!}} Anna Shteynshleyger |url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/anna-shteynshleyger/ |website=gf.org}}
Her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston{{cite web |title=Anna Shteynshleyger Portrait with Mordechai |url=https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/110008/portrait-with-mordechai|website=mfah.org}} and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago.{{cite web |title=Anna Shteynshleyger {{!}} Museum of Contemporary Photography |url=https://www.mocp.org/collection/mpp/past/shteynshleyger_anna.php |website=www.mocp.org}}
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