Education

2024 - PhD, Industrial Design, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

(Thesis: Between Design and Technology: Responsive and interactive environments in the private space (user centered approach))

2010 - Master of Science (MSc), Industrial Design, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

(Thesis: Relationship between Nanotechnology and Design: A Case Study approach)
1995 - 1999 - The Cohen Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, TAU
1988 - B.F.A.,Ceramic Design Dept., Bezalel Academy
1988 - Ceramic Design, Parsons School of Design, N.Y. (exchange students program)

 

Teaching

1996 - Present - Senior lecturer, Design Faculty, HIT - Holon Institute of Technology, Israel

(Teaching Excellence award 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
2011 - 2013 - Benyamini - Contemporary Ceramic Center

2007 - 2011 - School of Art, Society and Culture, Sapir College
1995 - 1999 - Hamidrasha, Art Teachers College, Kalmania, Israel

 

Prizes

2012 - Design Prize, Ministry of Culture and Sport
2012 - ALIX DE ROTHSCHILD CRAFTS AWARDS (second prize)
1997 - Young Artists Prize, Ministry of Education and Culture
1988 - Scholarship, Sharet -  America Israel Foundation
1988 - Blumenthal Prize for Studies Achievements, Bezalel, Jerusalem
1986 - Blanch and Romy Shapiro Prize for Ceramic Design and Pottery

 

Solo Exhibitions

2018 – S5, Siman Sheela Gallery ?, Kibbutz Amir

2014 - Ran Out, The Negev Museum of Art, Beer Sheva, Curator: Dalia Manor

2013 - Ran Out, Periscope gallery for Design and Neo craft, Tel Aviv, Curator: Sari Faran

2007 - Channel Alduwara, Zochrot Gallery, Curator: Norma Mussih
2004 - TwistedVision - (A collaboration with Ariel Mioduser), Shoevz Gallery
1998 - Disposable Utensils, Beit Kahana Museum, Ramat Gan. Curator: Ina Aroety
1996 - Pink Energy, Yadaim Gallery
1994 - 10 kg. Collages, Shlush 30 cooperative, Neve Zedek, Tel Aviv
1992 - Little Vase - Metaceramics - (A collaboration with Yael Atzmony), Herzelia Museum.

           Curator: Yoav Dagon

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

Israel

2019 - Becoming – between the private and the collective, art center, Ma'alot-Tarshiha

2019 - East, Design week, Jerusalem

2019 - Not in Heaven, Jerusalem Art biennale (All over Jerusalem)        

2018 - On Guard, Hansen House (Design week, Jerusalem), Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem.

Curators: Maya Dvash + students from curatorial program

2018 - Digging, Digging, Group exhibition, curators: S. Kalden & l. Lockemann

2018 - Total Red Design, Artists House Gallery, Tel-Aviv Jaffa. Curator: Prof. Dana Arieli,

Sonja Olitsky, Nadya Bakuradze

2018 - All stays in the Family, Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva. Curator: Haim Maor

and students from curatorial program

2017 - A batch of Clay, Hankin Gallery, Kfar Yehoshua. Curators: Netta Habber and Orna Etkin Raviv

2017 - Secrets, Hansen House, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem. Curators: Maya Dvash

            and students from curatorial program

2017 - Hofen Homer, Hankin Gallery, Kfar Yehoshua. Curators: Netta Haver & Orna Etkin-Raviv

2016 - Meetings without Separations, Hecht Museum, Haifa. Curator: Irena gordon

2016 - Theories of Connections, Vitrina Gallery, HIT, Holon. Curators: D. Arieli & E. Tarazi

2015 - After 20 Years: Design Memory of Rabin, Vitrina Gallery, HIT, Holon. Curator: D. Arieli

2015 - IN HOUSE, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Ester Beck

2015 - The white gold of Europe, Museum Hair, Haifa. Curator: Inbar Dror Lax

2015 - Shavur / Shalem, Neve Shechter, Tel Aviv. Curator: Yuval Saar

2013 - The 7th Israeli Ceramics Biennale, Curator: Anat Gatenio

2013 - Israeli ministry of culture prizes exhibition, Monart Museum, Ashdod

2013 - O Israel, the 2nd Internet Israeli Art Biennale, Curator: Prof. Siona Shimshi

