The Color Collaborative

At The Color Collaborative, we paint stories on walls, turning mundane spaces into vibrant canvases.

We are working artists and educators with a deep care for our personal and collective art practices, empowering individuals with hands-on artistic experiences. Based in Northampton, Massachusetts, Sharon Leshner (also known as Sharona Color) is a mural artist bringing communities together through her vibrant creations.

We work with organizations, municipalities, and communities to create vibrant murals that breathe life into spaces.

The Imagined Worlds Project: Empowering Mental Health through Art is a year-long therapeutic art curriculum brought to public schools to create a public mural based on student artwork. The program centers around the question: “What would a world look like where you would feel happy and safe?”  Students are asked to imagine and visualize a space where they can feel positive and safe.

About Artistic Director Sharon Leshner: With a palette inspired by life's awe-inspiring moments, Sharon began her mural journey in 2017. Partnering with organizations, municipalities, and communities, she expertly transforms shared visions into large-scale works of art. At the core of her creations lies a mission: to connect individuals by illuminating the universal emotions and thoughts that unite us all. Sharon's talents have been recognized by several esteemed institutions. She's been honored with grants from the Mass Cultural Council, Mass MOCA, Community Foundation of Western Mass, New York Foundation for the Arts, and Mass Growth Capital Corporation. Her work has been featured in galleries in Philadelphia, PA, as well as Holyoke and Northampton, MA.