INSTALLATION · MATRILINEAL MEMORY
The Legacy of Bowls and Branches
2026
ART · ANCESTRY · TRANSFORMATION
Remembering
our roots.
Reimagining
what’s possible.
BasSheva Mañjon, PhD
Artist, cultural anthropologist, and systems weaver. Connecting cultural memory, creative practice, and meaningful change.
A LIVING PRACTICE, ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIP
Art as inquiryStory as knowledgeRelationship as possibility
01 / LIVING INQUIRIES
Art that carries
memory forward.
Through installation, storytelling, photography, and participatory practice, BasSheva explores ancestry, migration, identity, and belonging.
Art & ExhibitionsART · IDENTITY & BELONGING
Invisible Identities
2009–2025
SELECTED EXHIBITION
A Love Letter to This Bridge Called My Back
GROWTH BEGINSWITH CONNECTION.
02 / CONSULTING FOR MEANINGFUL CHANGE
Organizations are
living cultures.
Build your vision. Strengthen your organization. Put your mission into practice.
Creative inquiry and strategic thinking for colleges, foundations, arts organizations, and community leaders.
- Strategic planning & organizational development
- Arts, culture & creative research
- Community engagement & partnerships
03 / EVERY BRANCH BEGINS WITH A ROOT
A life of listening,
creating, and connecting.
BasSheva’s work is rooted in a lifelong exploration of how people create meaning, sustain community, remember who they are, and imagine new ways of living together.
Meet BasSheva
MY PHILOSOPHY
“I believe knowledge is carried in story as much as in scholarship; in the body as much as in the intellect; in relationship as much as in institutions.”
— BasSheva Mañjon
04 / AN INVITATION TO SHARED PRACTICE
The Diasporic
Women’s Commons
An emerging international initiative rooted in the belief that remembrance is a pathway to liberation.
Discover the emerging vision
LET’S BEGIN WITH A CONVERSATION
What might we
create together?
For artistic collaborations, community inquiries, and meaningful organizational change.
Begin an inquiry