2011 - Mosaic Code, Curators: Esti Drori, Doron Polak
2010 - Neighborliness, Curators: Inbar Dror Lux, Abed Abadi
2009 - League, Curator: Galia yahav
2009 - Poscards to Gaza, Curator: Norma Musih
2008 - The 5th Israeli Ceramics Biennale, Curator: Hagai Segev
2006 - The 4th Israeli Ceramics Biennale, Curator: David Knafo
2006 - Six, Curator: Tirza Yalon Kolton
2004 - The 3rd Israeli Ceramics Biennale, Curator: Marek Cecula
2004 - You don’t look hungry to me..., Curators: M. Shamir & O. Wolkovsky
2003 - omanutisrael.com, Curator: Gideon Ofrat
2003 - ElFahura, Curator: Said Abu Shakra
2002 - The 2nd Israeli Ceramics Biennale, Curator: Surin Heller 
2000 - The First Israeli Ceramics Biennale, Curator: Dr. Irit Ziffer
2000 - Mythologies, Curator: Farid Abu Shakra
1998 - Ways in Clay, Curators: Ina Aroetti, Yoav Dagon, Ilan Visgan
1998 - Different Matter, Curator: Ami Steinitz
1994 - Ceramics Israel, Curator: Jimmy Clarck
1993 - Second International Biennale of Ceramics, Beer Sheva
1991 - Sculpture in the Little Forest 1, Curator: Gabi Ben Zano

 

International

2016-2017 - Cont{r}act Earth, The First Central China International Ceramics Biennale, Henan

           Museum, China. Curator: Wendy Gers

2016 - High Contrast, HIT exhibition at the Design week Taipei, Taiwan

2016 - Digging, Digging, Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin. Curators: S. Kalden & l. Lockemann

2016 - Desire, Belger Art Center, NCECA, Kansas City, USA . Curator: Linda Leighton

2015 - The 8th GICB 2015, International Competition, Icheon, Korea, Judges Committee

2014 - Ceramics Now: Art, Design & Digital Materiality, Taiwan Ceramics Biennial, Yingge Ceramics    

           Museum, Curator: Wendy Gers

2006 - Piece of Art – Peace of Art, The Bunker, Keil, Germany
2005 - Collect 2005 The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects,
          (AIDA), Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
2004 - SOFA 2004, International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art, (AIDA), Chicago,
1994 - Ceramics Israel, (Tour in USA), Curator: Jimmy Clarck
1994 - 21 Ceramic Artists from Israel Bewig Ceramics Gallery, Hannover, Germany, Curator: Bewig
1991 - The 5th International Triennalle of Ceramics, Sopot, Poland

 

Movies

2013 - Flood, O Israel, the 2nd Internet Israeli Art Bienalle. Curator: Prof. Siona Shimshi

2011 - Flood, Mosaic Code, Zuk Gallery, Natania, Israel. Curators: Esti Drori, Doron Polak

2010 - Channel Alduwara, Finding Cheri Samba, Brussels, Belgium.

           Curator: Sven Vanderstichelen, Co-organizer: Dr. Johan Swinnen

2007 - Channel Alduwara, Zochrot Gallery. Curator: Norma Mussih

2008 - Channel Alduwara, Videozone #4. Curator: Sergio Edelstein
2007 - Channel Alduwara, PFF, Barbican Centre, London
2006 - TV12, Videozone #3. Curator: Sergio Edelstein

 

Curatorial projects

2024 - At Hand, solo exhibition of Leor Grady, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2024 - Ground?, solo exhibition of Farid Abu Shakra, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2024 - Disintegration, solo exhibition of Marek Cecula, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2024 - Air, Silence, group exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2023 - Pause, group exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2023 - Ceramic Design: the ceramic workshop, as part of the art and design Biennale, MUZA, Tel Aviv

2022 - E-Ceramics, international group exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2021 - Stilllife, solo exhibition of Ariel Mioduser, Indie Gallery, Tel Aviv

2021 - Amphoras, solo exhibition of Noam Dover and Michal Cederboum, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2021 - Al-Chimia, group exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2021 - A Cup of Her Own, solo exhibition of Shira Silverstone, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2021 - Scheiße, solo exhibition of Gil Yfman, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2020 - XYZT: Material Investigations (collaboration with Keren Nebehaus), group exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2020 - Industrial One Of 3.0, solo show of Ofri Lifshitz, Jerusalem Artists House, Jerusalem

2020 - Requiem to Harsa, group exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2019 - Fix 'n' Gyro, solo show of Hadas Rosenberg Nir, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2019 - Regarding The Curved Earth, solo show of Walter McConnell, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2019 - Eastern Wind, solo show of Liav Mizrahi, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2018 - Terracotta Rave, group exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2018 - I'm a student of a chair, solo exhibition by Eilon Armon, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2018 - Vases, Solo exhibition by Israel Bankir, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2017 - Taking Risks, solo exhibition by Miri Fleisher, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2016 - Israeli Ceramics Design: Tecno.Logical Implements, IAC conference, Sant Pau, Barcelona

