Born in the Philadelphia area, Leith has been consistent in working on her goal to be an excellent painter. Throughout high school, making art (and music) has been her primary joy. EducationMills College, Oakland, CA. - BA with a major in Fine Arts; awarded by the Mills Faculty the Silver Medal of the Royal Academy of the Arts, London, England. Smith College, Northampton, Mass. – Junior Year Abroad in Paris with studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, the Sorbonne. U. of PA, Philadelphia, PA. - MFA in PaintingU. of Manchester/Sotheby’s Institute, London, England – MA in Art History: Post-War and Contemporary Art; includes a 3-month scholarship to intern at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy. Art World Jobs (selection)Guggenheim Museum, NY – Manager of Planning and Operations for International Projects NextMonet.com – NY and European Sales Manager for one of the first on-line art retail websites. Included art fairs and other promotional events, as well as outreach. AllartStudio - Owner/Principle, Video documentaries, primarily for the non-profit art sector Interim Director of the Patricia N. Nugent Gallery, Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA, Adjunct Professor