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Biography

Born in Israel in 1953.

Education:

1973-1975 International Relations – Hebrew University

1988-1989 Silversmithing and jewelry design at the Jerusalem Technological Center

1990-1991 Sculpting at the Corcoran School of Art, Washington DC, USA

1994-1995 Courses in Art History at Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

 

1995          - Tel Aviv Amalia Arbel Gallery, Israel

1998          - Tel Aviv Amot House

2001          - The Museum of Contemporary Israeli Art, Ramat Gan

                  - Wilfrid Israel Museum, Kibbutz Hazorea, Israel

2002          - Givaat Haim Gallery, Israel

                  - Bet Gabriel, Jordan Valley, Israel

                  - The art gallery of Lesley University in Israel

2003          - Café Europa, Center of Contemporary Art, Rome, Italy

                  - Dante Alighieri International Center, Rome, Italy

                  - Instituto Superiore Per la Consevazione ed il Restauro,

                    Matera, Italy

2004          - Kimball Art Center, Park City, Utah, USA

2004-5       - Tefen Open Museum, Israel

2005          - Merkaz Habama Gallery, Ganei Tikva, Israel

2006          - International Arts and Artists, Washington DC, USA

                  - Gallery Claude Samuel, Paris, France

                  - The Yeshiva University Museum, New York, USA

2007          - Washington University Med. School, St. Louise, USA

2008          -The City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Carleston, S. Carolina, USA

2009          - Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina, USA

                  - Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Michigan, USA

2010          - Yigal Alon Center - Israel

2011-12     - The Museum Tour, Tel Aviv, Israel

2013          - The Office Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel

2014          - Hangar 2 Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel

2015          - Mexico's Parliament, Mexico City

                  - Gallery Miguel Hidalgo, Torre del Reloj, Mexico City, Mexico

                  - La Biblioteca De Mexico. Mexico's National Library, Mexico          

                  - The Museum of the city of Metepec, Mexico

                  - The Art Gallery of the Bolsa, Mexico City, Mexico

2017          - UN Headquarters, New York, USA

                  - Waterfall Mansion Gallery NY, USA

                  - Palace of Nations – UN – Geneva, Switzerland

                  - Museum Vila zanders, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

2018          - Museum of Villa Aurea, Parco della Valle dei Templi,

                    Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

                  - Instituto Superiore Per la Consevazione ed il Restauro,

                    Matera, Italy

                  - Museum Casa Romei, Ferrara, Italy

                  - Archivio di Stato, Torino, Italy

                  - University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

2019          - Dannos Museum Center, Travers City, Michigan, USA

                  - Babs Gallery, Milano, Italy

                  - KIA Museum, Kalamazzoo, USA

                  - DeVose Museum, Michigan, USA

2020          - Art Space Tel Aviv, Israel

                  - Mishkan Museum of Art Ein Harod, Israel

2022-24     - The Ghetto Fighters Museum; Israel.

2024          - Art workshop, City Gallery, Yavne, Israel

2025          - American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center

 

 

Selected Group Exhibitions:

 

1998          - The State President’s Residence, Jerusalem

1998-2004 - Six Exhibitions in Beit Hagefen, Haifa, Israel

1999          - Tel Aviv Opera House

2001          - The District Court, Tel Aviv

2002          - Ein Hod Gallery

2003          - Ashdod Museum of Art

2004          - Arad Museum of Art

2005          - Representing Israel in the UN Contemporary International Art Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland

2009          - Ashdod Museum of Art, Israel

2011          - Hualien Stone Sculpture Museum, Taiwan

2014          - Zimach Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel

                  - Artists House, Haifa, Israel

2015          - The Supreme Court, Jerusalem, Israel

2016          - City Gallery Herzelia, Israel

2017-20     - Five Exhibitions in Waterfall Mansion Gallery New York, USA

2018          - The Supreme Court, Jerusalem, Israel

                  - La Fondazione Sant'Elia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

                  - Museo Nazionale Di Ravenna, Italy

                  - Memoriale della Shoah di Milano, Italy

2019          - Palazzo Dello Steri, Plaermo, Italy

2020          - Artist's House Rishon Lezion, Israel

 

Selected Commissions and Public Sculptures:

 

1995         - Expecting, Shiba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

                 - Born Free, Ramat Hasharon, Israel

1996         - Harmony of Steel and Glass, Zipory, Israel

                 - Support, Ashkelon, Israel

1997         - Embracing the World, Safed, Israel

1998         - Wind in the Desert, Arad, Israel

1999         - Ball in Motion, Ashdod, Israel

2000         - Outside In, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel

2001         - Time to Remember, Kefar Shmariahu, Israel 

                 - Jerusalemites, The Central Bus Station, Jerusalem, Israel

                 - Grandma’s Patchwork, Safed, Israel

2002         - Omer, Kefar Sabba, Israel

                 - Yossef, IBM Building, Haifa, Israel

2003         - Four Months Pregnant, Ganei Tikva, Israel

                 - Tradition, Bank Hamizrachi Headquarter, Ramat Gan, Israel

                 - Family sculptures for thirteen different buildings in Tel Aviv.

2004         - Ideology, six sculptures, Menahem Begin Heritage Museum,

                   Jerusalem, Israel   

2005         - Time Stopped, Raanana, Israel

                 - Roots, Tefen Open Museum, Israel

2007         - Letter to Heaven- Sculpture Garden, Ramat Hasharon, Israel

                 - Dudu, Kiriat Shmona, Israel

                 - Memories, Tefen Open Museum, Sculpture Garden, Israel

2008         - Living Together, Ganie Tikva, Israel

2010         - Nature, Tel Aviv, Israel

2011         - Friends, Kibbutz Dvir, Israel

2011         - Yona Wallach, A portrait of the Poet – Kiriat Ono, Israel

2013         - The Chairman, Rishon Lezion, Israel

2014         - Hadar, Raanana, Israel

2014         - Tree of Knowledge, an army education Center, Israel

2015         - Sitting in the Shade, Ganei Tikva, Israel

2016         - Key to Friendship, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

                 - Support, Ganei Tikva, Israel

2017         - Follow Me, Margaliot, Israel

2018         - Duet, Herzelia, Israel

                 - Three Generations, Rehovot, Israel

2019         - The Fisherman, Ashdod, Israel

2020         - Out of the Box, Ganei Tikva, Israel

2022         - After the storm – Galilee, Israel

2023         - The Family, Four sculptures, Ramla, Israel

2024         - Dialogue, Nes Amim, Israel

2024         - Eden ehe Dancer, Nirit, Israel

2024         - One is Missing, Ben Gurion University Beer sheba, Israel

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