2016 - Conversations with Moshe Shek, Group exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2016 - Smart Materials, Stupid Materials, Vitrina Gallery, HIT, Holon

2015 - Old Craft, New Craft, Group exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2014 - Convulsion, Solo exhibition by Hagar Mitelpunkt, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2014 - From the Flip Side, group exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2014 - Body of Work, group exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2014 - Exit, Young ceramic artist exhibition, Beit Benyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv

2014 - Aron Plaot (Cabinet of Wonders), Student's Group Exhibition, HIT (with Itay Ohali)

2014 - Design Underground, a critical design exhibition, Benyamini Contemporary Ceramic Center

2014 - Convulsion, Benyamini Contemporary Ceramic Center

2014 - Body of work, group show, Benyamini Contemporary Ceramic Center

2013 - From the Flip Side, Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel Aviv

2013 - Space positions, Ceramic Design, Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel Aviv

2013 - SHIFT, Ceramics from art and design academies in Israel (with Ravit Lazer)

2013 - Identity, clay - The permanent exhibition of ceramic design at the Knesset (Israeli Parliament)

2011 - Tecno.Logical Implements The Sixth Biennale for Israeli Ceramics,

Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
2009 - 29 km, Umm Elfahem Gallery
2008 - Amnesia, Zochrot Gallery, Tel Aviv
2008 - Flying Test: Ceramic Design, HIT, Periscope Gallery, Tel Aviv
2008 - The Obvious, Shoeva Gallery
2007 - Zipora – if Eitan was a girl..., Israeli Art Museum, Ramat Gan
2006 - Oriental Nostalgy, Islam Museum, Jerusalem

 

Professional Symposiums & Lectures

2018 - Clay for Peace / Clay without Borders, The 10th conference of UNESCO (IAC representative)

2018 - A lecture about Benyamini center Gallery, In Between conference, 20 years to Periscope Gallery, HIT (Hebrew)

2018 - Restating Clay, a lecture about Benyamini center Gallery, Yorkshire Museum, York, England

2018 - Clay Matters conference, a lecture about Benyamini center Gallery,

           PXL University, Hasselt, Belgium

2017 - A lecture about Benyamini center Gallery and about the Ran Out project,

           Harbourfront Design center, Toronto, Canada

2017 – A video talk on facebook, initiated by Artaxis fpr Global Clay Day

2017 - Ceramics in multi-cultural spaces, Oranim College and Hankin Gallery, Kfar Yehoshua, Israel

2016 - Local?, a lecture about the collaboration with Palestinian potter Abed El Ja'abari,

           At Cont{r}act Earth Symposium, The First Central China International Ceramics Biennale,

           Henan Museum, China

2016 - The Ran Out project, a lecture at Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin

2014 - From Global to Local and Back, two lectures about ceramic design in Israel,

           Tel-Aviv Jaffa Academic College, Israeli Art Program

2014 - NanoCraft: Dynamic Inanimate, Craft in Contemporary Material Culture Symposium,

           Collaboration between Bezalel Academy, and Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center

2014 - The Ran Out project, Symposium of Terra-Nova Bienniale, Yingge Ceramics Museum,

New Taipei City, Taiwan

2011 - Above or under the table: critical ceramic design, A lecture at Social Mark symposium,

               Jewelry & Fashion Dep. Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem

2008 - Restriction on Freedom of Movement, Umm Elfahem
2008 - Ceramic Design in a Multi Cultural society NCECA, Pittsburgh, U.S.A. (AIDA)
2006 - Peace of Art – Piece of Art, Ammersbek, (Hamburg), Germany
2003 - Ceramic Jewish-Arab Symposium, Umm ElFahem
2002 - ICA conference, Athens, Greece
2001 - WCC Europe conference, Barcelona, Spain
2000 - Ceramic Millennium, ICA conference, Amsterdam, Holland
1995 - The 3rd International Ceramics Biennale, Beer Sheva, Israel
1993 - The 2nd international Ceramics Biennale, Beer Sheva, Israel

 

Professional and Public Activities

2013 - Present - Chief Curator, Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel Aviv

2010 - Present - Trustee and management member of Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics center, TLV
2007 - 2009 - Board member of The Gallery, Shoeva
2001 - 2008 - 1280ºc - Ceramic Art Review, member of initiators team and editorial member
1998 - 2005 - Manager of Ceramic Artists Association of Israel 
1999 - 2001 - Member of Plastic Art Department, Ministry of Culture

As a manager of the Ceramic Artists Association of Israel, I initiated and produced ceramic art exhibitions, ceramics fairs, catalogs, a ceramic arts review (in Hebrew), and professional workshops.

