By the tips of your fingers, for the palm of my hand: A Book Launch and Artist Talk

On March 26, join us for a book launch and artist talk with MJM microgrant recipient Levana Katz.

By the tips of your fingers, for the palm of your hand, is a book by Levana Katz that explores how cultural memory informs place. It examines the personal and communal significance of Mezuzot, an archive of letters between her parents, and her family’s passage through Montréal. Combining handbinding, risograph and inkjet printing, and her mother’s calligraphy alongside her own, the book is a tactile, interactive work that draws on inherited cultural traditions.

Katz will discuss her process for making this book, touch on its themes, and share some of her family’s archival materials that went into its production. Following the talk, Katz will lead a bilingual audience Q&A. Guests are encouraged to mingle and see up-close some of the objects that inspired the contents of the book.

A limited run of copies of By the tips of your fingers, for the palm of your hand will also be on sale on a first-come, first-served basis. All proceeds will go towards Katz. Price: $40/each or PWYC.

Admission is free but capacity is limited, so early registration is strongly recommended. Reserve your spot.

Levana Katz is an interdisciplinary artist based in Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang (Montréal). She holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Concordia University. Levana creates multimedia installations, primarily working across material processes such as drawing, printmaking, and fibre arts. Her work has been shown in several galleries in Montréal, including Arprim, Ada X and the Fofa Gallery. In 2023, Katz moved to St. John’s, Newfoundland to pursue the Don Wright Scholarship at St. Michael’s Printshop where she exhibited her first solo show, Where the Ground Remembers You Twice. As the recipient of the Prix Albert Dumouchel, Levana was granted a residency at L’imprimerie, which she completed in 2025. Currently, Levana works as an art educator at the Visual Arts Centre, and is creating an artist book supported by a microgrant from the Museum of Jewish Montreal.

Accessibility: Please note that the upper floors of our building are currently not accessible to visitors with limited mobility. This workshop will take place on the ground floor.

This event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s 2026 Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration, made possible with support by the Azrieli Foundation, the Betty Averbach Foundation, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, and CANVAS.