 

Collections

Yingge Ceramics Museum

Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel

Beit Aharon Kahana Museum, Ramat Gan, Israel

Private collections in Israel & Abroad

 

Murals

Red Line, Wadi Nisnas, Haifa
Pyramid, Beer Sheva, Israel
4 Ceramic Murals, Elementary School, Rosh Pina, Israel
Memorial Mural, High School, Accre, Israel
3 Ceramic Floors, Elderly Centers, Ofakim, Beit Shean, Shlomi, Israel
Mural, Elementary School for Arts, Accre, Israel

 

Selected Publications

2020 - Editor of the book Tuly Bauman, an artist book about the work of Tuly Bauman (my father)

2019 - Editor of the book Fix ‘n’ Gyro, artist book about the work of Hadas Rosenberg Nir

2018 - Destroyed Present: On Ravit Lazer’s Exhibition Ruins, Ceramic Art & Perception, #109

2018 - Destroyed Present: On Ravit Lazer’s Exhibition Ruins, 1280°c – Ceramics and Material Culture review

(Hebrew), #36

2017 - Member at Artaxis community

2016 - Ran Out project, Subversive Ceramics, by Claudia Claire, Bloomsbery

2016 - Editor of the book Material as language - language as Material, published by Benyamini Center

2015 - Raw Material, about the exhibition of Ester Beck, Ceramic Art and perception, # 100

2015 - Presence, text for catalog of Rina Kimche, Ein Harod Museum

2015 - Nano Craft: A dynamic Object, text for the book Thoughts about Craft by Bezalel Academy

2011 - Ceramics Design: Tecno.Logical Implements, text for catalog, Eretz Israel Museum,

Tel Aviv Jaffa, Israel

2010 - Only a bulk of mud, an interview for the materials library, Design Museum, Holon

               http://www.imatter.org.il/NewsPage.aspx?id=210

2010 - Disconnection and continuity and their influence on processes of creating an Israeli ceramic

Design, States of Matter: Jewelry & Fashion, Protocols #16, Bezalel, Jerusalem

http://bezalel.secured.co.il/zope/home/he/1270136285/1270399226

2009 - 29 km, text for catalog, Umm ElFahem Gallery, Umm ElFahem, Israel

2008 - If Eytan was a girl…, text for catalog (Eytan Gross), Israeli Art Museum, Ramat Gan, Israel

2007 - Oriental longing, text for catalog (Tanya Engelstein), Islam Museum, Jerusalem, Israel

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2001 - 2008 - Publish regularly at 1280ºC - Ceramic Art Review :

• Preliminary Chaos (An interview with Itamar Levy), issue No. 18, summer 2008. Editor: Monica Lavie

• Territory & Identity (An Interview with member of Parliament Dov Henin), issue No. 15, Summer 2007. Editor: Monica Lavie

• An interview with Yoram Rosenheimer
  issue No. 14, winter 2005. Editor: Ester Back

• Critical Craft (An Interview with Einal Leader)
  issue No. 13, Autumn 2005. Edited by editorial staff

• About love & unfaithfulnesses (An interview with Siona Shimshi)
  issue No. 13, autumn 2005. Edited by editorial staff

• Syndrome Matrix & Material Reality
  issue No. 10, autumn 2004. Editor: Einat Leader

• A transparent talk: Tania Engelstein & Irit Aba
  issue No. 8, autumn 2003. Editor: Sara Hakkert, Guest editors: Eti Goren & Shulamit Miller

• How understands ceramics around here?, issue No. 6, winter 2003. Editor: Sara Hakkert

• Thoughts of curators, issue No. 5, autumn 2002. Editor: Sara Hakkert

• Mo Jupp & Ashley Howard, issue No. 3, spring 2002. Editor: Sara Hakkert

• Ceramics in the emergency room
  issue No. 2, winter 2001. Editor: Sara Hakkert

• Adina Bar on & Dani Davis: performance, issue No. 1, summer 2001. Editor: Sara Hakkert

1999 - News from Within, Alternative Information Center, Jerusalem
1998 - Noga, Feminist Magazine
1996 - ArtIndustry – Border line, Arad Museum, Bat Yam Museum, Israel

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